pace car
nounDefinition of pace car
: an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race
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Finished in Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat with Indy 500 decals and silver racing stripes, this car will presumably be the last of the C7-generation pace cars, what with the new mid-engined 2020 Corvette C8 scheduled to debut July 18. — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, "Will the 2019 Indy 500 Be the Last to Have a Front-Engined Corvette as a Pace Car?," 24 May 2019 After the pace car slips down off the track, the green flag waves, and there is nothing in front of the cars but 500 miles. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "One Day at Daytona," 22 Mar. 2019 The course in Monza was held on Formula 1 loop and included stretches of solitude without fans and just a pack of runners following a pace car. — Chris Chavez, SI.com, "Eliud Kipchoge to Attempt Sub-Two-Hour Marathon in Vienna in October," 27 June 2019 Before Sunday’s postponed FireKeepers Casino 400, Patricia, the grand marshal, and McCarty, the honorary pace car driver, spoke to reporters at Michigan International Speedway. — Chris Nelsen, Detroit Free Press, "Matt Patricia, Darren McCarty enjoy NASCAR experience at MIS," 9 June 2019 Michael Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 winner, was giving a Chronicle reporter a ride in a Toyota Supra pace car at Sonoma Raceway this week. — Tom Fitzgerald, SFChronicle.com, "Even more twists and turns at Sonoma: The Carousel is back," 20 June 2019 This is the 16th year in the event's history that a Corvette has been the pace car at the Brickyard. — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, "Will the 2019 Indy 500 Be the Last to Have a Front-Engined Corvette as a Pace Car?," 24 May 2019 Pritchard watched the Indianapolis 500, nervously through the parade laps, as Oladipo drove the pace car. — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, "Pacers president Kevin Pritchard sees Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis thriving," 6 June 2018 The pace car driver keeps an eye on the plane during takeoffs and landings, providing information to the pilot in the aircraft. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Watch A U-2 Spy Plane Pilot Suit Up and Take Off on a Mission Over the Middle East," 20 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pace car.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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