Current location:politics >>
Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
politics54People have gathered around
IntroductionINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car for the 108th ru ...
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.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Planet Pulse news portal”。http://paraguay.izmirambar.net/news-47e199755.html
Related articles
Siblings trying to make US water polo teams for Paris Olympics
politicsWALNUT, Calif. (AP) — Chase Dodd started swimming when he was just a kid. Once he began playing wate ...
【politics】
Read moreMartial Arts Enthusiasts Found Training Class for Local Children
politicsContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
【politics】
Read moreFruit Planting Helps Improve Environment and Villagers' Income in SW China's Chongqing
politicsContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
【politics】
Read more
Popular articles
Latest articles
Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
Visitors View Exhibits at 2nd CICPE
Beijing's Chaoyang District Builds Cultural Service System with Broader Coverage
Seventh China
Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
China Contributes over 30 Pct to World Economic Growth in 2013
LINKS
- Catch the slingshot
- Why AP called the Pennsylvania 12th District primary for Summer Lee
- IAEA team inspects treated radioactive water release from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
- Car dealership to cut 250 jobs and close 16 sites just months after being taken over by a US firm
- Ohio lawmakers negotiate to assure Biden makes the state's fall ballot
- Tennessee would criminalize helping minors get abortions under bill heading to governor
- Four people in hospital after Household Cavalry horses' six
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Italy bans loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art because of long
- Protests at US campuses are pressing colleges to cut financial ties with Israel