Chevrolet Corvette and Camaro to Pace Weekend Races

From Chevrolet.com:

America’s favorite sports cars will lead the return of motorsports to Detroit this weekend, when the Camaro ZL1 paces the Chevrolet Grand-Am 200 at Belle Isle on Saturday, and the Corvette 427 Convertible paces the Chevrolet Indy Grand Prix on Sunday. Both are essentially unchanged production models.

“With Corvette and Camaro, Chevrolet has two of the most popular, and most iconic, performance cars in the industry,” said Chris Perry, vice president, Chevrolet Global Marketing. “It will be very exciting to see them leading the field as racing returns to Detroit.”

Corvette and Camaro have become synonymous with performance – and help attract new fans to Chevrolet, as evidenced by Forza Motorsport 4 for Xbox 360.

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Guy Fieri to Drive Corvette Pace Car

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From Chevrolet.com:

Restaurateur, best-selling author and host of the Food Network’s hit show “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” Guy Fieri will drive the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Pace Car to lead the field of 33 drivers to start the 2012 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

“There are races and then there are races,” said Fieri. “And without a doubt, the Indy 500 is the race that I’ve always wanted to attend.  And now, to be driving the Corvette Pace Car…this is going to be unbelievable.”

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