Gridiron Guru Takes Wheel at Indy 500
Curt Cignetti, the newly crowned national champion head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers football team, left the gridiron behind for a day to pilot the pace car at the Indianapolis 500. From strutting down the red carpet to sipping Gatorade at the starting line, Cignetti soaked up ovations from the roaring crowd. He fielded questions from local media, kept a laser focus as he guided 33 race cars and Blackhawk helicopters off the line, and later gushed that the thrill of driving the pace car rivaled his championship journey—albeit with slightly less film study.
In an unprecedented act of multitasking, Curt Cignetti ticked “Indy 500 pace car driver” off his bucket list between recruiting calls. Fans wondered if his next trick would be calling offensive plays mid-lap or installing video boards on the pace car roof. Meanwhile, race announcers griped about confusing the Hoosiers’ playbook with pit lane strategy. One can only imagine the post-race press conference: “Yeah, the car runs on octane, but it’s gotta hydrate on Gatorade,” quipped Cignetti, fully prepared to recruit speed demons straight off the track.
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