<\/a><\/p>\nWhile speaking about the opportunity to lead the Indy 500 pack, Franchitti said, \u201cIt is a tremendous honor for me to be asked to drive the Pace Car for the Indianapolis 500. As a historian of motorsport and as a three-time winner of this great race, I will appreciate every minute of getting to pace the field in the new 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z\/28. Although I won’t be competing in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, this will be as close as one person can get to the action. I can’t wait until May in Indianapolis.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Indy 500 takes place on May 25th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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