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Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Did you know that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was actually built in 1909, not 1911? Host to balloon races, motorcycle races, an aviation meet and over 80 auto races, the Speedway was the center of many historical events before the first Indianapolis 500 was even a thought! Yet nowhere has this history ever been fully documented in one place, until now. --
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English
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Brief accounts of the activities of Ralph DePalma, Jimmy Murphy, Billy Arnold, Wilbur Shaw, Mauri Rose, Bill Vukovich, and other stars of America's 500-mile racing event. Speedway cars described range from the early Marmon Wasp to George Salih's winning Belond Exhaust Special.
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English
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"What's it like to race across the blacktop of the nation's most famous track? How does it feel to smash into a concrete wall while going over 200 miles per hour? This exciting, humorous, and poignant collection of tales takes readers inside the most exciting race in America. Newly updated, Tales from the Indianapolis 500 captures horrific collisions and sweet victories from drivers past and present. With the 100th race approaching, the excitement...
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English
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On May 30, 1958, thousands of racing fans poured into the infield at dawn to claim the best seats of the Indianapolis 500, unaware that they were going to witness one of the most notorious wrecks in racing history. Seconds after the green flag, a game of chicken spiraled out of control into a fiery 16-car pile-up that claimed the life of 29-year-old Indiana native and rising star Pat O'Connor. The other drivers escaped death, but the tragic 1958 Indy...
7) The chase
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Series
Fast track (Erin McCarthy) volume 4
Language
English
Description
Kendall Holbrook is determined to make it to the top, even with the challenge of being a woman on the male-dominated racing circuit. She doesn't have time for romance-especially not with racing rival Evan Monroe, the man who nearly crushed her dream years ago. Tricked into meeting him, Kendall is experiencing all those old feelings again-and she can't deny that they still have enough chemistry to set fire to the track.
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English
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Aspiring race car driver Kate Reilly goes looking for a full-time ride in the American Le Mans Series--and stumbles over a dead driver. When she takes that driver's job just hours later, she also takes pole position on the list of suspects in his murder. Suddenly she's in the hot seat with little time to clear her name and get ready to race a Corvette at Lime Rock Park. Amid suspicion, Kate buckles down, quickly getting to know the race car and team,...
9) Motor mouth
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Alexandra "Barney" Barnaby returns to take on a whole new set of bad guys, Florida heat, colorful and dangerous characters, and high-stakes adventure, all the while romancing gorgeous race car driver Sam Hooker."--from NoveList.
10) Dino-racing
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 440L
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text follow dinosaurs as they race against each other in dragsters, then off-road vehicles, and finally stock cars.
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English
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"From the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway to the dirt oval tracks in small Indiana towns, thousands of Hoosiers frequent the raceway of their choice each year. Today, there are an estimated 40 asphalt, clay, and dirt-covered oval tracks in Indiana where race fans cheer local drivers, often navigating jalopies pieced together from junkyard parts, to victory lane. Though many racetracks remain in operation throughout the state, dozens have fallen to...
12) Race day
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Series
Lexile measure
220L
Language
English
Description
Young readers are invited along on an automobile race, where they can see what it is like to race, take pit stops, and zoom around other cars.
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English
Description
"Barney Oldfield riveted his eyes into one of the 3.2 million bricks that paved America's First Super Speedway. He sought to blot out the din of a packed grandstand and the dangerous gusts that could sweep his car into the unforgiving concrete wall. A record run could restore his reputation as America's Speed King or cost him his life. A record run could deliver the telling blow in the raging culture war for the soul of American auto racing. Oldfield...
15) Fueled
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English
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"How is it the one thing neither of us wanted - neither of us anticipated that fateful night - has us fighting so hard to keep? We are driven by need and fueled with desire, but is that enough for us to crash into love?" -- Back cover.
Colton stole Rylee's heart, igniting feelings that she thought had died forever. She's seen glimpses of the darkness within him, and yet she's still here. How is it the one thing neither of them wanted-- neither of...
16) Pit crew pups
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's the day of the big race. Get ready to roll with Ryder, Rocky, and Chase.
17) Hot rod hamster
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Series
Hot Rod Hamster (Picture books) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A hamster, with the help of a canine junkyard dealer and his mouse assistants, builts a hot rod and drives it in a race against some very large dogs.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a Princess learns from her Fairy Godmother that she is in last place in a car race against such fairy tale notables as Humpty Dumpty, the Three Bears, and Rumpelstiltskin, she boldly rebuffs defeat and steps on the gas.
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