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NASCAR's Gordon to drive Indy 500 pace car

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  • Bob Pockrass, NASCAR Close
      • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com
      • 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year
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      Jeff Gordon has never competed in the Indianapolis 500, but he will turn laps during the 2015 event ... in the pace car.

      Gordon, who is retiring from full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup racing after this season, will drive the pace car prior to the May 24 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.