TravelGal
06-07-14, 02:55 PM
From Yesterday's Racer online. http://www.racer.com/more/vintage/item/104201-indy-legends-converge-on-ims-for-inaugural-brickyard-vintage-racing-invitational
Serving as the grand marshal of the event will be 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner and racing icon Parnelli Jones, who will drive the pace car for the Charity Indy Legends Pro-Am race at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, featuring drivers who competed in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Jones's pace car will be the Mustang Boss 302 he drove years ago when competing on the Trans-Am racing circuit.
The Charity Indy Legends Pro-Am race will be held on the IMS 2.43-mile road course featuring Indianapolis 500 veterans paired with amateur drivers with each taking a 20-minute stint, with five minutes allotted for a driver change. The cars used in the Pro-Am race will be 1963 to 1972 vintage Chevrolet Corvettes, Camaros and Ford Mustangs.
In addition to Unser Jr., Lazier, Goodyear, Simon, Ribbs and St. James, former Indianapolis 500 drivers competing in the Charity Indy Legends Pro-Am include Mark Dismore, Johnny Parsons Jr., Alex Lloyd, Pete Halsmer, Robby Unser, Rocky Moran, Davey Hamilton, Eliseo Salazar, Jaques Lazier, Robby McGehee, Spike Gehlhausen, Billy Roe, Eldon Rasmussen, Scott Harrington, Rick Treadway, John Martin, Tom Bagley, Bob Lazier, P.J. Chesson and Jack Miller.
The Pro-Am drivers will also participate in a Fan Walk through the starting grid prior to the opening ceremonies allowing fans to see the cars up close, take photos and chat with the drivers.
Serving as the grand marshal of the event will be 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner and racing icon Parnelli Jones, who will drive the pace car for the Charity Indy Legends Pro-Am race at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, featuring drivers who competed in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Jones's pace car will be the Mustang Boss 302 he drove years ago when competing on the Trans-Am racing circuit.
The Charity Indy Legends Pro-Am race will be held on the IMS 2.43-mile road course featuring Indianapolis 500 veterans paired with amateur drivers with each taking a 20-minute stint, with five minutes allotted for a driver change. The cars used in the Pro-Am race will be 1963 to 1972 vintage Chevrolet Corvettes, Camaros and Ford Mustangs.
In addition to Unser Jr., Lazier, Goodyear, Simon, Ribbs and St. James, former Indianapolis 500 drivers competing in the Charity Indy Legends Pro-Am include Mark Dismore, Johnny Parsons Jr., Alex Lloyd, Pete Halsmer, Robby Unser, Rocky Moran, Davey Hamilton, Eliseo Salazar, Jaques Lazier, Robby McGehee, Spike Gehlhausen, Billy Roe, Eldon Rasmussen, Scott Harrington, Rick Treadway, John Martin, Tom Bagley, Bob Lazier, P.J. Chesson and Jack Miller.
The Pro-Am drivers will also participate in a Fan Walk through the starting grid prior to the opening ceremonies allowing fans to see the cars up close, take photos and chat with the drivers.