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On Tuesday, April 5, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation President and CEO Jeff Belskus and Chevrolet Racing Marketing Manager Jeff Chew will announce the driver of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Pace Car. Who do you think it will be? Since its the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500, I suggest they get 4-time winner Rick Mears or Al Unser to do it. Im tempted to say that A. J. Foyt would be even better, but hes recovering from recent heart surgery, and hell be too busy with his own team. So, who do you think should be driving the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Pace Car at Indy on Sunday, May 29? Again, well know for sure on Tuesday. In the meantime, heres a list of the pace cars and drivers from all previous Indy 500s. Its an interesting list. INDIANAPOLIS 500 – PACE CARS Year Pace Car - Driver 1911 Stoddard-Dayton - Carl G. Fisher 1912 Stutz - Carl G. Fisher 1913 Stoddard-Dayton - Carl G. Fisher 1914 Stoddard-Dayton - Carl G. Fisher 1915 Packard 6 - Carl G. Fisher 1916 Premier 6 - Frank E. Smith 1919 Packard V-12 (called Twin Six)- Col. J. G. Vincent 1920 Marmon 6 (Model 34) - Barney Oldfield 1921 H. C. S. 6 - Harry C. Stutz 1922 National Sextet - Barney Oldfield 1923 Duesenberg Fred S. - Duesenberg 1924 Cole V-8 - Lew Pettijohn 1925 Rickenbacker 8 - Eddie Rickenbacker 1926 Chrysler Imperial 80 - Louis Chevrolet 1927 LaSalle V-8 - Big Boy Rader 1928 Marmon 8 (Model 78)- Joe Dawson 1929 Studebaker President - George Hunt 1930 Cord L-29 - Wade Morton 1931 Cadillac - Big Boy Rader 1932 Lincoln - Edsel Ford 1933 Chrysler Imperial (Phaeton) - Byron Foy 1934 LaSalle - Big Boy Rader 1935 Ford V-8 - Harry Mack 1936 Packard 120 - Tommy Milton 1937 LaSalle Series 50 - Ralph DePalma 1938 Hudson 112 - Stuart Baits 1939 Buick Roadmaster - Charles Chayne 1940 Studebaker - Harry Hartz 1941 Chrysler-Newport (Phaeton) - A. B. Couture 1946 Lincoln V-12 - - Henry Ford II 1947 Nash Ambassador - George W. Mason 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster - Wilbur Shaw 1949 Oldsmobile 88 - Wilbur Shaw 1950 Mercury - Benson Ford 1951 Chrysler New Yorker V-8 - Dave Wallace 1952 Studebaker Commander - P. O. Peterson 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner - William C. Ford 1954 Dodge Royal - William C. Newburg 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air - T. H. Keating 1956 DeSoto Adventurer - L. I. Woolson 1957 Mercury Convertible Cruiser - F. C. Reith 1958 Pontiac Bonneville - Sam Hanks 1959 Buick Electra 225 - Sam Hanks 1960 Oldsmobile 98 - Sam Hanks 1961 Ford Thunderbird - Sam Hanks 1962 Studebaker Lark - Sam Hanks 1963 Chrysler 300 - Sam Hanks 1964 Ford Mustang - Benson Ford 1965 Plymouth Sports Fury - P. M. Buckminster 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT - Benson Ford 1967 Chevrolet Camaro - Mauri Rose 1968 Ford Torino/Fairlane - William C. Ford 1969 Chevrolet Camaro - Jim Rathmann 1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 - Rodger Ward 1971 Dodge Challenger - Eldon Palmer 1972 Hurst/Olds - Jim Rathmann 1973 Cadillac Eldorado - Jim Rathmann 1974 Hurst/Olds - Jim Rathmann 1975 Buick V-8 - James Garner 1976 Buick V-6 - Marty Robbins 1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88 - James Garner 1978 Chevrolet Corvette - Jim Rathmann 1979 Ford Mustang - Jackie Stewart 1980 Pontiac Turbo-Trans Am - Johnnie Parsons 1981 Buick Regal V-6 - Duke Nalon 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 - Jim Rathmann 1983 Buick Riviera Convertible - Duke Nalon 1984 Pontiac Fiero - John Callies 1985 Oldsmobile Calais - James Garner 1986 Chevrolet Corvette - Gen. Chuck Yeager 1987 Chrysler LeBaron - Carroll Shelby 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme - Gen. Chuck Yeager 1989 20th Anniversary Pontiac Trans Am - Bobby Unser 1990 Chevrolet Beretta - Jim Perkins 1991 Dodge Viper V-10 - Carroll Shelby 1992 Cadillac Allante - Bobby Unser 1993 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 - Jim Perkins 1994 Ford Mustang Cobra - Parnelli Jones 1995 Chevrolet Corvette - Jim Perkins 1996 Dodge Viper GTS - Robert A. Lutz 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora - Johnny Rutherford 1998 Chevrolet Corvette - Parnelli Jones 1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo - Jay Leno 2000 Oldsmobile Aurora - Anthony Edwards 2001 Oldsmobile Bravada - Elaine Irwin-Mellencamp 2002 Chevrolet Corvette - Jim Caviezel 2003 Chevrolet SSR - Herb Fishel 2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5 - Morgan Freeman 2005 Chevrolet Corvette C6 - Gen. Colin Powell 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - Lance Armstrong 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible - Patrick Dempsey 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 E85 - Emerson Fittipaldi 2009 Chevrolet Camaro - Josh Duhamel 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS - Robin Roberts
