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It may seem like a waste to drive a 662-hp car at just 45 mph, but when you're pacing a NASCAR race, now America's biggest spectator sport, the role is still plenty important. That's just what Justin Bell did in this episode of the World's Fastest Car show, driving a Ford Shelby GT500 pace car at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. When race day finally came, Bell's heart was beating plenty fast with race cars riding his bumper waiting for the action to begin.