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The honorary pace car driver for next month’s Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, on the Indianapolis Motors Speedway road course, will Indian native and renowned young adult fiction author John Green.
“John is a huge IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway fan and we have been looking for the right opportunity to get him involved in one of the events,” said J. Douglas Boles, President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “Having him drive the Chevrolet pace car for the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis is a great way for him to be part of this historic month.”
The pace car will be a 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe featuring the Z51 Performance Package with a 455-horsepower LT1V-8 engine with an eight-speed automatic transmission.
“This is such an honor to be chosen to drive the pace car at one of the most iconic racetracks in the world- which just happens to be in my backyard,” said Green. “I am looking forward to driving on the same track as so many of the greatest drivers in the world.”
Green’s sixth novel “The Fault in Our Stars” debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times best-seller list in 2012 and the film adaptation opened at No. 1 at the box office in 2014.
The Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis will run on May 14th.
