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1. This Tennessee-born driver burst on the IndyCar scene in 2012 after claiming the Indy Lights championship the previous year. In 2017, he claimed the IndyCar title. Who is this American open wheel star?
2. Which of these North American cities has not historically held an IndyCar race on its city streets?
3. Which former Formula One driver came to IndyCar in 2016 and shocked the field when he won the Indianapolis 500 as a rookie?
4. Starting in 1997, Italian firm Dallara supplied which specific piece to all competing teams in the IndyCar Series?
5. This Kiwi won his debut race in the IndyCar series in 2003, and took the Series title that year as well. He went on to win four more championships too. Best known for driving the Target-sponsored #9 car for Chip Ganassi, what is his name?
6. Fan-favourite driver James Hinchcliffe goes by which "official" nickname?
7. The Friday before the Indianapolis 500 is known by which nickname?
8. A horrific last-lap crash in Houston in 2013 cut his career short, but he was still able to become a three-time Indianapolis 500, and four-time series champion. Who was this Scottish-born legend in American open wheel racing?
9. A businessman billionaire, this entrepreneur-turned-driver-turned-car owner made a stunning purchase of both the series and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2019.
10. Vitor Meira, Helio Castroneves, and Tony Kanaan are some of the prominent IndyCar drivers from which nation, that has hosted series events in the past?
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