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Quiz about CART Racing Challenge
Quiz about CART Racing Challenge

CART Racing Challenge Trivia Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by mattfeth. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
mattfeth
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
50,750
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
9 / 20
Plays
436
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Question 1 of 20
1. What 2 CART drivers were past teammates in Toyota Atlantic? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Patrick Carpentier was what? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. What do the 92, 93 and 94 series Champions all have in common? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. As of 2001, who was the only Japanese driver to win the Toyota Atlantic Championship? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. As of 2001, who was the first Japanese driver to win a CART sanctioned event? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. When Chip Ganassi expanded his team to 2 cars in 1993, who were the 2 drivers? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Of these former F1 drivers, who posted the first victory? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. As of 2001, which CART team owner was never a CART driver? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. What Team was purchased by Chip Ganassi racing to start his own team? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Which driver drove a car patterned after his nation's flag? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Which driver was not killed during a CART event? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. What sponsor replaced 'Players Ltd' at Team Green? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Who was the first driver to sport Herdez sponsorship in ChampCars? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. How many races did Scott Goodyear race in 95 with TASMAN racing? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. How many cars sported major sponsorship from Fuel and Oil companies in 1996? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. What former F1 driver spent one year with Hogan racing and then left the series for sportscar racing? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. What IRL driver never won a CART ChampCar race? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. What former Indy lights driver was the lead stunt driver for the movie 'Driven'? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Which of the following was not a major Bettenhausen Team sponsor? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Which Indy Lights team did Canadian Paul Tracy win the Lights title for in 1990? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What 2 CART drivers were past teammates in Toyota Atlantic?

Answer: Memo Gidley and Alex Barron

Memo and Alex were teammates at Lynx.
2. Patrick Carpentier was what?

Answer: 1996 Atlantic Champ

Pat was the 96 Toyota Atlantic Champion with Lynx Racing.
3. What do the 92, 93 and 94 series Champions all have in common?

Answer: They were all in the first year with a new team

Mansell was with Newman-Haas, Rahal with his own team and Unser with Penske. It was the first year of the respective contracts with each team.
4. As of 2001, who was the only Japanese driver to win the Toyota Atlantic Championship?

Answer: Hiro Matsushita

Hiro actually won the championship, even though he was a consistent backmarker in ChampCars.
5. As of 2001, who was the first Japanese driver to win a CART sanctioned event?

Answer: Shigeaki Hattori

Shigeaki Hattori won an Indy Lights race a few years ago claiming that record. Although Hiro won in Atlantics before that, at the time it was not sanctioned by CART, but the SCCA.
6. When Chip Ganassi expanded his team to 2 cars in 1993, who were the 2 drivers?

Answer: Luyendyk and Cheever

Luyendyk and Cheever were the drivers. Luyendyk ran the entire season and Cheever ran a limited schedule with Ganassi.
7. Of these former F1 drivers, who posted the first victory?

Answer: Alex Zanardi

Zanardi won in 96 and Blundell and Big Mo in 97. Boesel has never won as of 2001 in CART.
8. As of 2001, which CART team owner was never a CART driver?

Answer: Dan Gurney

Gurney did drive ChampCars, but not during the CART era.
9. What Team was purchased by Chip Ganassi racing to start his own team?

Answer: Patrick

Ganassi was a part-owner with Patrick and then purchased the team in whole when Emmo Fittipaldi moved on to Penske.
10. Which driver drove a car patterned after his nation's flag?

Answer: Christian Fittipaldi

Fittipaldi drove for Walker in 1995. Fittipaldi's car, when viewed from above, looked like the Brazilian flag.
11. Which driver was not killed during a CART event?

Answer: Scott Brayton

Brayton died in an IRL sanctioned event - the Indy 500, during practice after claiming the pole that year.
12. What sponsor replaced 'Players Ltd' at Team Green?

Answer: Brahma

Brahma, a Brazilian beer company spent a year with Green before KOOL came on board.
13. Who was the first driver to sport Herdez sponsorship in ChampCars?

Answer: Carlos Guerrero

Guerrero was first, before being replaced by Jourdain.
14. How many races did Scott Goodyear race in 95 with TASMAN racing?

Answer: 3

Indy 500, Mid-Ohio, and Vancouver.
15. How many cars sported major sponsorship from Fuel and Oil companies in 1996?

Answer: 8

Castrol sponsored Fangio and Jones. Herta was sponsored by Shell. Andretti was sponsored by Texaco. DeFerran was sponsored by Pennzoil. Fernandez was sponsored by Quaker State. Gordon was sponsored by Valvoline. And finally, Walker's second car was sponsored by Valvoline's DuraBlend (various drivers).
16. What former F1 driver spent one year with Hogan racing and then left the series for sportscar racing?

Answer: JJ Lehto

Lehto was left out of a ride at the end of the season and moved on to sportscars.
17. What IRL driver never won a CART ChampCar race?

Answer: Eddie Cheever

Cheever has won several IRL races, but never won in CART, nor did he win in F1 either.
18. What former Indy lights driver was the lead stunt driver for the movie 'Driven'?

Answer: David Empringham

Empringham was contacted for the job and hand picked the other drivers for the staged movie racing scenes. The drivers included former Player's Team colleagues Lee Bentham and Bertran Godin.
19. Which of the following was not a major Bettenhausen Team sponsor?

Answer: Amway

Amway was a primary sponsor for Scott Brayton at Simon racing before he left the series as a regular.
20. Which Indy Lights team did Canadian Paul Tracy win the Lights title for in 1990?

Answer: Brian Stewart Racing

Tracy won the title for BSR back then. BSR is still in operation today (2001).
Source: Author mattfeth

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