There is more to driving the pace car than you might expect. Learning the nuances of driving the pace car wasn't the only requirement. Roger Penske has no shortage of help in preparing to pace the 100th Indianapolis 500. There's former winner Johnny Rutherford, the official pace car driver, who will take over once Penske drives the Camaro SS for the warmup laps leading to the green flag on Sunday. So I think once the green flag drops, you know, we're running individual cars to try to win the race."
Source: Fox News May 28, 2016 17:03 UTC