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It
was announced on July 23rd, 2010 that the 2010 NASCAR
Brickyard 400 will be paced by this Green and White
Corvette Grand Sport Coupe while Arctic White Corvette
Grand Sport Convertibles will serve as Festival (parade)
cars. Camaro Coupes will also be used as support vehicles.
The color is reminiscent of "Bowling Green Metallic",
last seen on a Corvette back in 2001.
2010
marked the 17th time that Chevrolet has paced the Allstate
400 at the Brickyard and the sixth consecutive time
Corvette has led the pack. Chevrolet's pacing tradition
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway also extends to the
Indianapolis 500 where Chevrolet has paced that esteemed
race 21 times with Corvette leading the field 10 times.
Jamie
McMurray, driver of the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
was this year's winner. Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing dominated
this year's race by placing the #42 Target Chevrolet
driven by Juan Pablo Montoya on the pole to start the
race. JPM was a dominate factor during the race, but
went out late in the race after a spin and crash. The
win was huge for Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, which this
time last year was struggling to prove the team was
stable and capable of competing for wins. On Sunday,
Chip Ganassi became the first team owner to win the
Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 in the
same season.

Pictured
above are Rick Mears (chauffer) and Jimmie Johnson,
who took the time for a few hot laps !

Pictured
above is one of the Camaro Official vehicles,
taken during the Brickyard 400 Nascar Hauler Parade.

Friday
unveiling : Pace cars on pit lane !

This
poor little Grand Sport held up fine to no less than
81/2 riders (yes, Jamie's wife is expecting !)
Check
out that rear wheel clearance !!
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