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Are You an Indianapolis 500 Expert?

1. In what year was the Indianapolis Motor Speedway built?

2. Name two of the four founders who built the Speedway.

3. For what purpose was the Speedway built?

4. Who won the first or inaugural Indianapolis 500?

5. From 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 the Indianapolis 500 was not run. Why?

6. In 1936 a trophy became the official prize for the Indianapolis 500 winner. What is the name of the trophy?

7. Eddie Rickenbacker sold the Speedway in 1945. Who purchased the Speedway in 1945? Hint: Today, this family still owns the Speedway.

8. In 1957 the 500 Festival was created. What is the Festival’s purpose?

9. What is a pace car?

10. How many cars qualify and start the Indianapolis 500?

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11. How many miles is the Indianapolis 500?

12. How many laps must be completed to finish the Indianapolis 500?

13. What does the checkered flag represent?

14. Who was the first driver to officially run a lap at 200 miles per hour?

15. Name the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.

16. Who became the first driver to win four Indianapolis 500 races?

17. How many 500 Festival Princesses are selected each year?

18. Who was the first woman to lead the Indianapolis 500?

19. Name one of the many events the 500 Festival plans.

20. What does the Indianapolis 500 winner drink in Victory Circle?

How did you perform? 20 correct! You ROCK! Take the checkered flag because you are an

Indianapolis 500 expert.

18-19 correct Impressive. You are a competitor in the race.

16-17 correct Great. You qualified for the race with a decent speed.

14-15 correct Whew. You made the race.

12-13 correct Whoa. You are on the bubble to be bumped from the race.

0-11 correct Sorry. Head back to the pits for some adjustments.

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Building Indianapolis 500 Schema

Use the Student Informational Text to answer the following questions.

1. Why is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway nicknamed “The

Brickyard”?

2. Looking at the timeline from 1901 to 1959, what is the most important event listed? Explain your answer.

3. Is safety a priority for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Support your answer with specific examples.

4. The Speedway’s “Winged-Wheel” is one of the most recognizable logos in sports. What do the wheel and wings represent?

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5. Look at the Speedway’s logos from 1990 to the current year. Why is the “Winged-Wheel” logo significantly different for 2009-2011?

6. Look at the events on the timeline from 1977 to 2015. In your opinion, what is the most important event? Explain your answer.

7. Reread the first and second paragraphs on page five. Explain the phrase “volunteer spirit” in the second paragraph.

8. The parade is one of the 500 Festival’s most popular events. According to the passage, what evidence supports that the parade is popular?

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The History of the Indianapolis 500 & the 500 Festival Timeline Research Sheet

As you view the History of the 500 video, fill in the date for each event.

Date Event 1._____________ Carl Fisher, with three partners, built the

Speedway. 2._____________ A balloon race was the first event held at the

track. 3._____________ 80,000 people witnessed the first car race.

Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500. 4._____________ A new group headed by WWI flying ace

Captain Eddie Rickenbacker took over the Speedway.

5._____________ Louis Meyer was the first driver to win the

race three times and the first driver to receive the Borg-Warner trophy. He also began the tradition of drinking milk in Victory Lane.

6. _____________ Tony Hulman from Terre Haute stepped in to

take over the Speedway after the track was shut down during WII.

7. _____________ The Indianapolis 500 was held again after the

track was shut down during WWII.

8. _____________ The 500 Festival was created. 9. _____________ The first Mini-Marathon was held.

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10._____________ Tom Sneva broke the 200 miles per hour record. A.J. Foyt became the first four-time winner. The first female, Janet Guthrie, raced in the Indianapolis 500. 11._____________ Al Unser became the second driver to win the

500 four times and became the oldest driver to win the race.

12._____________ Tony George became president of the

Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 13._____________ Willie T. Ribbs was the first African American

to race at Indy. Rick Mears was the third driver to win four times.

14._____________ In the closest finish, Al Unser, Jr. beat Scott

Goodyear by 43 thousandths (0.043) of a second.

15._____________ The first NASCAR race at the Speedway, the

Brickyard 400, was held. 16._____________ The first Formula One race at the Speedway,

the United States Grand Prix, was held. 17._____________ Danica Patrick was the first female to lead laps in the Indianapolis 500. 18._____________ The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted the

first Red Bull Indianapolis GP race featuring the MotoGP series.

19._____________ Four women, Ana Beatriz, Simona

DeSilvestro, Sarah Fisher, and Danica Patrick, qualified for the Indianapolis 500.

20._____________ The Grand Prix of Indianapolis, the first

IndyCar road course race at IMS, was run.

