OK,
so 2010 was the second year in a row that Camaro paced
the Indianapolis 500 race during the "Centennial
Era", but this year, 10 Corvette Grand Sport Convertibles
were called to help out with Festival parade duties. Since
the Camaros were coupes, the primary role of transporting
the 33 drivers in the parade went to Silverado Crew Cab
pickup trucks, with the drivers and their families / friends
riding in the pickup bed.
The
Corvettes (5 Red and 5 White) were used to carry dignitaries
in the parade, include members of the first family from
the Speedway.
We
believe the Silverados and Corvettes will be retained
at the Speedway for double duty, serving support roles
at the Brickyard 400 also, while the Camaros will naturally
be sold after the Indy 500 due to their event specific
nature.
Driver
rides gather to have names applied to trucks and await
the start of the Parade.
'Good Morning America' Anchor Robin Roberts is this year's
Pace Car Driver.
Marco
Andretti and the IZOD Trophy Girl !
Mari
Hulman George and Tony George Jr.
Above
are but a few of our photos from this weekend.
Click HERE
to view all of our photos from the Festival Parade on
SmugMug.
Click HERE
to view all of our photos from Carb Day.
