▁car ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁age ▁and ▁decl ining ▁health . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁location ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁near ▁the ▁start / fin ish ▁line , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Vict ory ▁Pod ium ▁stage ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁P ag oda . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁only , ▁Mari ▁George ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁starting ▁grid ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁command , ▁and ▁then ▁she ▁rode ▁in ▁the ▁pace ▁car ▁with ▁A . ▁J . ▁Fo yt . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁gesture ▁to ▁Jim ▁N ab ors ' s ▁final ▁performance ▁at ▁Ind y , ▁the ▁starting ▁command ▁was ▁given ▁in ▁un ison ▁by ▁both ▁Mari ▁George ▁and ▁N ab ors , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁non - member ▁of ▁the ▁H ul man - Ge orge ▁family ▁had ▁given ▁the ▁command ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁now - mat ri arch ▁Mari ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁three ▁subsequent ▁gener ations ▁of ▁the ▁H ul man - Ge orge ▁family , ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁command ▁together . ▁Due ▁to ▁her ▁advanced ▁age , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁race ▁would ▁be ▁Mari ' s ▁final ▁turn ▁giving ▁the ▁command . ▁Later ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁Tony ▁George ▁gave ▁the ▁starting ▁command ▁for