Camaro Coupe Spotted as Official 2011 Daytona 500 Pace Car!
 

Reported on HOMEPAGE.

It appears that the 2011 Camaro will serve as the pace car for the 2011 Daytona 500 race, wrestling back the spot from the Mustang, which was last year's Daytona 500 pace car. GM engineers were recently putting the 2011 Camaro Daytona 500 Pace Car through some shakedown tests at GM's proving grounds in Michigan, no doubt to work out any potential kinks prior to its debut on February 20, 2011 at the Daytona 500.

This Camaro pace car showcases the 2011 Camaro Synergy Series special edition Camaro which will be available this year [More Info HERE]. The 2011 Camaro Synergy Series features:

• Chevrolet Accessory Heritage Grille, ground effects package, and dovetail spoiler (production)
• 21-inch painted wheel (silver finish, optional for production)
• Special stripes
• Body-color antenna
• Gray interior with red stitching on the seat, steering wheel, door panels, console lid, shifter boot, shift knob and headrest (production)
• Red instrument cluster and accent lighting
• Chevrolet Accessory interior trim kit in Silver Ice
• Chevrolet Accessory floor mats with red border and silver Camaro lettering
• Footwell and cupholder lighting
• LS3 6.2L engine and six-speed manual transmission (with 2SS only)
• Chevrolet Accessory Hurst shifter with red stitching
• Chevrolet Accessory engine cover in red
• Brembo brake calipers in red (with 2SS only)
• Pedders lowering kit (licensed Camaro accessory, not included in production package)

The Camaro coupe last served as the Dayton 500 pace car in 2009.

Beyond the Daytona 500, it was also recently announced that the 2011 Camaro SS convertible will pace this year's Indy 500 race. The pace car was just revealed at the Barrett Jackson auctions.



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I love it...........

nice :thumbsup:

WOAH....

Oh, man...that is IT!!!!!!!!!!

Is it just me or does this car not look lowered?

YAY!!!!!!!
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HATE the rear spoiler.

Makes the back of the car look terrible.

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Gimmie gimmie gimmie gimmie gimmie

Bitchin Camaro!
 

SLP Wheels = Win.
Painted Calipers = Win.
Dovetail on the car = Win.
Painted Heritage = Win.
Painted Sharkfin = Win.
Round Tailpipes sticking out of the OEM GFX = :barf:


Ivan :thumbup:

I like it alot!! Especially how the rear GFX are painted. :w00t:

LOVE IT :thumbsup: :thumbup: :w00t: :cool: :D

Thanks for sharing it with this NASCAR and Camaro fan!!! :burnrubber:


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that looks awesome

Not a fan of the dovetail. It looks slapped on and doesn't integrate well (also don't like that it's broken up into three pieces). The Leno dovetail is a much better design IMO.

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Beautiful. A great way to end my long day. Thanks!!!

so are the jay leno exhaust tips.

couldnt agree more.

Give me that pace sticker back! back:stang:
Congrats again GM, even if this news may be little premature.

I like it. Including the rear spoiler. The original stock spoiler was lame IMHO.

Victory Red baby!!!

What I'd give to take my camaro around the newly repaved Daytona....

dovetail spoiler= a bit too much

Leno spoiler= just right

those bright squarish exhaust bezels have overdone their welcome, the only downside to the GFX package.

Now that's a good looking car!!!!! No Mustnag stripes (Indy 500car)


AND can i get this now??? ( Footwell and cupholder lighting)

Those wheels. Pure sex.

Why is Ford missing out on all these pace car opportunities? Or does GM have some special deal with NASCAR or Sprint?

I like the dove tail. I kind of hope it goes up for sale soon.

Looks good,i just wish we had shots of the interior,

Heck yeah! Taking over this year!

Remeber how everyone was complaining because they haven't seen any Camaro comercials on TV. Well, that's where Ford and Dodge spend their advertising bucks and this is where GM spends thiers.

I agree, this car does not look lowered. Would help the appearance even more!

Old news, this car has been sitting at the track for a while. Not sure why no one noticed until now. Still, good looking car (its a Camaro after all). Glad to see the Camaro at all kinds of tracks this year. I was getting sick of seeing Camrys and Tundras, though, seeing a lot of fast cars stuck behind a slow Toyota does kinda seem realistic.

My favorite pace car I've seen so far, love every aspect of it. :w00t:

I want to see that lightbar painted CGM and installed on top of Doug's car :laugh:

love it.

nice, hope the hood/trunk stripes catch on...I already have that style on my car

whats the differance between this car and the new heritage editions besides the pace car stickers?

The front bowtie ruins the heritage grill's look imo.

That dovetail looks mickey mouse.
They should remove the corner pieces.
-Bobby

Now thats a pace car I would buy!!

I was thinking the same thing!

I love those SLP wheels!! I need those and the front splitter to go with an mpd spoiler and Heritage grille on my car , now I just need some money.