Hey you on the red carpet: What's your favorite car in a movie or television show?
Here are some of their answers:
Terry Crews (retired NFL player and actor from 'Everybody Hates Chris' and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'): Herbie from 'The Love Bug':
'It was cute. It was wonderful. It was for family. It's kind of like me,' Crews said with a laugh.
Kathy Ireland (actress; designer; entrepreneur; and model for Sports Illustrated, Vogue; and Cosmopolitan): the magical flying car from 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.'
DeForest Buckner (Colts defensive tackle): James Bond's Aston Martins.
Kat McNamara (singer and actress known for 'Shadowhunters'): the Mystery Machine from 'Scooby-Doo' and the Millennium Falcon from 'Star Wars.'
'I'm just a big old nerd,' McNamara said. 'Those were the ones that I think were iconic for me growing up as a kid. Full disclosure: When I'm at Comic Con and there's a Mystery Machine or Millennium Falcon, I will go see it and sit in it and hang out.'
(Editor's note: People may disagree as to whether the Falcon is a car, but it's race day and we're having fun, so we're counting it.)
Matt Barr (actor from 'Hatfields & McCoys' 'Blood & Treasure,' and 'Walker'): the Shelby Cobra from 1995's 'Bad Boys.'
'There's something about those kind of classic cars — there's a danger to them, you know … you just drive and the universe decides what happens,' Barr said.
Katie Feeney (social media content creator who has covered major sporting events): the Batmobile.
'I love superheroes, and I love any Marvel … type of movies,' Feeney said.
Natalie Grant (Grammy-nominated vocalist who sang the national anthem at the 2025 Indy 500): Herbie from 'The Love Bug.'
It was 'cute, felt like it was your friend, felt like it loved you. It was just like, how could you not love it?' Grant said.
Ephraim Owens (musician, composer and bandleader from Indianapolis who sang 'America the Beautiful' at the 2025 Indy 500): 'My son would hate me if I didn't say this, but 'Lightning McQueen' wins every time.'
Owens said his son loves that McQueen is 'really, really fast and he's funny. And he loves saying 'Ka chow.''
Michael Evans Behling (actor, known for 'All American' who attended Columbus North High School in Indiana): the Batmobile Tumbler from 'The Dark Knight.'
'I love its versatility and the fact that it can blow things up but also go silent,' Behling said.
Reggie Wayne (former Colts player and now wide receivers coach): 'Eleanor,' the 1967 Ford Mustang from 'Gone in 60 Seconds'.
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