Ouch! Watch GM executive crash the IndyCar pace car…
Well, that’s embarrassing. Mark Reuss, a high-ranking product development executive at General Motors, crashed the pace car at the Detroit IndyCar Grand Prix.
Reuss was behind the wheel of the Corvette ZR1 pace car when the rear slide out, slamming the vehicle into a barrier and delaying the race by around half an hour.
Chevrolet said that nobody was seriously injured in the crash, adding that “many factors contributed” to the incident, “including weather and track conditions”.
GM's Positive Spin: Top Exec Demonstrates Corvette Safety By Crashing It Into A Wall On National TV
Joann Muller Joann Muller, Forbes Staff
Debris from Chevrolet's $119,000 pace car, the legendary Corvette ZR1, was strewn across the race track on national TV under a Chevy ad proclaiming "Find New Roads." But at least you know it is safe. The driver, Product Development Chief Mark Reuss, walked away from the crash.