The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro SS 50th Anniversary Edition Will Pace the Indy 500

Not only will the 50th Anniversary Edition of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro SS pace the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 this year, but Roger Penske will be driving the Camaro SS during his 50th year as a race team owner.

The 50th Anniversary Edition will be the ninth Camaro and the 27th Chevrolet model to pace the famous race since 1948.

All of the pace cars will have an exclusive Abalone White paint and has “100th Running of the Indianapolis 500” door graphics and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway logo on the rear quarter panels. The Indy 500 50th Anniversary Camaro will have a 455-horsepower 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 engine of the SS.

Below is a list of the past Chevrolet Camaro pace cars:

• 1967 – RS/SS convertible
• 1969 – RS/SS convertible
• 1982 – Z28 coupe
• 1993 – Z28 coupe
• 2009 – SS coupe (2010 model)
• 2010 – SS coupe
• 2011 – SS convertible
• 2014 – Z/28 coupe
• 2016 – Camaro SS (2017 50th Anniversary Edition)


The Indy 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 29th, 2016.