NOTE:  Information has been provided from many sources.  I've been attempting to pull things together in one place.  If you find any errors, ommissions or mistakes, please e-mail me & I'll change it.  jimsmt@lakeland.ws

2000 Daytona 500 Pace Car

#0031 Lead Camera Car - 2000 Daytona 500
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#0045 & #0058 'REAL' Pace Cars

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Daytona All-time Pace Cars

YearCar Type
1959Pontiac Bonneville convertible
1960Buick convertible
1961Pontiac Bonneville convertible
1962Pontiac Bonneville convertible
1963Buick convertible
1964Dodge Coronet convertible
1965Dodge Coronet convertible
1966Plymouth Belvedere convertible
1967Pontiac Firebird
1968Chevrolet Camaro convertible
1969Chevrolet Camaro convertible
1970Ford Torino GT convertible
1971Porsche Audi 914
1972Pontiac LeMans
1973Pontiac LeMans
1974Pontiac Grand Am
1975Pontiac LeMans
1976Pontiac Grand Prix
1977Pontiac Grand Prix
1978Pontiac Grand Prix
1979Pontiac Trans-Am
1980Pontiac Turbo Trans-Am
1981Pontiac Turbo Trans-Am
1982Pontiac Trans-Am
1983Pontiac Trans-Am
1984Pontiac Trans-Am
1985Pontiac Trans-Am
1986Pontiac Trans-Am
1987Pontiac Trans-Am
1988Pontiac Grand Prix
1989Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix
1990Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix
1991Pontiac Grand Prix
1992Pontiac Grand Prix
1993Pontiac Trans-Am
1994Pontiac Trans-Am
1995Pontiac Trans-Am
1996Pontiac Trans-Am
1997Pontiac Grand Prix
1998Pontiac Grand Prix
1999Pontiac Trans-Am
2000Pontiac Grand Prix
2001Pontiac Aztec
2002Pontiac Trans-Am
2003Pontiac Grand Prix
2004Chevrolet Corvette
2005Chevrolet Corvette
2006Chevrolet Corvette
2007Chevrolet Corvette
2008

Chevrolet Corvette

2009      2010 Camaro SS

2010      2011 Mustang

2010 Daytona Pace Car will be a Mustang!  (first time ever for a Mustang)

It was sold @ 2010 Barrett-Jackson - Scottsdale for $300,000

Ron Pratt added this car to his collection.

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2010 Daytona 500

For the first time in 40 years, a Ford Motor Company product will be pacing the Daytona 500. Pacing the Great American Race will be the new 2011 Mustang GT Glass Roof Coupe with the all new 5.0L V-8. Ford Motor Company offers for sale the Pace Car for the 2010 Daytona 500. All proceeds over MSRP will go to help cure childhood diabetes through a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. This vehicle is not a replica, it is the actual pace car that will pace the race on February 14, 2010. This vehicle is one of one, with a special Daytona 500 paint scheme, a Ford Racing suspension, strut tower brace and mufflers, unique painted wheels and special interior treatment, including lit sill plates. In addition this vehicle is an early VIN and will be among the first 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L V-8's made available for sale to the public. This all-new high-tech 32-valve V-8 with Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing generates 412 hp and 390 lb-ft of torque while delivering a class-leading 25 mpg on the highway. This vehicle represents a unique opportunity for one lucky bidder to own the actual pace car of the 2010 Daytona 500 prior to the race. You will see your car pacing a field of 43 of America's finest drivers on February 14, 2010.

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2010 Daytona 500

2010 Indy Camaro

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2010 Indy Camaro

1998 Daytona 500

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#0033 - #1067 - #1406 - The 'Pete's'
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1998 #033 at Daytona

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2004 GM GTO Concept Car

(I know!   Not a Pace Car but REAL cool!)

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1999 Route 66 Drag Strip Pace Car

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2006 - Jim @ Daytona Archives
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2006 Bud Shoot-Out Daytona Corvette

(photo by Jim Smith)

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2006 Hersey's Kiss Daytona Corvette Pace Car

(photo by Jim Smith)

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NOT A PACE CAR - 04 GTO CONCEPT (I want this car!)
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2007 Daytona 500

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1967

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1969 (?) Talladaga

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2000 'white' used at various NASCAR Tracks

(Not used at Daytona)

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2007 Bud Shoot-Out

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2001
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Nostalgic Camaro SS To Pace 2010 Indy 500?


There’s been a slew of 2010 Camaro pace cars in the last year at high-profile motorsports events like Indy and the Daytona 500. The Sprint Cup series ran the ultra-hot Cyber Grey Camaro in a number of the races this season, and it’s become a welcome part of race-day scenery. However, I haven’t seen a pace car at the as hot as this retro-styled SS, made over by KAO Auto Styling as an update of the 1969 Camaro SS that served as the Indy 500 pace car that year. While this one obviously isn’t a convertible, the tribute was pitch-perfect: I love the louvered rear window and the nostalgic fender badging. The graphics indicate it’s going to be the official pace car for next year’s 500 on May 31, but the “For Sale” sticker suggests it’s probably just a concept.