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Numbers, Numbers, Numbers of

the Indy 500

Math is constantly used for Indy 500 events. Read about the following situations and determine the answers.

The Mini-Marathon 1.) The first Mini-Marathon was held in 1977. Two-time Olympic marathon medalist Frank Shorter won the 13-mile event in 1:03:56. At the 25th running of the Mini-Marathon Kenyan Simon Ron crossed the finish line in 1:02:36. Which runner had the faster time? Why? How much faster was his time? The 500 Festival Queen and Her Court 2.) Beginning in 1959, 33 women have been selected each year in the spring to be 500 Festival Princesses. The women must live in Indiana and attend an Indiana college or university. They are chosen based on good grades, community service, and speaking skills. Since 1959, what is the total number of women who have been chosen to serve as a 500 Festival Princess? Qualifications 3.) Each year, qualifications are held for the Indy 500. To qualify for one of the 33 starting positions, a driver must complete a 4-lap qualification run. If the track is 2.5 miles in length, how many miles does the driver travel to qualify? Indy 500 Race

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4.) If your family were to purchase a new mini-van, the cost is approximately $26,000. Determine how much money it costs to build one car for the Indy 500. Chassis (Car Frame) $309,000 4 Wheels (Set) $10,000 4 Tires (Set) $1,600 Engine $125,000 Gearbox $35,000 Electronics $25,000 What is the difference between the cost of a mini-van and a race car? 5.) Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 with an average speed of 74.602 miles per hour. Eddie Cheever won the Indianapolis 500 in 1998 with an average speed of 145.155. Who was faster? How much faster was he? 6.) In 1977, Janet Guthrie was the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. She qualified for the race a total of three times in her career. Look at the chart below. What is the total number of laps she completed in the three Indianapolis 500’s in which she competed?

Janet Guthrie at the Indianapolis 500

Race Year Laps Completed

1977 27

1978 190

1979 3

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Numbers, Numbers, Numbers of

The 500 Festival Parade

1.) Each year, approximately 14 floats are designed and constructed to be included in the IPL 500 Festival Parade. The workers who build the floats must use many measurements. The floats are built on flat bed trucks, and the surface area is covered with material. If the flat bed has a length of 15 feet and a width of 8 feet, how many square yards of material are needed to cover the floor of the float? 2.) The IPL 500 Festival Parade is one of the largest parades in the United States. Through the years, various personalities including President Gerald Ford, Mickey Mouse, military personnel, and movie stars have served as Grand Marshal. Many people walk in the parade. The parade features 85 units. For each unit, 2 people hold a banner to announce the unit, and 2 more volunteers accompany the unit. The parade includes 8 balloons with each balloon requiring 30 people to handle the balloon. In addition, 12 marching bands with 75 members each participate in the parade. Finally, the Big Walking American Flag requires 38 people. How many people walk in the parade?

3.) Before the parade, tickets are sold for seating. Weeks before the event, temporary bleachers are built along the streets of downtown Indianapolis. The morning of the event chairs are placed along the parade route. If 25,300 tickets are sold and 24,350 are bleacher seats, how many chairs must be set up for the other people who bought tickets?

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4.) Each year the IPL 500 Festival Parade is broadcast on national television. The parade is scheduled for two hours of television time. Organizers must plan a parade that is not too short or not too long. The parade is divided into units. Look at the chart and determine if the parade is too short, too long, or just right for television.

Unit Number Estimated Minutes for TV

Filming

1 20

2 21

3 17

4 16

5 12

6 19

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5.) Four days before the 1997 500 Festival Parade, a fire destroyed 10 of the 14 floats. People wanted to know if the parade would be canceled. During the first two days after the fire, the Festival received an average of 22 incoming calls a minute. How many calls did the Festival receive in an hour? How many calls did the Festival receive in 12 hours?

**The parade went off as planned four days later. More than 250,000 people lined the streets to view huge posters and replicas of the floats.

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Qualifications Math

1.) The Indiana Racing Club heads to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for qualifications. The group includes 19 children and 6 adults. If 3 adults own vans that seat 8 people and 3 adults own cars that seat 5 people, what is the fewest number of vehicles the group can take to the track? 2.) Admission to the track is $10 for adults and $5 for children. How many tickets will they buy for 19 children and 6 adults? How much will it cost for the entire group to attend Pole Day? 3.) The group heads to the stands to watch the cars. Calvin uses his stopwatch to time the cars as they race around the 2.5 mile track. Calvin times Marco Andretti at 40.55 seconds for one lap and Ed Carpenter at 40.36 seconds for one lap. What is the difference in the drivers’ one lap times? Who is faster? __________________________ How do you know he is faster? 4.) Before leaving the track, Calvin stops at the gift shop. He has $20 in his pocket to buy souvenirs. Calvin wants to buy a Graham Rahal t-shirt for $16.25. Calvin’s sister is a Sarah Fisher fan. He wants to surprise his sister with the Sarah Fisher pencil set for $1.95. Estimate the cost of the souvenirs. _____________________________ Does Calvin have enough money? Why or why not? Be sure to include the exact cost of both items to support your explanation.

