Michael Strahan has been named because the honorary tempo automobile driver for the 109th Operating of the Indianapolis 500 set for Sunday, Could 25, 2025. The announcement was made throughout immediately’s “FOX NFL Sunday” broadcast.
A member of the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame after a sterling profession that included 141.5 profession sacks and victory in Tremendous Bowl XLII (2008) with the New York Giants, Strahan has since grow to be a two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner, longtime “FOX NFL Sunday” analyst and “Good Morning America” co-host.
The 53-year-old, who was inducted into the Nationwide Affiliation of Broadcasters Corridor of Fame alongside the complete “FOX NFL Sunday” solid, will drive the 1,064-horsepower 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 coupe, which is able to hitting 233 mph – the very best prime velocity of any automobile ever made in America by an auto producer. He’ll lead the sphere of 33 drivers to the inexperienced flag for the beginning of “The Best Spectacle in Racing.” Precise tempo automobile particulars, such because the livery, can be introduced at a later date.
Chevrolet Corvette tempo automobile
Photograph by: Barry Cantrell / Motorsport Photographs
“Michael is a powerful addition to the lineup of all-star athletes and celebrities to function honorary Tempo Automobile driver for the Indianapolis 500,” mentioned Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles.
“From the gridiron to the printed studio, Michael isn’t any stranger to main a fast-paced area. As we kick off a brand new period of IndyCar and the Indy 500 on FOX, Michael could have the most effective seats in the home for the beginning of the world’s best race.”
Strahan joins an illustrious checklist of earlier tempo automobile drivers for the Indy 500, the most important single-day sporting occasion on this planet, that features the likes of Morgan Freeman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Robin Roberts, Patrick Dempsey, Ken Griffey Jr., and Tyrese Haliburton, amongst others.
FOX Sports activities is the brand new unique dwelling of the IndyCar Collection, with all 17 races set to broadcast on community tv by way of FOX in 2025.
