Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
Release time：2024-05-21 18:56:01 Source：Culture Compass news portal
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：Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse
- Next：The Latest
Related articles
- Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America
- Your state pension might NOT increase by the full 8.5% this month
- Go on holiday for just £6.40 with the Mail experts' guide to the best bargain trips
- Forget guidebooks
- Kate Hudson hits the stage to debut songs from her new album Glorious at star
- Will the Budget cut taxes
- Bridges across the US that suffered same fate as Francis Scott Key in Baltimore
- I took a flight from Bristol to Edinburgh instead of getting the train
- Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
- Exquisite suites and unrivalled experiences
- Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
- New wonders of the world! The crowd
- 'We used to be dotty about bicycles': Cyclist discovers over 100 hidden
- Blackpool rocks! Inside the coastal town brimming with old
- Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
- Shed of the Year 2024: We speak to one entrant who created his dream British boozer 'The Dirty Dog'
- New Cybertruck owners are re
- Will the Budget cut taxes
- College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at
- Why Jimmy Mitchell's happy snap of his family boarding a plane saw him booted from a Jetstar flight
Random recommendation