Sprint Car Racing

Explains Sprint Car Racing And Describes Why Some Cars Have Wings. Readers Learn How The Cars Are Made, Why They Have Wings, And How Much They Cost.

Sprint cars are all about speed and power. Huge names like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart used Sprint car racing as a stepping stone to their higher profile divisions. This title takes a close look at the history, the vehicles, the events, and the stars who make Sprint car racing unique. Complete with informative sidebars, a photo diagram, and much more. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

A look at the high-powered racing cars designed to race short distances.

Fans of sprint car racing know that every race is sure to be exciting. These odd-shaped, yet speedy, cars sprint and slide their way around tracks, throwing dirt and bumping into each other all the way. The first sprint cars, built just after World War I, were stripped-down Model T Fords. Today’s sprint cars are hi-tech machines that travel close to 140 miles (225 km) per hour. Their giant upside down wings help keep their wheels on the track. However, sooner or later, there’s going to be a crash! Readers will love the colorful photographs of these crazy sprint cars in action.

The most powerful, thrilling, and popular cars and drivers ever to race on dirt track ovals spring from these pages! Sprint car racing competition in and between the US, Australia and New Zealand has never been better than it is today. Sprint car fans are among the most loyal in motorsports, they are truly dedicated to the tracks, the drivers ......

An introduction to sprint car racing, including its history, how sprint cars are built, famous sprint car racers, groups that sponsor racing, and racing for kids.

Fast vehicles are cool, just ask any teen. Each ot these books focuses on speedy machines and how to get involved with them for recreation or competition.

For the Old World caught up in the traumas of a bitter conflict, Americas Indianapolis 500-mile race was a New-World beacon of auto-racing speed and excitement during the 1940s. While racing stopped in Europe in 1939, the Indy 500 raced on in 1940 and 41, bringing victories in both years for Wilbur Shaws Maserati. Racing resumed in 1946 with Shaw in charge of the Speedway, now owned by Tony Hulman. The post-war fields were full of exotic machinery from Fageols twin-engined four-wheel-drive car and the front-drive Blue Crowns-1947-48-49 winners-to the rear-engined Tucker Millers and Rounds Rocket plus the imported 1939 Mercedes-Benz of Don Lee and numerous Alfa Romeos and Maseratis. The first Kurtis racers made their debut, as did the awesome Novi. The six-cylinder Thorne Special won in 1946 and Indys only six-wheeled car competed as well. This new Ludvigsen Library book brings to dramatic life the spectacle and excitement of the 1940-1949 era at the Speedway.