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Indiana Football Coach Curt Cignetti Named Indy 500 Pace Car Driver
Curt Cignetti leads the 33-car field in the advanced Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X after guiding Indiana to a national football title with 27 wins since 2023, organizers said.
- Curt Cignetti, Indiana University head football coach, will serve as honorary pace car driver for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500, leading 33 cars in the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X on Sunday, May 24, with live coverage on FOX.
- Since December 2023, Cignetti's selection follows a historic run for the IU football program, with 27 victories and a first national title, and he swept 14 of 17 national coach awards.
- Cignetti joins a roster of celebrity pace car drivers including Michael Strahan, Morgan Freeman, and Tyrese Haliburton, becoming the second football coach since Jim Harbaugh in 2013.
- INDYCAR and IMS officials said tickets for the event are currently available through the IMS ticket office and website, highlighting statewide fan access.
- The announcement adds to promotion and build for this year's Indy 500, with INDYCAR and IMS President J. Douglas Boles saying, 'Coach Cignetti will have our field in a special victory lap formation', and one-of-a-kind pace car livery details coming later.
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