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 Daytona 500
| With how many laps left did Dale Earnhardt pass Tony Stewart for the win? | Daytona 500: 2004 (celticpride) |
20. This was the first time Dale Jr. won the Daytona 500, and it was his third attempt since is father, Dale Sr., died at this track.
| Whose chances to win the race in the #25 Kodiak Chevrolet, took a hit when his radiator was punctured after he ran over a windshield that was lost from another spinning car? | 1991 Daytona 500 (tarheelg) |
Ken Schrader. Schrader ran over the windshield from Phil Barkdoll's #73 Oldsmobile. Ricky Rudd drove for Hendrick Motorsports but in the #5 Tide ride, Bodine drove the #11 for Junior Johnson, and Richmond used to drive the #25, but was deceased at the time of the 1991 Daytona 500.
| Who, driving for Junior Johnson, made a pit stop because he couldn't breathe due to gasoline fumes reaching the driver? | 1991 Daytona 500 (tarheelg) |
Geoff Bodine. Geoff Bodine, in the #11 Budweiser Ford, was involved in a crash with Jim Sauter. There was damage to the left rear quarter panel of the car near the fuel tank, and some of the damage apparently allowed fumes to escape from to the cockpit, causing Bodine's unscheduled stop.
| Who won the two Gatorade 150 Duels? | 2007 Daytona 500 (airforcefan22) |
Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon. Stewart won the first one over Dale Earnhardt Jr. Gordon won the second one over Kurt Busch.
| Who won the pole for the Daytona 500? | Daytona 500: 2004 (catch can man) |
Greg Biffle. Biffle gave Roush Racing its first Daytona 500 pole. Unfortunately, Biffle lost an engine in a practice session the day before the race, and had to start in back of the field. Greg came back though, and was able to finish 12th in the race.
| Who won the first Daytona 500? | Daytona 500 (debbijo) |
| Who won the first Daytona 500 in 1959? | Daytona 500 Winners (iroc_kingtrivia) |
Lee Petty. Well, it took three days to declare who the winner was, but when they did, it was Lee Petty who got the win. Petty started 12th and had only led 38 laps, but led the most important one.
| Who won the Daytona 500, the first points race of the 2004 season? | Daytona 500: 2004 (nightmare) |
Dale Earnhardt Jr.. Coming out of nowhere and with 28 laps remaining, Scott Wimmer in the #22, took on only two tires in the last round of pit stops, but it did not last long as Tony Stewart regained the lead with 25 laps to go. It was Tony and Dale Jr. down the last hopefuls, until Jimmy Fennick, crew chief of Busch, tried to make a deal with Tony Eury Jr., the crew chief of Dale Jr. Due to Dale Jr. putting Kurt two laps down earlier in the race, Busch would not draft with Dale Jr. and chose Tony Stewart who was battling. At any rate, Dale Jr. took the lead with 19 laps to go. It was down to Dale Jr., Stewart, and Kevin Harvick with 10 laps to go. The final results were: 1)Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2)Tony Stewart 3)Scott Wimmer 4)Kevin Harvick. 5)Jimmie Johnson, of the #48 Lowe's. Tony led the most laps with 97.
Dale Earnhardt. Although all those took turns leading the race, in 1998, it was Dale Earnhardt's turn to shine in the Daytona 500. He started 4th and showed how much he wanted that win by leading 105 of 200 laps. Thank you for taking my quiz.
| Who won the Daytona 500 in 1996? | Daytona 500 (debbijo) |
Dale Jarrett . Terry Labonte went on to win the Winston Cup that year.
Darrell Waltrip. In 1989, it was Darrell Waltrip that won the race. Waltrip started 2nd, led 25, and still had to count on his fuel to carry him to the end.
Mario Andretti. If you thought Richard Petty you are wrong (although it is a very good choice). The winner this year was Mario Andretti believe it or not. Andretti started 12th in the race and led an amazing 112 laps before it was all said and done.
| Who won the Daytona 500 four times between the years 1968 and 1984? | Daytona 500 (debbijo) |
Cale Yarborough. 1968, 1977, 1983 and 1984.
| Who won the 2006 Daytona 500? | The Prestigious Daytona 500 (Nightmare) |
Jimmie Johnson. Starting the season in 2006 was tough for the fans with a plethora of driver team changes, new paint schemes, and new faces behind the wheels. In a race which saw a new 'no bump-drafting' rule which meant no aggressive driving, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, and Kyle Busch were all black-flagged for 'aggressive driving' during the race. When the smoke cleared, it was Jimmie Johnson winning his first cup at Daytona. Casey Mears finished second, and Ryan Newman finished third.
