Pacers All-Star Pascal Siakam Selected as Pace Car Driver for Sunday's Brickyard 400
MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, JUL 22 – Siakam, named Eastern Conference Finals MVP, will drive the 615-horsepower Chevrolet Blazer EV SS to lead the NASCAR In-Season Challenge final race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam will serve as honorary Pace Car driver for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 27, driving a 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Following his playoff run, Siakam received the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals MVP award, and his leadership pushed the Pacers to a Game 7 in the NBA Finals.
- In an unusual crossover, Pascal Siakam, who didn’t start playing organized basketball until age 17 yet was an NBA champion by 26, drives the 615-horsepower Blazer EV SS.
- `Basketball and motorsports—Pacers and racers—go hand in hand in Indianapolis,' J. Douglas Boles said, highlighting the final In-Season Challenge race with a $1 million bonus.
- Indianapolis continues its sports crossover tradition with a Pacers and racers doubleheader for the fourth time, marking a historic milestone on the 2.5-mile oval.
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Pacers All-Star Pascal Siakam is selected as pace car driver for Sunday's Brickyard 400
Brickyard 400 fans will get their own glimpse into a Pacers and racers weekend Sunday. Race organizers said Tuesday that Indiana Pacers All-Star Pascal Siakam has been selected as the pace-car driver for this weekend’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.…
Literal Pacer: Pacers Pascal Siakam To Drive Pace Car For Brickyard 400
NASCAR is gearing up for a weekend at one of the most iconic tracks on the planet, Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400 — the race's second year back after a hiatus during which the Cup Series raced on the IMS road course, which is great… just not the same — and now we know who will be driving the pace car.Fittingly enough, it's a Pacer.Specifically, Indiana Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam.Siakam gets the nod after a stellar seas…

Indiana Pacer Pascal Siakam to Serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver for Brickyard 400
Justin Ford INDIANAPOLIS–Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, a three-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA selection, has been named honorary Pace Car driver for the Brickyard 400. Siakam will drive the 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS to lead the field around the 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 615-horsepower Blazer EV SS is the most powerful EV in its class and the quickest SS model produced by Chevrolet. Siakam, who started pl…
Siakam To Drive Pace Car at Brickyard 400 – WRBI Radio
(Provided Photo) Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam will serve as honorary Pace Car driver for the Brickyard 400 this Sunday, July 27. Siakam, a three-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA selection, will drive the 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS and lead the field around the iconic 2.5-mile oval to start the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Siakam didn’t start playing organized basketball until age 17, but by age 26, he was an NBA ch
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