Classic Sports Thursday

On Saturday the time trials begin for the 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500. This is also the 50th anniversary of the first 500 win of the legendary A.J. Foyt. Foyt's going to drive the pace car for this year's race, replacing the will-he-or-won't-he (he didn't) Donald Trump. My question: why weren't they commemorating Foyt's golden anniversary by having him drive the pace car in the first place? ◙