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Pacers' Victor Oladipo to drive Indy 500 pace car

He'll take the wheel of the 2019 Corvette ZR1

Even when Indiana's season is over, Victor Oladipo is still a pacer. The 26-year-old guard will lead the field of 33 drivers at the 102nd Indianapolis 500 on May 27 from the 2019 Corvette ZR1 pace car.

ICYMI: Watch Chevy Corvette ZR1 hit an average of 212 mph

It maxes out at 214.88

So, you probably read our first-drive review of the Chevy Corvette ZR1. (But ICYMI, check it out.) And there was a pretty astonishing video at the bottom of the post. We'd like to point it out to you again in case you overlooked it. In our review, one thing's for sure, we did not drive the ZR1 at 212 mph. But Chevy did.

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2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 will pace the Indy 500

It will be the 15th Corvette to do so

The Indianapolis 500 is getting back-to-back Corvette pace cars. After a Corvette Grand Sport led the pack last year, a Corvette ZR1 will lead this year. The ZR1's participation means that it will be the 15th Corvette to pace the Indy 500. It will also be the 29th Chevy to do so.

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2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 hits 60 mph in just 2.85 seconds

Oh, and 100 mph in just 6 seconds

The 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 is a car of superlatives. It's faster and more powerful than any other production Corvette ever to roll out of Bowling Green. It's the ultimate iteration of what Chevy's been building for 65 years. Thanks to CorvetteBlogger.com and Corvette Production Manager Harlan Charles, we finally have the official figures: 0-60 mph in 2.85 seconds, 0-100 mph in 6 seconds and the quarter-mile in 10.6 seconds at 134 mph.

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