Welcome to the month of May, race fans! The “Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” the Indianapolis 500, is May 24. How well do you know the drivers? Get in gear and try your hand at this word scramble, featuring names of popular Indy 500 drivers. The answers are at the bottom of the page.
This month’s PowerKids art was created by Matt Aull. This work won an honorable mention in the electric co-op Student Art Contest in 2004, when Matt was a fifth grader at Holy Spirit School in Indianapolis. It appeared in the
Cooperative Calendar of Student Art 2005.
Check out this year’s winning art ….Driver Scramble1. RADIO TARFINHCIT(He is a former 500 winner who drove in NASCAR last year.)
2. TCOST XNOID(He won the Indianapolis 500 last year.)
3. NOTY ANAKAN(This 2004 Indy Racing League champion has been called one of the best drivers never to have won the Indy 500.)
4. HAGMAR HALAR(The son of the 1986 Indy 500 winner, this 20-year-old drove in his first Indy 500 last year, coming in 33rd place.)
5. ICANDA TKAPICR(The Indy 500 Rookie of the Year in 2005, she became the first woman to win an Indy car race in 2008.)
6. AND LEWNHOD(This Panther Racing team member won the 2005 Indy 500.)
7. HARSA IFHERS(This fan favorite owns her own race team.)
8. LWIL REPWO(This Australian will be driving for the “power”ful Penske Racing this season.)
Answers:1. Dario Franchitti
2. Scott Dixon
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Graham Rahal
5. Danica Patrick
6. Dan Wheldon
7. Sarah Fisher
8. Will Power