Overview
- Race organizers announced the selection on March 18 during the World Baseball Classic championship broadcast on FOX.
- Cignetti will pilot the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X and lead the 33-car field in a special victory-lap formation to the green flag.
- The 110th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for May 24 with FOX coverage starting at 10 a.m. ET.
- He recently guided Indiana to its first national championship with a 16-0 season, compiling 27 wins over two years and multiple national Coach of the Year honors.
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway will reveal the one-of-a-kind pace-car livery closer to Race Day, placing Cignetti in a lineage that includes Michael Strahan, Ken Griffey Jr., Robin Roberts, Morgan Freeman and Tyrese Haliburton.