CHAPTER 1 THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 It's race day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Indianapolis 500 is about to start Thirty three engines roar to life The noise they make seems to shake the ground Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the most famous race tracks in the United States
THE BRICKYARD The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is often called the Brickyard That's because the track was originally covered in bricks Little by little the bricks were covered with asphalt By 1961 the entire track was asphalt except for a 36 inch 91 cm strip In the stands nearly 400 000 spectators cheer wildly For a moment the crowd is louder than the engines The person who starts the race waves a green flag The 500 mile
SURETO 805 km race is under way The cars head into the first turn on the oval shaped track Forty seconds later they have completed the first of 200 laps Indianapolis Motor Speedway's famous strip of bricks marks the finish line
