My Speedway Car 2

My car was at the starting line.
My car was number nine.
I wonder if
when it was time.
They’d take off in a straight line.
How fast?
Would I be first?
Would I be last.
When the green flag dropped
When the green flag dropped
When the green flag dropped
I wondered whom I could pass.
The flagger on the stand put out a hand.
I wondered if I would be on the winner stand.
Then the green flag dropped.