While everyone can see the Pace Car leading the pack of race cars around the Speedway during each race, there are always the "unsung heroes"; Those vehicles that contribute to making the race a huge success.

Chevrolet has once again stepped up and contributed a vast array of support vehicles for both the Indianapolis 500, and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard races.

This year, those vehicles include not only the Corvettes (the Z06 Pace cars and the Blue Convertible "Festival" cars) but also Chevrolet Silverado pickups, Uplander vans, and some of the last SSR's to be produced!

This page will serve as a tribute to those "other" support vehicles that are seldom seen or mentioned.

From Indy to the Brickyard

Pictured below are several scenes from the "rebadging" of the 2006 Corvette Convertibles - the removal of the Indianapolis 500 side logo and replacement with the Brickyard's.

1) Above: Start with one Festival Corvette from the Indianapolis 500.	5) Above and below: All cleaned up and no place to go.... Removal of the old Indy graphics are complete and we are now waiting for our new graphics to be applied !
2) Above: To begin the removal process of the door decals that were applied for the Indianapolis 500, a little bit of heat is used to "help" in the removal process.
3) Then, with a little diligence, and a few broken nails later, the decals are peeled from the car.	6) The moment of truth.....
4) One more tug should do it....	7) And the finished product !!