Boston bruins forward chris wagner to drive pace car in. Former nascar driver brett bodine gives pace car ride the. Michael rooker named the honorary pace car driver for the. Digital superstar roman atwood to serve as honorary pace car. Fedora will be in the middle of all the martinsville action, at least for a few laps, as the honorary pace car driver for the stp 500 nascar sprint cup race on march 30. Indy 500 pace cars and drivers indy motor speedway. Nascar has released the pit road and pace car speeds for all the tracks the three national series will compete at in 2018. Zac taylor drove a pace car for the first time on saturday night.
Bengals coach zac taylor pace car driver at nascars. Richard petty had a little bit too much fun as the honorary pacecar driver for throwback weekend at darlington, taking his 1967 plymouth out for a few extra laps. Jun 04, 2018 gm issued the following statement on the accident. Depending on the drivers skill, some drivers are allowed to pace the field right up to the dropping of the green flag. Pace car crash causes red flag at second dual in detroit.
Wwe superstar sheamus named honorary pace car driver for 62nd. The batmobile paced kinda the michigan international speedway for a race called the batman begins 400. Robinson and nascar truck series driver jennifer jo cobb competed in the 16th installment of the amazing race but did not win the contest. She is one of the 16 women to ever participate in the nascar cup series and one of only three female drivers to race in the daytona 500. Nascar driver surprises wrightsville student who created winning design for dover pace car. Serving as the honorary pace car driver will be a truly unique and exciting experience, manning said. Indycar 2018 detroit pace car crashes before race starts.
However, the airbags did go off and the pace car driver was ok. How fast is the pace car driving in nascar answers. Mar 27, 2019 richmond raceway richmond announces super bowl champion and fox sports nfl analyst ronde barber will return to his home state of virginia as the honorary pace car driver for the toyota owners 400 monster energy nascar cup series race on saturday, april. Brett elias bodine iii born january 11, 1959 is a former nascar winston cup series driver and is the current driver of the pace car in cup series events. According to an indycar official, he has been trained. A true racing and automotive enthusiast and avid car collector, leno has participated as a pace driver or guest in many nascar events but has never driven at daytona international speedway. Richard petty blackflagged as honorary pacecar driver for. Im extremely nervous but honored at the same time to be driving that chevy pace car before the veterans and young upandcomers take on the track.
I believe they do other things besides drive the pace car. How do you become a pace car driver for a nascar race. The dodge stealth was to be the pace car, but the uaw didnt like the joint venture between chrysler and mitsubishi, forcing dodge to use. Former nascar driver brett bodine gives pace car ride. Motorsports chevrolet is the only africanamerican driver in nascars top 3. You have to successfully lead a bunch of really fast cars around a race track behind the wheel of your own very fast car. Richmond raceway announces actor michael rooker as the honorary pace car driver for the toyota owners 400 on saturday, april 21. He works for nascars research and development center. Eighttime wwe womens champion charlotte flair a native of charlotte, north carolina will assume honorary pace car driver duties for the cocacola 600. Mar 04, 2014 fedora will be in the middle of all the martinsville action, at least for a few laps, as the honorary pace car driver for the stp 500 nascar sprint cup race on march 30. Gm exec crashes corvette pace car into wall at belle isle.
Gm leader mark reuss shunted the chevrolet corvette on the parade lap for the second indycar race at the detroit grand prix, bringing the field of racecars to a halt. What its like to be a nascar pace car driver official. Thankfully, everyone is ok the driver did set the bar pretty high for next weekends night of carnage though. Robinson is the first woman to win a top level nascar sanctioned race. The start of sundays second race in the verizon indycar series dual in detroit was delayed over half an hour after the pace car crashed. Pace car crashes ahead of indycar chevrolet detroit grand prix. Mis in this case, your job as the pacecar driver is to get to 55 mph and maintain it. The american actor known to motorsports fans for his role as rowdy burns in days of thunder will lead the field to green in the official toyota camry pace car for the spring monster energy nascar cup series race under the lights. Ronde barber named the honorary pace car driver for the. Autoweek may earn money from the links on this page. New car intros to highlight teams and cars during atlanta motor speedway prerace ams ups the ante. Jun 03, 2018 the pace car crashed leaving the pits on the out laps to the 2nd race of the 2018 indycar race in detroit. Advance auto parts clash honorary pace car driver daytona. Mar 09, 2020 however, the airbags did go off and the pace car driver was ok.
At many races, nascar has an honorary pace car driver that actually drives a car during the parade laps. Ryan villopoto named pace car driver for chicagoland. The only change from the 2017 season is the addition of the charlotte. We are thankful that there were no serious injuries. We are honored that dale will add indy 500 pace car driver to his long legacy with chevrolet.
