INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Danica Patrick drive the pace car at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. She will drive a 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray hardtop convertible. Patrick as a rookie in 2005 became the first woman to lead laps in the Indianapolis 500. Her third-place finish four years later was the highest for a woman in the history of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Patrick retired in 2018. She will be on the NBC broadcast crew for the May 30 race for the third consecutive year.
