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A Season in Nascar Trivia Quiz

A lot happened in the 2006 Nascar season. Long winless droughts were broken, one driver got the first win of his career, and several races came down to the last lap. When it was all said and done, a new champion was crowned.

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

Author
Treasurehunter

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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243,863

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who were Nextel Cup, Busch, and Truck series champions in the 2006 Nascar season? Hint

Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Johnny Benson

Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., Ted Musgrave

Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Johnny Benson

Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Todd Bodine

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who won the 2006 Daytona 500?

Answer: (Two words or just surname)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these drivers did not win a race in the 2006 Nextel Cup season? Hint

Brian Vickers

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Kurt Busch

Ryan Newman

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Question 4 of 10

4. The 2006 Busch Series champion blew the competition out of the water winning by an extreme points margin. How many points separated first and second place in the points? Hint

824

1000

775

500

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which driver won the 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year award? Hint

Reed Sorenson

Denny Hamlin

Martin Truex Jr.

Clint Bowyer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which driver won the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway? Hint

Jeff Burton

Jimmie Johnson

Kasey Kahne

Matt Kenseth

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Question 7 of 10

7. Tony Stewart won five races in the 2006 Nascar season bringing his career win total to 29. At which of the following tracks did Tony not win in the 2006 season? Hint

Kansas City

Watkins Glen

Atlanta

Texas

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 2006, Nextel Cup driver Jeff Burton snapped a losing skid that spanned nearly five years. At what track did Jeff Burton break his drought and get back in victory lane? Hint

Darlington

Martinsville

Phoenix

Dover

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the 2006 Nascar Busch Series, a driver won his first career race after only 7 starts in the series. Name that driver and the track where this upset win occurred. Hint

Denny Hamlin, Mexico City

David Gilliland, Kentucky

Dave Blaney, Lowes

Tony Stewart, Daytona

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which driver did not lead a lap in the 2006 Daytona 500? Hint

Travis Kvapil

Bill Elliott

Greg Biffle

Kasey Kahne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who were Nextel Cup, Busch, and Truck series champions in the 2006 Nascar season?

Answer: Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Todd Bodine

Johnson won the Cup title, his first. Kevin Harvick beat Edwards by an 824 point margin to win his second title. Todd Bodine captured his first Craftsman Truck Series title.

2. Who won the 2006 Daytona 500?

Answer: Jimmie Johnson

Johnson started the season off with a win in Nascar's most coveted race and ended it with his first championship. He also had five wins, 13 top fives, and 24 top ten finishes.

3. Which of these drivers did not win a race in the 2006 Nextel Cup season?

Answer: Ryan Newman

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at Richmond in May. Kurt Busch's only win came at Bristol in March. Brian Vickers won the fall Talladega race after Johnson and Dale Jr. tangled on the last lap.

4. The 2006 Busch Series champion blew the competition out of the water winning by an extreme points margin. How many points separated first and second place in the points?

Answer: 824

Harvick defeated Edwards by 884 points to capture his second Busch Series title. Harvick won 10 races in the 2006 season.

5. Which driver won the 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year award?

Answer: Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin won two races and finished third in the points on his way to winning the Rookie of the Year award.

6. Which driver won the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway?

Answer: Kasey Kahne

Kahne out-dueled Jimmie Johnson and earned his first win in Nascar's longest race. Kahne won six races in the 2006 Nascar season.

7. Tony Stewart won five races in the 2006 Nascar season bringing his career win total to 29. At which of the following tracks did Tony not win in the 2006 season?

Answer: Watkins Glen

Stewart's other 2006 wins came at Martinsville in April and the July race at Daytona.

8. In 2006, Nextel Cup driver Jeff Burton snapped a losing skid that spanned nearly five years. At what track did Jeff Burton break his drought and get back in victory lane?

Answer: Dover

Before the second Dover race, it had been 175 races since Burton's previous win. He finally broke into the win column again and gave Cingular its first victory since 2003.

9. In the 2006 Nascar Busch Series, a driver won his first career race after only 7 starts in the series. Name that driver and the track where this upset win occurred.

Answer: David Gilliland, Kentucky

Gilliland's Kentucky win was his only top 20 of the season. Now that's what you call an upset! Blaney had made several starts in the series. Stewart and Hamlin did not get their first Busch win in 2006.

10. Which driver did not lead a lap in the 2006 Daytona 500?

Answer: Kasey Kahne

Elliott, Biffle, and Kvapil all led one lap in the race. Kahne finished 11th but did not lead a lap.

Source: Author Treasurehunter

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