2007 V8 Supercars Trivia Quiz

Answer: Toll HSV Dealer Team

Rick Kelly stayed with the Toll HSV Dealer Team for a third straight year, with West Australian Garth Tander partnering the younger Kelly brother in the Holden team.

Answer: Mark Skaife

Mark Skaife overtook Peter Brock for the most round wins in Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercar history at the 2007 Eastern Creek round. Skaife was partnered by the older Kelly brother, Todd Kelly.

Answer: James Courtney and Russel Ingall

The 2005 V8 Supercar champion Russel Ingall stayed in the #9 Caltex Ford Falcon, while former F1 test driver James Courtney will began his second year in V8 Supercars in the #4 Jeld Wen Ford. David Besnard was an endurance race driver for Stone Brothers at Bathurst and Sandown, when he teamed with Luke Youlden.

Answer: David Richards, Steven Richards, Mark Winterbottom

Prodrive ran the Ford Performance Racing outfit, and Prodrive was run by the controversial David Richards. Steven Richards and rising star Mark Winterbottom were the drivers for 2007.

Answer: Jason Richards and Greg Murphy

Jason Richards was joined by five-time Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy in 2007, with the latter moving from Supercheap Auto Racing to Tasman Motorsport.

Answer: 2

Jack Daniels were brought on as naming rights sponsors for the Perkins Motorsport team. Youngsters Jack Perkins and Shane Price were in the hot seats for Jack Daniels Racing in 2007.

Answer: WOW Sight and Sound

Brazilian Max Wilson drove for WPS Racing, but his crew is known as WOW Racing. His teammate at WPS Racing for a second straight year was Jason Bargwanna.

Answer: Craig Lowndes

Craig Lowndes almost won the 2006 V8 Supercar championship but lost out in the final race of the year. It was the first year Vodafone had naming rights to a V8 Supercar team, and Lowndes was be joined by former Formula Ford champion Jamie Whincup in the Triple 888 Race Engineering run outfit.

Answer: Dick Johnson

Dick Johnson was involved in the infamous 'rock' incident at the 1980 Bathurst 1000. A rock was thrown on to the track, and as soon as he hit that rock, he was sent into superstardom, with the public donating money for the car to be repaired. In 2007, Dick's Jim Beam Racing team had his son Steven and Will Davison in the Ford Falcons for a second consecutive year.

Answer: Round 4, Winton

Brad Jones retired from V8 Supercar racing with immediate effect at Winton in May. Jones handed the reigns of his Team BOC entry to Kiwi Simon Wills for the rest of the season. Wills was be partnered with Brad Jones' nephew, Andrew Jones.

Answer: Jason Bright and Alan Gurr

Bright had moved to the lead driver role at Britek Motorsport, after spending 2006 with Ford Performance Racing. Bright drove the #25 Fujistu Ford, while youngster Alan Gurr drove the #26 IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford.

Answer: Dean Canto and Lee Holdsworth

Dean Canto and Lee Holdsworth drove the Valvoline Cummins Commodores for the second straight year.

Answer: Paul Morris

Team Sirromet Wines was run by Paul Morris Motorsports, which in turn was run by Paul Morris. Morris drives the #67 Commodore, while Kiwi Fabian Coulthard drove the #39 Commodore.

Answer: 26

The Australian drivers competing in the 2007 V8 Supercar championship were:
Rick Kelly, Garth Tander, Mark Skaife, Todd Kelly, James Courtney, Russel Ingall, Jack Perkins, Shane Price, Jason Bargwanna, Andrew Jones, Brad Jones, Steve Johnson, Will Davison, Paul Dumbrell, Cameron McConville, Jason Bright, Alan Gurr, Dean Canto, Lee Holdsworth, Paul Morris, Steve Owen, Jamie Whincup, Craig Lowndes, Adam Macrow, and John Bowe.

Answer: 7

The drivers which came from oversees countries were: Jason Richards, Greg Murphy, Steven Richards, Max Wilson, Simon Wills, Fabian Coulthard, and Paul Radisich.