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Old May 18, 2026 | 12:51 PM
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Pace car returns back to Indy for the 500

My family has season passes for IMS in the Hulman Terrace Club so this year I decided to take the '70 pace car back to Indy for the practices and qualifications. Since my brother in law lives in Fishers, IN, it's only about a 40 minute drive each way to get to the track and I have an asphalt spot in a gated lot right across the street from the speedway coming off of turn 4.

We put the flags in and cruised the neighborhood this past weekend! Looking forward to doing the same on Carb Day this upcoming Friday.

The cars in 1970 were delivered locally and driven to Indianapolis Motor Speedway where they received their official and dignitary decals. My car is #79 which was then transported by Tony Hulman to Bloomington for the Little 500 bike race.








Old May 18, 2026 | 02:51 PM
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Very cool!
Old May 18, 2026 | 03:11 PM
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That is great, nice pics.
Old May 18, 2026 | 03:45 PM
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Very nice! Thanks for sharing this memory!
Old May 18, 2026 | 04:27 PM
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That would be fun to drive there for sure.
Old May 18, 2026 | 06:19 PM
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Your car looks very nice! Great photos especially with the Camaro! A friend of mine has a collection of Camaro pace cars and is at Indy every year. I’ll have to ask him if it was one of his cars in the photo.
Old May 18, 2026 | 06:35 PM
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Gotta get it out there for a lap.. better bring it over 100!
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