2023 Corvette Z06 Will Be the Pace Car at the Next Indianapolis 500

It’s confirmed, the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 will act as the lead car for the Indianapolis 500, the premier event of the IndyCar Series and frankly one of the most famous auto races run on the planet.

The version that will be used won’t be an ordinary Z06, but a special 70th anniversary edition. The model was announced in January and marks the 70th year since the iconic Corvette’s introduction on the market in January 1953.

Those who want to see the model in action, can tune in on Sunday, May 29 at the famed Indianapolis oval. Former series driver Sarah Fisher, who has done this before, will have the honour of driving the Z06.

Fisher will actually be one of the first people not associated with General Motors to drive the new Z06. Powered by a 5.5L flat-shaft V8 engine, similar to the engine in the C8.R endurance car, the Z06 is rated at 670 hp (at 8,400 RPM) and 460 lb-ft of torque (6,300 RPM). It generates its maximum power through engine speed, not forced induction. The sound of the model is unique, though on the day it will probably be buried by the noise of the 33 cars set to line up behind it.

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