March 25th, 2010

Breaking News: Robin Roberts to Drive Indy 500 Pace Car

Robin Roberts, who co-anchors Good Morning America, will drive the pace car on May 30 at the Indianapolis 500. She’ll drive a Chevrolet Camaro SS.

She is only the second woman in the race’s 99 year history to have driven the pace car. The first woman to have this honor was model Elaine Irwin-Mellencamp in 2001. She drove an Oldsmobile Bravada.

The official pace car will be driven by three-time 500 winner Johnny Rutherford. The first pace car in 1911 was a Stoddard-Dayton driven by Carl G. Fisher.

Watch the video of Roberts driving with Indy 500 (and Dancing With The Stars) winner Helio Castroneves in New York City.