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roadie2991 02-26-2009 03:14 PM

2010 Camaro Indy 500 Pacecar!
 
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Feb. 26 it has selected the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro to pace the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 24, 2009.

The Camaro Pace Car was unveiled during a ceremony at the IMS Hall of Fame Museum with IMS President and Chief Operating Officer Joie Chitwood, and Indianapolis 500 winners Johnny Rutherford, Al Unser Jr. and Eddie Cheever Jr.

"The Chevrolet Camaro first paced the Indianapolis 500 in 1967 with one of the most loved Pace Cars of all times, followed by the 1969 Indy 500 Camaro Pace Car with the hugger orange paint scheme," Chitwood said. "Just 40 years after that car made its mark as a Pace Car favorite, we're pleased to have Camaro return to the streets and to the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to start our Centennial Era."

2009 marks the fifth time the Chevrolet Camaro has been selected to pace the Indianapolis 500 (1967, 1969, 1982, 1993, 2009). It will be the 44th time a General Motors vehicle has paced "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," with 20 by a Chevrolet.

Powered by the 6.2-liter LS3 all-aluminum Chevy V-8, the all-new 2010 Camaro produces 426 horsepower at 5,900 rpm and 420 lb-ft of torque at 4,600 rpm. It features a Tremec six-speed manual transmission and 3.45 axle ratio.

No drivetrain or suspension modifications are required to prepare the Camaro for its Pace Car duties. The only modifications to the vehicle include a fully integrated strobe system, including a GM-designed custom light bar utilizing Whelen 500 series linear strobes.

The car carries a bold paint scheme for the Indianapolis 500, created by GM Design. More information on the production version of the all-new 2010 Camaro can be found at chevy.com/camaro.

The 2009 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car driver will be announced at a later date.

radz28 02-26-2009 03:14 PM

Good catch!

radz28 02-26-2009 03:16 PM

Eh - site's all locked-up...

fsuredneck 02-26-2009 03:25 PM

Anyone know the date and time of the race?

radz28 02-26-2009 03:26 PM

She sure is purdy :D

rmyers 02-26-2009 03:27 PM

Nice.......it was sure awesome to see it at Daytona. Did everyone catch that it was the first time since 1969 the Camaro paced Daytona!

radz28 02-26-2009 03:27 PM

05-24-09

JMAN311 02-26-2009 03:28 PM

That's cool that it's the official car. But honestly it looks like they threw this together in a 1/2 a day. The Daytona car looked a lot more planned out.

ddennis 02-26-2009 03:29 PM

What is the grill badge? it is not a SS or Z28 looks like X5??

My vote is NOT CGM:sm0::respekt::respekt:

Rallysport 02-26-2009 03:31 PM

Sweet! I wonder if we will be able to buy a limited edition copy? Hmmmmm?;)

JMAN311 02-26-2009 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ddennis (Post 309871)
What is the grill badge? it is not a SS or Z28 looks like X5??

My vote is NOT CGM:sm0::respekt::respekt:

It's SS, the sun is just shining right on it.

roadie2991 02-26-2009 03:54 PM

I wonder when they will start accepting orders for a Pace Car Camaro? I'm not going to cancel my order to wait for it, but maybe some of you that haven't ordered yet will want one. :headbang:

MarkSS 02-26-2009 04:03 PM

Great that the Camaro will pace the race, but its too bad they didn't do a white car with either blue or orange graphics to connect to the 1967 and 1969 pace cars. I am not thrilled with the graphics package on this car.

Hillbilly 02-26-2009 04:14 PM

something about those pics doesn't look real. I think its a photochop image


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