The impending debut of the mid-engined C8 Corvette has us thinking that the 2019 C7 Grand Sport serving pace-car duties this year may represent the end of an era.

The Chevrolet Corvette and the Indianapolis 500 go way back. The first ‘Vette to serve pace-car duties was a C3-generation car for the 1978 running of the race, and the specially outfitted 2019 Corvette Grand Sport you see here will be the 16th example of the iconic sports car to do the deed. Finished in Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat with Indy 500 decals and silver racing stripes, this car will presumably be the last of the C7-generation pace cars, what with the new mid-engined 2020 Corvette C8 scheduled to debut July 18.
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