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NASCAR Challenge Trivia Quiz

If you are a die-hard NASCAR fan than this is the ultimate quiz for you!

A multiple-choice quiz by Budweiser8. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Budweiser8

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,383

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 25

Plays
958

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Question 1 of 25

1. What year did Jeff Gordon NOT win the Brickyard 400? Hint

1996

1998

1994

2001

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Question 2 of 25

2. When Bill Elliott won the Winston Million in 1985: which one of these four Winston Million races did Bill NOT win that year? Hint

World 600, Charlotte

Winston 500, Talladega

Daytona 500, Daytona

Southern 500, Darlington

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Question 3 of 25

3. What was Rusty Wallace's car number when he won the ASA title in 1983? Hint

#72

#66

#27

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Question 4 of 25

4. What place did Dale Earnhardt finish in his final race at the 2001 Daytona 500? Hint

6th

21st

18th

12th

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Question 5 of 25

5. When Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran a limited Busch Grand National schedule in 1997, which of these four sponsors were NOT one of his primary sponsors? Hint

Sikkens

AC Delco

Gargoyles

Wrangler

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who was the first NASCAR driver to use Budweiser as a primary sponsor back in 1983?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 7 of 25

7. From 1984 to 1993, how many Winston Cup races did Rusty Wallace win while driving a Pontiac? Hint

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Question 8 of 25

8. From 1989 to 1994, how many Winston Cup races did Dale Earnhardt win while driving the Chevy Lumina? Hint

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Question 9 of 25

9. Where did Jeff Gordon finish in his WC debut at Atlanta on November 15, 1992? Hint

33rd

11th

31st

13th

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Question 10 of 25

10. What two car numbers did Dale Earnhardt use during the 1981 WC season? Hint

#2 and #8

#2 and #3

#3 and #8

#3 and #15

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Question 11 of 25

11. In what event at Daytona did Ricky Rudd have a horrendous crash while driving the #15 Wrangler Thunderbird in 1984? Hint

Daytona 500

Busch Clash

Twin 125's

Firecracker 400

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which driver was killed in a practice crash at Michigan International Speedway in August of 1992. Who is he?

Answer: ( Two Words,or just surname)

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Question 13 of 25

13. What track did Ryan Newman make his WC debut at in 2000? Hint

Pocono

New Hampshire

Michigan

Phoenix

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Question 14 of 25

14. What year did Dale Jarrett NOT win the Daytona 500? Hint

2000

1993

1995

1996

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which track was The Winston held in 1986? Hint

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Bristol Motor Speedway

Daytona International Speedway

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Question 16 of 25

16. Coy Gibbs played college football as a linebacker at this school, where was it at? Hint

Florida State

Michigan

Notre Dame

Stanford

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Question 17 of 25

17. When Dale Earnhardt won the 1998 Daytona 500,who came home in second position that day?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 18 of 25

18. What place did Kevin Harvick finish in his WC debut at North Carolina Speedway on February 25-26, 2001? Hint

6th

14th

10th

15th

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Question 19 of 25

19. When Rusty Wallace won the 1989 Winston Cup championship, what was the final point margin between Rusty and second place finisher Dale Earnhardt? Hint

12 Points

15 points

8 points

21 points

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who drove the #27 Valvoline Buick in the 1982 WC season?

Answer: (Two Words, or just surname)

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Question 21 of 25

21. Where did Dale Earnhardt Jr. finish in the 2000 Winston Cup standings? Hint

18th

11th

16th

13th

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who won the inaugural Busch Series race at Daytona on February of 1982. Who is this driver?

Answer: ( Two words,or just surname)

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Question 23 of 25

23. What place did Davey Allison finish in the 1992 Winston Cup point standings? Hint

4th

1st

3rd

2nd

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Question 24 of 25

24. When Ricky Rudd won his first WC race at Riverside, CA in 1983, who was Ricky's car owner?

Answer: ( Two words,or just surname)

25. Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt had raced against each other for eight full seasons (1993-2000), but of those eight seasons, how many seasons did Earnhardt finish ahead of Jeff Gordon in the Winston Cup standings? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year did Jeff Gordon NOT win the Brickyard 400?

