Alabama High School Students Get Accelerated Learning At Barber Motorsports Park
By Gilbert Nicholson
Cars were racing fast and furious at the Barber Motorsports Park April 4 – even before the IndyCar drivers started practice.
It was the annual Education Event, where 150 students from five high schools partner with Alabama Power engineers to build and race miniature Pinewood Derby cars down a 20-foot slide.
Before the competition, they heard from Zach Veach, an IndyCar driver with Andretti Autosport, on the use of math and science in racing.The Education Event coincides with the annual Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama every April. High schools attending this year included Leeds, Anniston City, Pell City, Hewitt-Trussville and St. Clair County.
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