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Indy by the Numbers

1.) Race teams must be aware of the weather conditions. Temperature affects the tires. According the National Weather Service report, the hottest race was in 1937 at 92°. The coldest race occurred in 1992 with a temperature of 58°. What is the difference in the record temperatures? 2.) The Foyt family has been involved in racing for many years. A.J. Foyt, at the age of 57, is the oldest driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, in 1992. His grandson, A.J. Foyt IV, is the youngest driver to start the race. In 2003 Foyt, IV qualified for his first race at the age of 19. What is the difference in their ages? How many years passed between A.J. Foyt’s final Indy 500 and A.J. Foyt IV’s first Indianapolis 500? 3.) If you were an Indy 500 driver which of the car numbers in the chart would you choose for your car? Explain why you would choose that number.

CAR NUMBER HISTORY – RACE WINNERS

Car #

Wins Last Win (Driver) Car #

Wins Last Win (Driver)

1 7 1971 (Al Unser) 6 5 2006 (Hornish)

2 8 1978 (Al Unser) 7 2 1949 (Holland)

3 11 2009 (Castroneves) 8 3 1956 (Flaherty)

4 5 1993 (Fittipaldi) 9 4 2008 (Dixon)

5 6 1997 (Luyendyk) 10 1 2010 (Franchitti)

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4.) The fans love close finishes. In numerous races, the winner beat the second-place finisher by less than one second…now that’s close! Use the following statistics to create a chart that ranks the top five closest finishes. 1992 – Al Unser, Jr. beat Scott Goodyear by .043 of a second. 2006 – Sam Hornish, Jr. beat Marco Andretti by .063 of a second. 2013 – Tony Kanaan beat Carlos Muñoz by .115 of a second. 2014 – Ryan Hunter-Reay beat Helio Castroneves by .060 of a second. 2015 – Juan Pablo Montoya beat Will Power by .104 of a second. 5.) In 1911, Ray Harroun collected $14,250 in prize money for the victory. Helio Castroneves won the race 2009 and holds the record for the largest amount of prize money for the win. Castroneves earned $3,048,005 for the win. How much more money did Castroneves’ team collect for the 2009 victory than Ray Harroun received in 1911?

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500 Festival

If you could choose a theme for the 500 Festival, what would it be? Why would you choose this theme? What kind of events and activities would you plan for the theme? Why would this be the best theme?

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Mini Float Plan Team Members: _________________________________________ Topic of the Float: ________________________________________ Title of the Float: _________________________________________

Sketch of Float

Materials for float construction:

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Verizon IndyCar Series Flag Design

Design a flag for the flagman to use during the race with the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers. Explain how the flag will help the drivers.

Purpose of the flag:

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Let’s Go Racing Budget

Team Sponsor Name __________________ Car Number ____

Activity Payment/

Debit (-) Deposit/ Credit (+)

Balance

Sponsor money Engine 10,000 Wheels and tires 4,000 Chassis Driver

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Let’s Go Racing Team Sponsor Cards

Make one copy of this sheet. Cut apart the cards. Each team picks a card to determine the team’s sponsor and beginning balance.

Bodacious Bubble Gum

$100,000

Merry Market

$90,000

Terrific Tires

$90,000

Fast Track Tennis Shoes

$90,000

Checkered Cola

$100,000

Dairy Farmers of America

$80,000

Winner’s Water

$80,000

Princess Jewelry

$100,000

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Let’s Go Racing Event Cards

Run one copy of the cards. Cut apart the cards. Shuffle and stack the cards.

