Scott McLaughlin set the fastest Indy 500 pole time in history last year in his Team Penske Chevrolet with a 234.220 mph speed, which means he was just fast enough to stay in front of this year’s pace car.

With “the Greatest Spectacle in Racing" less than a month away, officials at IndyCar have just announced that the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will serve as the pace car during the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. The twin-turbocharged monster will be the 22nd Corvette to have that honor since the nameplate’s debut in 1953.