Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
Time:2024-05-21 17:04:45 Source:worldViews(143)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
Griffey has attended “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in his second career as a photographer, but now his job will be much more visible. He’ll be behind the wheel of the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray that brings the field of 33 cars — led by record-setting pole sitter Scott McLaughlin — to the green flag at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“Driving the Pace Car and leading the field to start the Indy 500 is one of the coolest experiences,” Griffey said Monday. “I came to the track a few years ago as a photographer and look forward to seeing the race from a different perspective.”
The pace car driver has been a coveted job among athletes, actors and other celebrities since the 1970s, when actor James Garner and singer Marty Robbins handled it. Others that have driven the car include Jay Leno, Morgan Freeman and Patrick Dempsey and, in more recent years, NBA players Victor Oladipo and Tyrese Haliburton.
Previous:Cruise worker 'murders newborn son on board ship': Shocked co
Next:'Constantly learning' Imanaga off to impressive start with the Chicago Cubs
You may also like
- Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
- Pentagon set to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden
- Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to normalizing ties as the first border marker goes up
- GoFundMe expands into Mexico as part of for
- ‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
- Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel
- I've lived in a bus stop for seven months
- Chicago woman convicted of killing, dismembering landlord, hiding some remains in freezer
- Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons