'Whoooooooa': Pacers draft picks experience thrills of Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Matthew VanTryon, Indianapolis Star

What better way to get comfortable in Indiana than to take a leisurely trip around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

Well, leisurely might not be quite accurate. Callum Illot, in his second year with IndyCar, took the newest Pacers draft picks — Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard and Kendall Brown — for a spin around the track and on the road course.

Kendall Brown (left), Bennedict Mathurin, and Andrew Nembhard, new draft picks, load into a convertible to meet fans Friday, June 24, 2022, before the players’ introduction at Ascension St. Vincent Center, the Pacers practice facility.
Kendall Brown (left), Bennedict Mathurin, and Andrew Nembhard, new draft picks, load into a convertible to meet fans Friday, June 24, 2022, before the players’ introduction at Ascension St. Vincent Center, the Pacers practice facility.

Their facial expressions say it all.

No word on whether they stopped for a pork tenderloin on the way home.

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