INDIANAPOLIS -- Danica Patrick has not led her last lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after all. The retired auto racing icon and trailblazer has been tapped to lead the field of 33 across the Yard of Bricks next Sunday for the historic 105th running of the Indianapolis 500.
She’ll be doing it in a 2021 mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette Stingray hardtop convertible.
“I am very honored to drive the pace car this year at the Indy 500,” said Patrick, who also will serve as a studio analyst for NBC’s live race broadcast with host Mike Tirico and fellow analyst/driver Jimmie Johnson, in a news release.