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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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WRTV broke the news in on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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