: a single-seat open-cockpit racing car with the engine in the rear
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Katherine Legge is used to being in the spotlight after years of driving Indy cars, so being the only woman competing in Sunday’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race would be no big deal.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
Another area shows Indy cars' fueling process, explaining how the crew can fill the tank in seven seconds.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
His first-person stories include supersonic flights in eight separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 ft; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Boston’s 148 points and 62 field goals are NBA Finals records.
1987 — 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna.
1990 — Arie Luyendyk wins the fastest Indianapolis 500 by overpowering former winner Bobby Rahal over the final 33 laps, for his first Indy car victory in 76 races.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
Another area shows Indy cars' fueling process, explaining how the crew can fill the tank in seven seconds.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
His first-person stories include supersonic flights in eight separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 ft; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Boston’s 148 points and 62 field goals are NBA Finals records.
1987 — 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna.
1990 — Arie Luyendyk wins the fastest Indianapolis 500 by overpowering former winner Bobby Rahal over the final 33 laps, for his first Indy car victory in 76 races.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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“Indy car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indy%20car. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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