Describes open-wheel race cars, the parts of these cars, the Indianapolis 500, different kinds of tracks, and driving gear, and introduces some champion drivers.
Tired of having her own accomplishments ignored, high school senior Casey, sister of the town's stock car racing champion, becomes the local track's first female driver and discovers that there is more to winning than crossing the finish line first.
The Hardy boys and their father solve a mystery involving inexplicable crashes of highspeed race cars being used to test an experimental turbine motor.
Discusses the origins and evolution of automobile racing, as well as important events and key personalities in the history of this competitive pastime.
Describes the education and training it takes to become a race car driver, and provides information on competitions such as the Indianapolis 500 and the Grand Prix, profiles of well-known race car drivers, stock car and rally racing, and more.
Looks at the history of the oldest and most famous automobile race in the United States, run each year since 1911 on Memorial Day Weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
