The 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 finished with Power on the podium, but it started with a Pacer doing the pacing.
On a sweltering Sunday afternoon, Victor Oladipo became the first-ever Pacers player to have the honor of driving the pace car at the Indianapolis 500, successfully piloting the 2019 Corvette ZR1 around the track as the Greatest Spectacle in Racing got underway.
"It was a crazy experience, they told me I did great," said Oladipo after wrapping up his driving duties. "I think I personally did the best out of any pace car driver in history, but we're just going to keep that between me and y'all.