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2002 NASCAR in Review Trivia Quiz

Did you keep up with the season in the Winston Cup Series? If you didn't this will be a hard quiz. Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by racemany2k. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
racemany2k

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
103,219

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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846

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the 2002 Winston Cup Champion?

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many different drivers scored their first career Winston Cup win in 2002? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which driver won the most victories in the 2002 season? Hint

Matt Kenseth

Jeff Gordon

Kurt Busch

Tony Stewart

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the 2002 Rookie of the Year?

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many pole winners were there in the 2002 Winston Cup Season? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many different winners were there in the 2002 season? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jimmie Johnson finished 2nd in the final point standings?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which driver's streak of 16 consecutive seasons with at least one win, came to an end in the 2002 season?

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 2002 Tony Stewart became only the 25th different man to win the Winston Cup championship. Who was the 21st driver to win the Winston Cup? Hint

Dale Jarrett

Jeff Gordon

Alan Kulwicki

Bobby Labonte

10. The annual Winston Cup Banquet is held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, where they award the prize money to the 2nd through 10th place finishers in the point standings and crown the Champion. The battle was hard fought but this driver finished in the 10th position and got the last table at the banquet. Who is he? Hint

Dale Jarrett

Dale Earnhardt Jr

Ricky Rudd

Jeff Burton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the 2002 Winston Cup Champion?

Answer: Tony Stewart

After finishing 43rd in the 2002 Daytona 500, he climbed up the ladder and clinched his 1st career Winston Cup championship.

2. How many different drivers scored their first career Winston Cup win in 2002?

Answer: 5

Kurt Busch (Bristol), Jimmie Johnson (California), Ryan Newman (New Hampshire), Jaimie McMurray (Lowes) and Johnny Benson (North Carolina)

3. Which driver won the most victories in the 2002 season?

Answer: Matt Kenseth

North Carolina, Texas, Michigan, Richmond, and Phoenix.

4. Who was the 2002 Rookie of the Year?

Answer: Ryan Newman

Despite only winning one race, and finishing 6th in the final point standings, Newman won the hard fought Rookie battle with Jimmie Johnson.

5. How many pole winners were there in the 2002 Winston Cup Season?

Answer: 15

Ryan Newman (6), Jimmie Johnson (5), Bill Elliot (4), Tony Stewart (4), Jeff Gordon (3), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2), Ricky Craven( 2), the remaining drivers had 1 pole award: Todd Bodine, Ward Burton, Matt Kenseth, Dale Jarrett, Kevin Harvick, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace and Kurt Busch. (Sterling Marlin was on the pole twice, but this was because qualifying was rained out so the pole did not count torward the BUd Shootout.)

6. How many different winners were there in the 2002 season?

Answer: 18

Matt Kenseth (5), Kurt Busch (4), Tony Stewart (3), Jeff Gordon (3), Jimmie Johnson (3), Dale Jarrett (2), Dale Earnhardt Jr (2), Bill Elliot (2), Sterling Marlin (2), Ward Burton (2), the remaining drivers had only one victory: Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Ricky Rudd, Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte, Kevin Harvick, Johnny Benson and Jaimie McMurray.

7. Jimmie Johnson finished 2nd in the final point standings?

Answer: False

Despite an excellent year, Johnson ended up 5th in the standings after a streak of bad luck in the last 5 races, he still won 3 races and finished 2nd in the rookie of the year standings.

8. Which driver's streak of 16 consecutive seasons with at least one win, came to an end in the 2002 season?

Answer: Rusty Wallace

Wallace had a great year, finishing 7th in the final standings and was the only driver in the top 10 without a win.

9. In 2002 Tony Stewart became only the 25th different man to win the Winston Cup championship. Who was the 21st driver to win the Winston Cup?

Answer: Alan Kulwicki

Kulwicki won the title in 1992, Gordon was the 22nd, Jarrett was the 23rd, and Bobby Labonte was the 24th champion.

Answer: Ricky Rudd

Dale Earnhardt Jr, had the 10th spot for most of the final race, but he blew and engine in the closing laps and lost out to Ricky Rudd.

Source: Author racemany2k

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