Current location:Planet Perspective news portal > politics
Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
Planet Perspective news portal2024-06-03 19:38:07【politics】7People have gathered around
IntroductionINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car for the 108th ru
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
Griffey has attended “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in his second career as a photographer, but now his job will be much more visible. He’ll be behind the wheel of the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray that brings the field of 33 cars — led by record-setting pole sitter Scott McLaughlin — to the green flag at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“Driving the Pace Car and leading the field to start the Indy 500 is one of the coolest experiences,” Griffey said Monday. “I came to the track a few years ago as a photographer and look forward to seeing the race from a different perspective.”
The pace car driver has been a coveted job among athletes, actors and other celebrities since the 1970s, when actor James Garner and singer Marty Robbins handled it. Others that have driven the car include Jay Leno, Morgan Freeman and Patrick Dempsey and, in more recent years, NBA players Victor Oladipo and Tyrese Haliburton.
Address of this article:http://centralafricanrepublic.boluescortbayan.net/article-58a899143.html
Very good!(4)
Related articles
- Rupert Murdoch marries for the 5th time in ceremony at his vineyard
- Soderberg maintains strong recent form to share first
- Strong tornado kills 5, injures 33 in China's Guangzhou
- Winning, not experimenting, is Bangladesh priority against Zimbabwe in T20 series
- Two Lebanese shepherds killed amid ongoing escalation along Lebanon
- Media forum in Beijing discusses AI development
- British police officer pleads guilty to terror charges for showing support for Hamas on WhatsApp
- Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
- A fire at a Russian oil refinery has caused deaths and injuries, officials say
- Holiday trips ride high on cultural quests
Popular articles
Recommended
Nigel Farage vs Anna Wintour... but why are two Brits being touted as America's ambassador to UK?
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Misinformation surges on social media as voters head to vote
3rd Ice Cube Curling Invitational kicks off at National Aquatics Center
China's Shenzhou
How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 5/31/2024
Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
Over 2.5 million Chinese run marathons, half
Double landmine blast kills one person and wounds at least 18 in Pakistan’s southwest
Links
- Hamas announce a British
- Djokovic follows Nadal to early exit at Italian Open with 6
- Rise in UK knife attacks leads to a crackdown and stokes public anxiety
- Hamas announce a British
- Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray courts spies over crackdown on Moscow, Iran and China
- Alabama: Police say shooting at party leaves 3 dead, at least 12 wounded
- Eurovision fans get the nibbles and drinks in ahead of the biggest
- I found a 19
- Queen Camilla's first
- Teoscar Hernández hits a grand slam and Paxton pitches 6 strong innings as Dodgers beat Padres 5