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FOCUS

READERS

by Wendy Hinote Lanier

INDY CARS

Lets Roll

FOCUS

READERS

Wendy Hinote Lanier is a native Texan and former elementary teacher who writes

and speaks to children and adults on a variety of topics. She is the author of more

than 20 books for children and young people. Some of her favorite people are dogs.

About the Author

www.northstareditions.com

Copyright 2017 by North Star Editions, Lake Elmo, MN 55042. All rights

reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any

means without written permission from the publisher.

Produced for North Star Editions by Red Line Editorial.

Photographs : Jeff Roberson/AP Images, cover, 1; Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire/

AP Images, 45; Action Sports Photography/Shutterstock Images, 7, 25;

HodagMedia/iStockphoto, 9, 2223, 29; AP Images, 1011, 13; HodagMedia/

Shutterstock Images, 15, 1617, 2627; Sergei Bachlakov/Shutterstock Images,

19; Zoran Karapancev/Shutterstock Images, 21

ISBN

978-1-63517-051-1 (hardcover)

978-1-63517-107-5 (paperback)

978-1-63517-208-9 (ebook pdf)

978-1-63517-158-7 (hosted ebook)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016951024

Printed in the United States of America

Mankato, MN

November, 2016

Synched Read-Along Version by:

Triangle Interactive LLC

PO Box 573

Prior Lake, MN 55372

978-1-68444-284-3 (e-book)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

The Indianapolis 500

CHAPTER 2

Indy Car History

CHAPTER 3

What Is an Indy Car?

CHAPTER 4

Indy Cars of Today

HOW IT WORKS

The Dallara Chassis

The Dallara Chassis

CHAPTER

THE INDIANAPOLIS

Its race day at Indianapolis Motor

Speedway. The Indianapolis

is about to start. Thirty-three

engines roar to life. The noise they

make seems to shake the ground.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

is one of the most famous race

tracks in the United States.

In the stands, nearly 400,000

spectators cheer wildly. For a

moment, the crowd is louder than

the engines.

The person who starts the race

waves a green flag. The 500-mile

THE BRICKYARD

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is often

called the Brickyard. Thats because the track

was originally covered in bricks. Little by

little, the bricks were covered with asphalt.

By 1961, the entire track was asphalt except

for a 36-inch (91-cm) strip.

(805-km) race is under way. The

cars head into the first turn on the

oval-shaped track. Forty seconds

later, they have completed the first

of laps.

Indianapolis Motor Speedways famous strip of

bricks marks the finish line.

For the next three hours, drivers

compete for the lead. Race officials

keep a close watch on the position

and time of each car. At last, drivers

see the checkered flag. Fans roar

their approval as the winner crosses

the finish line.

Winners of the Indy are given a

bottle of milk to celebrate their win.

FUN FACT

Drivers can have average speeds of greater

than miles per hour (290 km/h).

CHAPTER

INDY CAR HISTORY

In the early 1900s, the car

business was brand new. As new

models were built, carmakers

started looking for ways to test

them. They built a test track near

the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.

In the first Indianapolis 500,

mechanics rode with the drivers.

They began hosting short races on

the track.

In 1911, the carmakers held a

long race to attract more publicity.

They wanted people to see their

newest car models. They decided

the race would be miles

(805 km) long. The Indianapolis

was born.

FUN FACT

Approximately 90,000 people paid

$1 each to see the first Indianapolis

in 1911.

By the mid-1920s, the

Indianapolis had become a

high-paying race for professional

drivers. The race cars had

no tops and only one seat.

George Souders won the 1927 Indianapolis

Racing mechanics tinkered with

the engines to make them go faster.

The cars became known as Indy

cars because they were designed

A CONFUSING

BEGINNING

The first Indy was a confusing mess.

There were no electronic sensors to help

keep track of the cars. As the leaders began

to lap the slower cars, it was difficult to

tell who was winning. Finally, after hours

and minutes of racing, Ray Harroun was

declared the winner.

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