Daytona 500 Pace Car

The 2011 Ford Mustang GT has been selected to be the pace car for the 2010 Daytona 500. The annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector Car Auction had the car up for bid. It fetched $300,000, the fifth highest price paid for a collector car at that auction. The winning bidder will also receive a trip to the Daytona 500, a pit tour, and a lap around the Speedway. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will be the beneficiary to the proceeds over the MSRP.

It has been over 40 years since Ford manufactured the pace car and the first time that a Mustang has had the honor. http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Articles/2010/01/Mustang-Pace-Car-Auction.aspx

Dayton 500 All-Time Pace Cars

YEAR CAR TYPE

1959 Pontiac Bonneville convertible
1960 Buick convertible
1961 Pontiac Bonneville convertible
1962 Pontiac Bonneville convertible
1963 Buick convertible
1964 Dodge Coronet convertible
1965 Dodge Coronet convertible
1966 Plymouth Belvedere convertible
1967 Pontiac Firebird
1968 Chevrolet Camaro convertible
1969 Chevrolet Camaro convertible
1970 Ford Torino GT convertible
1971 Porsche Audi 914
1972 Pontiac LeMans
1973 Pontiac LeMans
1974 Pontiac Grand Am
1975 Pontiac LeMans
1976 Pontiac Grand Prix
1977 Pontiac Grand Prix
1978 Pontiac Grand Prix
1979 Pontiac Trans-Am
1980 Pontiac Turbo Trans-Am
1981 Pontiac Turbo Trans-Am
1982 Pontiac Trans-Am
1983 Pontiac Trans-Am
1984 Pontiac Trans-Am
1985 Pontiac Trans-Am
1986 Pontiac Trans-Am
1987 Pontiac Trans-Am
1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
1989 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix
1990 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix
1991 Pontiac Grand Prix
1992 Pontiac Grand Prix
1993 Pontiac Trans-Am
1994 Pontiac Trans-Am
1995 Pontiac Trans-Am
1996 Pontiac Trans-Am
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix
1998 Pontiac Grand Prix
1999 Pontiac Trans-Am
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix
2001 Pontiac Aztec
2002 Pontiac Trans-Am
2003 Pontiac Grand Prix
2004 Chevrolet Corvette
2005 Chevrolet Corvette
2006 Chevrolet Corvette
2007 Chevrolet Corvette
2008 Chevrolet Corvette
2009 Chevrolet Camaro
2010 Ford Mustang GThttp://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/News/DAYTONA-500-History/All-time-Pace-Cars.aspx