pace car
noun
: an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race
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Actor Kurt Russell will drive the pace car.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
In addition to Northwestern Medicine, title sponsor for the 13th consecutive year, other sponsors included: pace car sponsor Knauz Automotive Group, Lake Forest Bank & Trust, Lake Bluff; ULINE; Lake Forest Country Day School; DiVinci Painters; Pasquesi Home & Garden; and EJ’s Place Restaurant.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Singer Luke Combs poses for a photo in the pace car prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 30, 2024 in Lebanon, Tennessee.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
This year's celebrity pace car driver was Pro Football Hall of Famer and television host Michael Strahan.
—Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
In addition to Northwestern Medicine, title sponsor for the 13th consecutive year, other sponsors included: pace car sponsor Knauz Automotive Group, Lake Forest Bank & Trust, Lake Bluff; ULINE; Lake Forest Country Day School; DiVinci Painters; Pasquesi Home & Garden; and EJ’s Place Restaurant.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Singer Luke Combs poses for a photo in the pace car prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 30, 2024 in Lebanon, Tennessee.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
This year's celebrity pace car driver was Pro Football Hall of Famer and television host Michael Strahan.
—Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Pace car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pace%20car. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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