: a single-seat open-cockpit racing car with the engine in the rear
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From midgets to Indy cars, from sprint cars to stock cars, Stewart was at home behind the wheel.—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026 The Java House Grand Prix of Arlington is quickly approaching with the first-of-its-kind Indy car race set to take place March 13-15, and fans in attendance will get treated to a special performance by a platinum-selling artist.—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2026 While Victim 2 took a pass on the hypercar offer -- as did an Indy car driver known as Victim 1 -- because of his suspicions about Rogers, Michael Mente did not.—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 The driver’s firesuit was designed by Hoffner as was the livery on his winning Indy car.—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Indy car
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Etymology
indy by shortening & alteration from Indianapolis, Indiana