Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
Release time：2024-05-21 10:58:01 Source：Global Grandeur 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：Dodgers acquire pitcher Yohan Ramírez from Mets for cash
- Next：Cruise worker 'murders newborn son on board ship': Shocked co
Related articles
- Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world
- Red Sox lose another starting pitcher, RHP Brayan Bello placed on injured list with a tight back
- Giants place pitcher Blake Snell on 15
- Florida man charged with murdering girlfriend's 13
- Candice Swanepoel stuns in a form
- Xavi will stay with Barcelona for another season, AP sources say. Coach had planned to leave
- Imprisoned man indicted in 2012 slaying of retired western Indiana farmer
- Biden blames Trump for Florida's six
- Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26
- China's envoy in Washington urges U.S. to avoid Thucydides Trap in bilateral ties
- Ben Whishaw lights up the Croisette as he joins his co
- Wednesday casts Thandiwe Newton in highly
- Red Sox lose another starting pitcher, RHP Brayan Bello placed on injured list with a tight back
- Meta more than doubles Q1 profit but revenue guidance pulls shares down after
- Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect
- Is this the latest Nessie sighting? Hunter spots '18ft
- Authorities in Togo are cracking down on media and the opposition, report says ahead of election
- Hazing concerns prompt University of Virginia to expel 1 fraternity and suspend 3 others
- OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice after Scarlett Johansson comparisons
- No final decision on withdrawing US troops from Niger and Chad, top official tells AP
Random recommendation