Indianapolis 500 pace car stolen from car dealership
Pace cars have a strong allure.
Someone stole an Indianapolis 500 pace car from an Indianapolis-area car dealership on Wednesday night (There are multiple cars designed like the pace car for the race).
The car has been found, but the suspect has not. The man who stole the car apparently drove it down a flight of stairs and then through a glass door. Yes, like in an action movie.
And there’s this part too. Which is really like an action movie. Save for the “he may be hurt” part.
The suspect is described as a white male with glasses and no shirt. Police believe he is on foot, and say he may be hurt from driving the car through the glass door with the top down.
It’s a hell of a story to tell your friends – “I once drove a pace car down a flight of stairs and through a window” – but it’s a story that you’re either going to tell your friends while in prison or after you’ve been released from prison. You can’t exactly go around spreading that story right now without the fear of getting apprehended.
For more crazy pace car stories, we highly recommend Matt Crossman’s story from Vice, which includes details of the guy who once stole a pace car at Talladega.
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Nick Bromberg is the editor of From The Marbles on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter!
