Ready to set the pace: Inside Tyrese Haliburton's preparations to lead the Indy 500 field to green

The face of the franchise will represent himself and the Pacers in front of 325,000 fans at the race and millions more watching at home.

Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton will be behind the wheel of the Corvette pace car to start Sunday’s Indy 500.

Tyrese Haliburton no longer needs to punch “Indianapolis Motor Speedway” into his phone’s maps. After 18 months as a member of the Indiana Pacers and thus an Indy resident, he knows exactly where to go.

Once he arrives at the track on Sunday, thoug…