#5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading teacher Created Resources #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
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28 The Golden Gate Bridge ©Teacher Created Resources 37 #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up Check Your Understanding / 4 Name ______________________________________________ 1. Which part of the passage is described like a curved triangle? a. cars c. Daytona Beach b. Daytona Speedway d. infield 2. How many miles long is the Daytona 500? a. 2.5 c. 200 b. 500 d. no limit 3. Which physical feature first attracted stock car racers to Daytona Beach? a. hurricanes c. the ocean b. wide roads d. dry, hard-packed sand on the beaches 4. Which of the following would be a good title for the passage? a. “The Birthplace of Automobile Racing” c. “Watching a Race” b. “Racing on Sand” d. “Dale Earnhardt Races” The most famous track in automobile racing is the Daytona International Speedway. It is located in Daytona Beach, Florida. This track is as important to its sport as the Rose Bowl is to football or Yankee Stadium is to baseball. The Daytona Beach area has been called “the birthplace of speed.” It got that name because car racers were running their cars on the twenty miles of hard-packed sand at this beach. This began in 1902. Stock car racing was born on these beaches. Auto races in the area became very popular in the years after World War II. In 1959, a new 2.5-mile-long modern course was completed. In addition, it had a new twist. This speedway was shaped like a curved triangle. It allowed fans in the grandstands to see approaching cars better. The raceway was banked a rather steep 31 degrees. This also improved viewing for the fans, and it increased the speed of the racing cars. All other major sports end their seasons with a championship series. Auto racing is different. The racecar season starts in February with its most important racing event, the Daytona 500, a 500-mile-long race. Almost 200,000 fans attend this race. The grandstand at the racetrack has seats for 168,000 fans. Thousands of other fans in motor homes camp in the infield. The track speed record was set in February of 1980 at 177.6 miles per hour. One of the most famous racecar drivers is Richard Petty. He won the Daytona 500 a record ten times. However, driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr., lost nineteen years in a row. He finally won in 1998. In 2001, he was killed in the last lap of the race. Interesting Places and Events Download 10.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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