pace car
noun
: an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race
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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.
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Dave Skretta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
This picture shows Oldfield in the Indy pace car in 1922.
—Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, 27 May 2016
The Clydesdales will start at Kroger at 5pm — with an escort from Richmond Raceway pace cars — and end their Carytown beer deliveries at New York Deli.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
As the pace car of the streaming business, a great quarter from Netflix can mean a good quarter for its followers.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 July 2024
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Dave Skretta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
This picture shows Oldfield in the Indy pace car in 1922.
—Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, 27 May 2016
The Clydesdales will start at Kroger at 5pm — with an escort from Richmond Raceway pace cars — and end their Carytown beer deliveries at New York Deli.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
As the pace car of the streaming business, a great quarter from Netflix can mean a good quarter for its followers.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 July 2024
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“Pace car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pace%20car. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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