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Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson to drive pace car at Auto Club Speedway
By SceneDaily Staff
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, who played for both the Oakland A's and the New York Yankees during his career, will drive the Auto Club Speedway’s 2009 Chevy Impala pace car prior to Sunday's Auto Club Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
"In my lifetime I've played in six World Series, hobnobbed with movie stars and been a part of the excitement of New York and the Yankees," said Jackson. "With all that, it’s hard to get excited over many things. But being behind the wheel of the pace car for the Auto Club 500 is right up there with some of the most exciting things I've ever done."
Jackson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993. In 27 World Series games, he hit 10 home runs - including four in consecutive at-bats – and had 24 runs batted in and a .357 batting average. He hit 563 home runs in his career.
Jackson compiled a lifetime slugging percentage of .490 and earned American League MVP honors in 1973. He won three consecutive World Series titles as a member of the Oakland A's in the early 1970s and also won two consecutive titles with the New York Yankees.
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Shorty Jr. said:
Feb 17, 2009 at 5:41 PMHobnobbing?
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» Confirm Abuse Reportteresa beachler said:
Feb 18, 2009 at 10:38 AMWhat, no Tom Cruise or Michael Jackson!!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportPat Draper said:
Feb 18, 2009 at 11:53 AMA waste of space who really cares who drives the pace car, the folks never see them anyway.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportDan Seibert said:
Feb 18, 2009 at 4:40 PMHOPE HE DOSN'T HIT THE WALL.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner Boehmert said:
Feb 18, 2009 at 5:23 PMReggie has some nice cars in his collection...i'd rather that he brought one of his own cars to pace the field...
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRonald Schwalbe said:
Feb 18, 2009 at 7:36 PMKeep it up NASCAR -- until you have the same tragic experience that the INDY 500 had by using celebrities instead of DRIVERS for the pace car !!
Report as AbuseAnd - by the way -do you actually think ANYONE cares who is in the "token" pace car ???
Just keep making sure there is always NO CONNECTION at ALL - to racing, or the automotive industry, or it's suppliers, or the sponsors !!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportTerry Duling said:
Feb 18, 2009 at 10:14 PMI agree with the references to the 1971 Indy 500 pace car accident and drivers with no automotive connection, but "token"? Ouch. Nice way to remind everyone of how far some who watch our sport haven't come since the Bad Old Days.
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