Chevrolet's newest pace cars are painted fire-engine red, somewhat fitting since the automaker needed a real one last week at Daytona International Speedway. Chevy unveiled its latest pace car lineup Thursday, the same day it said a pinched wire likely caused a trunk fire in the Chevrolet SS pace car during the Sprint Unlimited exhibition race at Daytona on Saturday. ''It appears we had a pinched wire in one of the strobe systems,'' said Jeff Chew, marketing manager for Chevrolet Racing.
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