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10 Question Sports Quiz: 2002 Daytona 500 | NASCAR

A brief quiz about the 2002 Daytona 500. I hope you watched the race closely.

A multiple-choice quiz by racemany2k. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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racemany2k

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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69,053

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the 2002 Daytona 500 Champion?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who started on the pole for the Daytona 500?

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'The Big One' as the drivers call it, occurred on lap 148, it began when Jeff Gordon tapped the right-rear of this driver's car? Hint

Kevin Harvick

Sterling Marlin

Micheal Waltrip

Terry Labonte

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of these four drivers, which one of them DID NOT lead at least one lap? Hint

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Micheal Waltrip

Kurt Bucsh

Ken Schrader

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what will be shown in highlight reels for years to come, Sterling Marlin was seen getting out of his car during the red flag and doing what? Hint

Cleaning his windshield

Got out to stretch his legs

Talking the Winston Cup official

Pulling the fender away from the tire

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many caution flags were there in the race? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. The highest finishing rookie in the 500 finished 7th. Who was it? Hint

Kurt Busch

Jimmie Johnson

Ryan Newman

Shawna Robinson

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many Winston Cup Champions were in the 2002 Daytona 500? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Of the 43 drivers that raced in the 2002 Daytona 500, how many driver in the field are former winners of the race, AND have won the race more than 1 time? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 in 1959, he won $19,050 for the victory. Since then, who has won the largest purse ever given for winning the Daytona 500? Hint

Jeff Gordon

Dale Jarrett

Micheal Waltrip

Dale Earnhardt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the 2002 Daytona 500 Champion?

Answer: Ward Burton

Ward won the race in only his 6th start in the Great American Race. It was also the first Daytona 500 victory for car owners Bill and Gail Davis.

2. Who started on the pole for the Daytona 500?

Answer: 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.

3. 'The Big One' as the drivers call it, occurred on lap 148, it began when Jeff Gordon tapped the right-rear of this driver's car?

Answer: Kevin Harvick

Jeff Gordon had a run to make the pass on Harvick, but he tried to block the move and was tapped by Gordon. Since Harvick was running in the top 5 when the tap occurred, Harvick collected 17 other cars in the wreck. All drivers came out of the wreck ok.

4. Of these four drivers, which one of them DID NOT lead at least one lap?

Answer: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Earnhardt Jr had many problems during the race, he ran over some debris early and cut his right front tire, he cut another tire later in the race. He finished in 29th place, 29 laps down.

5. In what will be shown in highlight reels for years to come, Sterling Marlin was seen getting out of his car during the red flag and doing what?

Answer: Pulling the fender away from the tire

On the restart after Robby Gordons spin off turn 4, Sterling Marlin held back to gain some momentum on then leader, Jeff Gordon. When the green flag was shown the field bunched up and caused 5 cars to spin and wreck. The leaders took the green flag, but would come back around to get the yellow, Marlin got a run on Gordon and went underneath him, Gordon tried to block the move but hit Marlin in the right front, causing Gordon to spin and Marlin to bend the quarter panel into the tire.

He tried to fix it during the red flag, but NASCAR rules states that you are not allowed to work on the cars under the red flag. Marlin was pentalized and sent to the end of the longest line.

He finished 8th. Gordon finished 9th.

6. How many caution flags were there in the race?

Answer: 9

Though most of them were for wrecks, a few were for debris on the track.

7. The highest finishing rookie in the 500 finished 7th. Who was it?

Answer: Ryan Newman

Johnson started on the pole but had trouble late in the race but rallied to finish 15th. Robinson was caught in two different wrecks and finished 24th. Busch finished 4th but he is in is 2nd year on the Winston Cup circuit.

8. How many Winston Cup Champions were in the 2002 Daytona 500?

Answer: 6

The six are: Jeff Gordon - 95, 97, 98, 01, Terry Labonte - 85 and 96, Rusty Wallace - 89, Bobby Labonte - 00, Dale Jarrett - 99, and Bill Elliot - 88.

9. Of the 43 drivers that raced in the 2002 Daytona 500, how many driver in the field are former winners of the race, AND have won the race more than 1 time?

Answer: 4

There were six former winners in the race, but only 4 of them have won the Daytona 500 more than once: Jeff Gordon - 97 and 99, Dale Jarrett - 93, 96, and 00, Sterling Marlin - 94 and 95, Bill Elliot - 85 and 87. The other two former winner are 2001 Champion Micheal Waltrip and the 1986 winner Geoff Bodine.

10. When Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 in 1959, he won {$19,050} for the victory. Since then, who has won the largest purse ever given for winning the Daytona 500?

Answer: Dale Jarrett

When Jarrett won the 2000 Daytona 500, he won {$2,277,975} for the victory. Of course that includes a NO Bull 5 Million dollar bonus. Waltrip won 1.3 million for his win in 2001, that is the largest given with out the No Bull 5 bonus.

Source: Author racemany2k

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