INDY 500

PURPOSE:
TO DETERMINE THE AVERAGE SPEED FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS 500.  RATES PER LAP WILL BE CALCULATED AS WELL AS THE LENGTH OF EACH LAP.

MATERIALS:
INTERNET ACCESS AND CALCULATOR        

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:
DISTANCE =RATE X TIME

PROCEDURE:
RESEARCH THE CBS SPORTSLINE AUTORACING SITE:

http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/index.html
 

SEARCH THE INDY 500 STATISTICS.  YOU MAY GO TO A SEARCH ENGINE TO RESEARCH ALSO.

QUESTIONS:
1. WHO WON THE INDY 500 IN 1999?
 

2. WHAT WAS THE FASTEST LAP DRIVEN IN THE INDY 500 FOR 1999?
 

3. AT THIS RATE, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO COMPLETE ONE LAP OF THE INDY 500?  USE THIS FORMULA (TIME=DISTANCE /RATE)
 

4. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE “AVERAGE SPEED” DRIVEN FOR THE TOP TEN RANKED DRIVERS OF THE 1999 INDY 500?  (TOP 10 FINISHERS)
 

5. LIST THE NAMES OF THE TOP 10 FINISHERS OF THE INDY 500 1999.