Dec 21, 2017 nascar has released the pit road and pace car speeds for all the tracks the three national series will compete at in 2018. The pace car drivers who take the track in case of an accident are obviously very experienced drivers. Mis in this case, your job as the pace car driver is to get to 55 mph and maintain it. Richard petty had a little bit too much fun as the honorary pace car driver for throwback weekend at darlington, taking his 1967 plymouth out for a few extra laps. Jun 23, 2007 during one of the cautions in the 1992 winston 500 at talladega earnhardt starts playin around with the pace car driver elmo langley. Chevy ss pace car fire at daytona leaves drivers laughing. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Although since 1936 it had been the custom to award the pace car to the racewinning driver, cowinners mauri rose and floyd davis did not take home a. Depending on the driver s skill, some drivers are allowed to pace the field right up to the dropping of the green flag. May, 2017 kansas city star reporter tod palmer takes viewers along on a pace car ride and uncomfortably close to the wall with former monster energy nascar cup series brett bodine on saturday before the. Zac taylor named pace car driver for quaker state 400. Ap file photo theres nothing more american than getting behind the wheel of a monsterhorsepower ride and cutting loose. Even though nascar fans have petroleum in their veins and octane on their brains, they also like fuel economy in their everyday driving. Im very excited and honored to drive the pace car for the race on the 21 st, said 28yearold massachusetts native wagner.
Watch amy earnhardt drive the pace car at martinsville. Fox19 firstyear cincinnati bengals head coach zac taylor will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the ninth annual monster energy nascar cup series quaker state 400. Then the green flag waves, and the race begins in earnest. Its a unique experience to be pace car driver at quaker state 400. Jan 28, 2020 fourtime world wrestling entertainment wwe champion sheamus will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the 62nd annual daytona 500 on sunday, feb. In fact, he has driven the pace car on the streets of belle isle on multiple occasions. Chicagoland speedway announced today that ninetime ama motocrosssupercross national champion ryan villopoto will serve as the official pace car driver for the monster energy nascar cup series camping world 400 on june 30. A fifthgrader won a car design contest out of 3,000 entries.
Apr 04, 2018 nascar driver surprises wrightsville student who created winning design for dover pace car. Last night things got a little haywire as a mini stock launched into our crystal ford mustang pace car. The pace car crashed leaving the pits on the out laps to the 2nd race of the 2018 indycar race in detroit. The batmobile aka the tumbler acted as a honorary pace car for. Apr 26, 2017 the opening pace car is a largely ceremonial spot. The car, driven by guest pace car driver mark reuss of general motors, made a sharp turn after exiting. Gm executive wrecks corvette pace car at indycars detroit. I want to thank nascar, daytona international speedway and nationwide for making this possible. Other famous nascar pace car drivers include robert buster auton and elmo langley. Courtney force, the winningest female funny car drag racer in national hot rod association nhra history, will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the advance auto parts clash on saturday night at daytona international speedway. Motorsports chevrolet is the only africanamerican driver in nascars top 3 series, and he. Kansas city star reporter tod palmer takes viewers along on a pace car ride and uncomfortably close to the wall with former monster energy nascar cup series brett bodine on saturday before the.
Since different tracks have different pit road speeds, the pace car will drive about ten mph faster than the pit road speed under caution laps. Manning will be behind the wheel of a toyota camry xse pacing the 40car field prior to taking the green flag. The 10 most outrageous moments in nascar history duration. Charlotte flair named cocacola 600 pace car driver. He works for nascar s research and development center. Aug 15, 2018 nascar has released the pit road and pace car speeds for all the tracks the three national series will compete at in 2018. Richard petty blackflagged as honorary pacecar driver. Added as available race results driver points owner points cumulative race report penalty report pit stalls starting lineup qualifying results qualifying order practice 2 results practice 1 results crew rosters latestfinal entry list preliminary entry list complete attrack schedule revised schedule.
This year marks the 16th time a corvette has served as the indianapolis 500 pace car, starting in 1978, and the 30th time a chevrolet has led the field dating back to 1948, when a 1948 fleetmaster six convertible paced the race. The second race of the chevrolet dual in detroit was delayed for 30 minutes as the pace car found the retaining barrier before the race even started. Being a girl that races the nhra in a straight line for a living at over 330 mph, i hope i. May 02, 2019 eighttime wwe womens champion charlotte flair a native of charlotte, north carolina will assume honorary pace car driver duties for the cocacola 600. Brett is the younger brother of 1986 daytona 500 winner geoff bodine and the older brother of 2006 and 2010 nascar camping world truck series champion todd bodine. The driver maintains a leisurely pace of 70 miles per hour in front of the pack before pulling over.
Im extremely excited i really cant tell you how excited i am, fedora said of his upcoming pacecar duties. Digital superstar roman atwood to serve as honorary pace. Although bodines last nascar race was nearly 20 years ago, he started driving a pace car in 2004 and will drive it for sundays great american race, as well as the other cup series events. Jun 03, 2018 reuss is far from an inexperienced pace car driver. Bengals coach zac taylor pace car driver at nascars quaker 400. Fans can help driver charities by going to bounty race bojangles, speedway motorsports announce new relationship featuring nascar races in charlotte and atlanta. Jun 04, 2018 the chevrolet dual in detroit was delayed as the pace car driver crashed before the race started. Both the pace car driver and the series official were taken to the infield care center. The black car is a 30th anniversary edition 500 copies to be made. September 14, 2017 chicagoland speedway announced today that digital superstar roman atwood will serve as the honorary pace car driver for this saturdays nascar xfinity series 300. During one of the cautions in the 1992 winston 500 at talladega earnhardt starts playin around with the pace car driver elmo langley. Im so thrilled to be the honorary pace car driver for the advance auto parts clash. Peyton manning to serve as honorary pace car driver. Jul 12, 2019 wagner will lead nascar s best to the green flag as 40 monster energy nascar cup series drivers race down the frontstretch to start the foxwoods resort casino 301.