Energetic Engines Company is impressed with the team’s engineers. The company wants to be a minor sponsor on the car! CREDIT = $5,000

Congratulations! Your driver won the Pole Award—fastest qualifier on Pole Day. CREDIT = $2,000

The good news is your team does not need new wheels. The bad news is your team needs new tires due to many laps of testing. DEBIT = $2,000

Oh no! The driver ripped the fire suit. The team must purchase a new suit. DEBIT = $1,000

Officials have found that the odd number cars have brake problems. All odd number teams must buy brakes. DEBIT = $1,000

Rain, rain go away! The entire team needs umbrellas. Buy 20 umbrellas at $10 for each umbrella. DEBIT = $200

The Marketing Director for your team found another sponsor, Mirrors and More. CREDIT = $5,000

The driver is a fan favorite! T-shirts and hats with the driver’s name are hot items. Souvenirs are selling fast. CREDIT = $2,000

Whoa! The driver scraped the wall. The right side of the car needs fresh paint. DEBIT = $1,000

Time to pay the entry fee for the Indianapolis 500. Every team must pay the fee. DEBIT = $5,000

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Event Cards

The team finished 3rd place in last month’s race. The prize money arrived today! CREDIT = $10,000

Safety is always important! The driver needs a new helmet. Purchase a custom made helmet. DEBIT = $1,000

Computers are used every day at the track. All even numbered cars need to update their software. Purchase software update. DEBIT = $1,000

Everyone wants to learn more about your driver. The Public Relations Director must purchase folders and photos for the new press kits. DEBIT = $1,000

Rookies are required to participate in Rookie Orientation. All teams with a rookie driver must budget extra money for the orientation. DEBIT = $3,000

Wow! Your team is lightning quick in the pits. The team won the Pit-Stop Competition held on Carburetion Day. CREDIT = $5,000

Go, go, go! Your driver passed more cars than other driver in the race. The team receives prize money for the accomplishment. CREDIT = $1,000

That was a great pit stop. Unfortunately, the driver ran over the air hose leaving the pits. The team receives a fine. DEBIT = $500

Your driver is fast on the track, but the driver is slow off the track. The driver was late to the mandatory drivers’ meeting and received a fine. DEBIT = $500

Congratulations, your driver was leading at the halfway mark of the race. The team receives prize money. CREDIT = $1,000

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Alike or Different? __________________

___________________

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Race Can Data Sheet Team Name:_______________________________ 1. Define the Problem

2. Research/Prior Knowledge

3. Develop Multiple Ideas for a Solution

4. Develop and Create a Prototype

5. Test, Evaluate, and Redesign

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Description of the Variable

Test 1 Time

Test 2 Time

Test 3 Time

Average Time

Our team will use _______________________________ in our can because…

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In the Driver’s Seat

Imagine you are a Verizon IndyCar Series driver. Tell about the race at the Indianapolis 500. What happens? How do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

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Lights, Camera, Action!

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the 500 Festival need your help. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s history includes lots of information and many traditions. In addition, May is filled with many exciting events. To inform others, you are being asked to write and perform a commercial.

Remember: Commercials are short. You have to be organized! Use the following checklist to help you prepare for the commercial.

_____ What information do you want to share with the audience? Include at least five interesting facts about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and/or the 500 Festival.

_____ How do you catch the audience’s attention at the beginning? (a

question, a visual, a song, a rhyme, etc.) _____ How will you end your commercial to make it memorable for

your audience? _____ Are you using any props in your commercial? _____ Is your commercial easy to understand? Can the audience

follow the commercial the entire time?

When you rehearse the commercial, practice the following skills:

_____ Be convincing. _____ Speak clearly. _____ Project your voice. _____ Make eye contact. _____ Use expression with your voice and face

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Lights, Camera, Action! Rubric

Subject Knowledge

Organization Presentation Skills

Checkered

Flag

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The student includes 5 or more facts about the Indianapolis 500 and 500 Festival. The student demonstrates exceptional knowledge of the Indianapolis 500.

The student presents the information in such a way that the audience can follow the commercial all the time.

The student is very convincing. The student speaks clearly and uses excellent voice projection. The student makes eye contact and uses expression throughout the commercial.

Green Flag

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The student includes 4 interesting facts about the Indianapolis 500 and 500 Festival. The student shares information about the Indianapolis 500.

The student presents the information in such a way that the audience can follow the commercial most of the time.

The student is convincing. The student speaks clearly and uses good voice projection. The student makes eye contact and uses expression throughout most of the commercial.

Yellow Flag

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The student includes 3 facts about the Indianapolis 500 and 500 Festival. The student is familiar with the Indianapolis 500.

The student presents the information in such a way that the audience can follow the commercial some of the time.

The student speaks clearly and uses decent voice projection most of the time. The student makes some eye contact and hints at some expression.

Red Flag

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The student includes 1 or 2 facts about the Indianapolis 500 and 500 Festival.

The student presents the information in such a way that the audience cannot follow the commercial.

The student mumbles and is difficult to hear. The student makes little or no eye contact.

Score

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