2011 FORD MUSTANG GT
NAMED DAYTONA 500 PACE CAR
First Ford
to pace Daytona 500 in 40 years
- The new 2011 Mustang GT, powered by the all-new 412-horsepower 5.0-liter V-8, serveD
as the pace car for this year’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 14.
- This markED the first time in 40 years that a Ford has served as the pace car for ‘The Great
American Race,’ with the last time being in 1970 when a Ford Torino GT convertible did the honors. It is
Mustang’s first time as pace car for the Daytona 500.
- Fifty special pace car editions of the 2011 Mustang GT will be built and sold to the
public.
- The actual Race Red Mustang wAS auctioned at the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector Car
Auction on Jan. 23, with the help of Richard Petty, the newest member of the Ford Racing
family.
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 19, 2010 – For the first time ever, American’s favorite muscle car paceD ‘The Great
American Race.’
For the first time in 40 years, a Ford Motor Company car paced the field for the NASCAR
season-opening Daytona 500 when the 2011 Mustang GT, powered by the all-new 5.0-liter V-8 engine, officially
started the race on Feb. 14 at Daytona International Speedway.
“Having the opportunity to pace America’s biggest auto race with a Ford icon like the 2011
Mustang GT is truly an honor,” said Jamie Allison, director, Ford North America Motorsports.
“And to have the new 5.0-liter engine powering the car will be a great way to demonstrate its power and
class-leading fuel economy.”
This latest version of Ford’s legendary muscle car was a Race Red glass roof coupe with an all-new
5.0-liter V-8 engine capable of producing 412 horsepower, while delivering a class-leading 25 mpg on the
highway.
The one-of-a-kind model featured a special Daytona 500 paint scheme, Ford Racing suspension, strut tower
brace and mufflers, unique painted wheels, and special interior treatment, including specially branded lit sill
plates.
The 2011 Mustang GT Daytona 500 Pace Car model is one of only 50 special editions that will be built and
sold to the public.
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