Curt Cignetti Drives Indy 500 Pace Car After Indiana's 16-0 Title Run

8 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 24

Curt Cignetti led the 33-car field to the start of the 110th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, serving as honorary pace car driver in a USA-themed Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X.
The Indiana coach said the honor capped his Hoosiers' 16-0 national championship season, joking he "coached the hell out of that team" to earn the chance.
177 mph in practice gave Cignetti a feel for the car before race day; he said the biggest adjustment was trusting it through the turns rather than braking.
Felix Rosenqvist then won the race in the closest Indy 500 finish ever, beating David Malukas by 0.023 seconds after a caution-filled, weather-hit afternoon.

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