| Who won the 2005 Daytona 500? | Daytona 500: 2005 (racemany2k) |
Jeff Gordon . Four time Cup Champion won his third Daytona 500, he becoming only the fifth driver in NASCAR history to win three Daytona 500s. He joins Richard Petty, Cale Yarbourough, Bobby Alison, and Dale Jarrett.
| Who won the 1991 Daytona 500? | 1991 Daytona 500 (tarheelg) |
Ernie Irvan. It was Irvan's second career win, and the second win for the Morgan-McClure #4 Kodak team, Irvan became the first Californian to win the race since Marvin Panch in 1961
| Who won the 1990 Daytona 500, later named the 'biggest upset race in history'? | Daytona 500 History (Nightmare) |
Derrike Cope. In a race that saw Dale Earnhardt nearly have the entire field lapped, Dale cut a rear tire on the final lap, kept his car on the track, but couldn't hold off Cope and Terry Labonte. Cope and Labonte battled it out with Labonte finishing second.
| Who won the "Waste Management Picking Up Places Award"? | Daytona 500: 2004 (celticpride) |
Jeff Gordon. Jeff Gordon started 39th and finished 8th. That means he picked up 31 positions.
| Who won his first Daytona 500 on February 17th, 2002? | 2002 Daytona 500 (debbijo) |
Ward . After starting 19th Burton worked his way up to the front by the midway point. After NASCAR red flagged the event due to a multi-car crash, Burton found himself leading the field for the restart and that is where he stayed right up until the checkered flag.
| Who were the two cars that started the crash on the final lap? | 2007 Daytona 500 (airforcefan22) |
5 and 17. Kyle Busch (5) got loose and ran into Matt Kenseth (17) sending cars spinning and Clint Bowyer flipping.
| Who was the winner of the 1975 Daytona 500? | Daytona 500 Winners (iroc_kingtrivia) |
Benny Parsons. Benny Parsons won the race in a surprising fashion. Starting way back in 32nd position, and leading only a mere 4 laps.
| Who was the rookie that finished in the top 5? | 2007 Daytona 500 (airforcefan22) |
David Ragan. David Ragan was 41st earlier in the race, but thanks to the big crash on the final lap, he pulled off a top 5!
| Who was the highest finishing rookie? | 2007 Daytona 500 (evolution2003) |
David Ragan. David Ragan finished in the top five with a fifth place finish. This was his first start in the number 6 car.
| Who was the highest finishing rookie in the race? | Daytona 500: 2005 (racemany2k) |
Travis Kvapil. There were two rookies in the race. Kvapil, a former truck series champion, and Kyle Busch, runner-up in the 2004 Busch Series, and younger brother on 2004 Nextel Cup Champion Kurt Busch.
| Who was the first 50 year old winner of the Daytona 500? | Daytona 500 History (Nightmare) |
Bobby Allison. Bobby won the 1988 Daytona 500 at 50 years and two months. Amongst all the accomplishments of the great #22, this was his third Daytona 500 win. His previous wins came in 1978 and 1982. His first win was in a Ford, while the other two were in a Buick.
| Who was on the pole for the race? | Daytona 500: 2005 (racemany2k) |
Dale Jarrett. Jarrett won the pole with a speed of 188.312.
| Who was leading the race at the restart after the caution for Robby Gordon's spin? | 2002 Daytona 500 (debbijo) |
Jeff Gordon. Gordon was trying to block Sterling Marlin but ended up turning himself around.
| Who was docked 100 points after failing inspection in qualifying? | 2007 Daytona 500 (airforcefan22) |
Michael Waltrip. Michael Waltrip got caught with an illegal substance in his intake manifold. The was docked 100 points and only got 73 from the race.
| Who was Dale Earnhardt's crew chief in 1991? | 1991 Daytona 500 (tarheelg) |
Kirk Shelmerdine. Shelmerdine left RCR after the 1992 season to pursue his own driving career, when Andy Petree took over before the 1993 Daytona 500. McReynolds was with Brett Bodine in the #26 Quaker State Buick for Kenny Bernstein during this race. He would work for Robert Yates before working for Richard Childress.
| Who started on the pole for the Daytona 500? | 2002 Daytona 500 (racemany2k) |
Jimmie Johnson . Johnson took the pole for the race in only his 4th Winston Cup start. He finished 15th in the race after a late race penalty for going below the yellow line.
| Who set the single-lap record for the Daytona International Speedway in 1987? | Daytona 500 (debbijo) |
Bill Elliott . He is nicknamed, 'Awesome Bill' ... 210.364 mph in a Ford.
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