automobile racing drivers

Shows children how the worlds fastest racing cars are driven; looks at the engineering and science of driving; puts the child behind the wheel in a variety of high-speed cars, including stock cars, Formula 1 cars and sports racers, demonstrating how to speed off the grid, negotiate corners and deal with skids, with feature boxes including a checklist of things to remember, fast facts with tips and trivia, and step- by-step sequences detailing race strategies for finishing first, and explains how to identify different kinds of racing cars, including historical models.

"Use math to solve problems about various famous races and drivers, all while learning race car facts"--.

Describes the history and achievements of notable families involved in stock car racing, including the Frances, the Pettys, and the Elliotts.

Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500. In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner brings to life the bygone era when drivers lived hard, raced hard, and at times died hard. Drawing from interviews, Garner expertly reconstructs the fateful events and decisions leading up to the sport?s blackest day, and the incriminating aftermath that forever altered the sport.

Enjoy a biography of NASCAR superstar, Matt Kenseth.

Profiles the families who have had the greatest impact on NASCAR history.

A biographical profile of the family of Bobby Allison, the story of the NASCAR legend and the Alabama Gang, the tragic deaths of Bobby's sons, and the contributions of the Allisons to NASCAR history.

Text and illustrations examine how a plant stays alive.

A biography of a successful stunt woman and holder of several world records who has been deaf since infancy.

A simple introduction to the NASCAR driver who is the son of another winning racer, Dale Earnhardt, Sr.