The Chevrolet Corvette has a storied history of lapping the Indianapolis 500 that dates all the way back to 1978. In fact, the Corvette leads all cars with a total of 11 appearances as the pacesetter for the famous race, including five straight years from2004 through 2008.
Now with the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray hitting showrooms soon, it was only a matter of time before Indy asked Chevy to allow the `Vette to pace the race again. Well, apparently that timeframe was much shorter than we originally thought. According to Road and Track, the Stingray will be the pace car for the 2013 running of the Indy 500. In fact, they even caught the model testing with camo covering the ?Official Pace Car? logo on the rocker panels.
The reports aren?t officially confirmed yet, but the sources are rather reliable and the spy shots the R and T dug up are pretty convincing. What?s more, this will likely bring an ?Official Pace Car? package to the 2014 Corvette Stingray lineup.
We?ll keep an eye out for confirmation and bring you more information as soon as possible.
*Image Note: The above image is of the Corvette Stingray, not the ?Official Pace Car.?
Click past the jump to read about the Corvette?s history as an Indy 500 pace car
Rumormill: 2014 Corvette Stingray to Pace the 2013 Indy 500 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 29 April 2013 15:00 EST.
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