: a single-seat open-cockpit racing car with the engine in the rear
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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 Katherine Legge is used to being in the spotlight after years of driving Indy cars, so being the only woman competing in Sunday’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race would be no big deal.—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025 Another area shows Indy cars' fueling process, explaining how the crew can fill the tank in seven seconds.—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Indy car
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Etymology
indy by shortening & alteration from Indianapolis, Indiana
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