Answer: 1996

Dale Jarrett won the 1996 Brickyard 400 while driving for Robert Yates.

2. When Bill Elliott won the Winston Million in 1985: which one of these four Winston Million races did Bill NOT win that year?

Answer: World 600, Charlotte

Darrell Waltrip won the 1985 World 600 at Charlotte. This was the only race that Bill did NOT win that was a Winston Million Race.

3. What was Rusty Wallace's car number when he won the ASA title in 1983?

Answer: #66

Rusty Wallace won the Winston Cup rookie of the year in 1984 while driving the #88 Gatorade Pontiac.

4. What place did Dale Earnhardt finish in his final race at the 2001 Daytona 500?

Answer: 12th

Dale Earnhardt was killed when he hit the wall that day. Sad day indeed.

5. When Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran a limited Busch Grand National schedule in 1997, which of these four sponsors were NOT one of his primary sponsors?

Answer: AC Delco

Dale Jr. had the AC Delco sponsor(primary) when he won the Busch championship in 1998 and 1999. Dale used Gargoyles, Church Brothers, Manheim Auctions, Wrangler, and Sikkens (Two paint schemes)in seperate races in 1997. And the AC Delco car was the same car that Steve Park drove in BGN competition in 1997.

6. Who was the first NASCAR driver to use Budweiser as a primary sponsor back in 1983?

Answer: Terry

Terry drove for Billy Hagan that year.Then he returned to have Budweiser from 1987 to 1989 when Terry drove for Junior Johnson.

7. From 1984 to 1993, how many Winston Cup races did Rusty Wallace win while driving a Pontiac?

Answer: 31

Rusty won six races in his championship year of 1989 and ten in 1993.

8. From 1989 to 1994, how many Winston Cup races did Dale Earnhardt win while driving the Chevy Lumina?

Answer: 28

Dale won four in 1989 (but he had one other with the Monte Carlo) nine in 1990, four in 1991, one in 1992, six in 1993, and four in 1994.

9. Where did Jeff Gordon finish in his WC debut at Atlanta on November 15, 1992?

Answer: 31st

Bill Elliott won that race, and Alan Kulwicki was the 1992 WC champion.

10. What two car numbers did Dale Earnhardt use during the 1981 WC season?

Answer: #2 and #3

Dale drove for three owners that year, Rod Osterlund #2, J.D. Stacy #2, and Richard Childress #3.

11. In what event at Daytona did Ricky Rudd have a horrendous crash while driving the #15 Wrangler Thunderbird in 1984?

Answer: Busch Clash

Ricky destroyed his #15 car in a barrell-rolling carsh at Daytona in 1984 while participating in the Busch Clash.

12. Which driver was killed in a practice crash at Michigan International Speedway in August of 1992. Who is he?

Answer: Clifford

Then his older brother Davey was killed in a helicopter crash eleven months later at Talladega.

13. What track did Ryan Newman make his WC debut at in 2000?

Answer: Phoenix

Ryan made his WC debut at Phoenix on 05-Nov-00 at Phoenix while driving for Roger Penske. Jeff Burton won the race.

14. What year did Dale Jarrett NOT win the Daytona 500?

Answer: 1995

Sterling Marlin won the 1995 Daytona 500 while driving for Morgan McClure.

15. Which track was The Winston held in 1986?

Answer: Atlanta Motor Speedway

The 1986 version of The Winston was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

16. Coy Gibbs played college football as a linebacker at this school, where was it at?

Answer: Stanford

Coy Gibbs is the son of Joe Gibbs.

17. When Dale Earnhardt won the 1998 Daytona 500,who came home in second position that day?

Answer: Bobby

Bobby Labonte also won the pole for the 1998 Daytona 500 as well. Two years later, Bobby won the 2000 WC championship.

18. What place did Kevin Harvick finish in his WC debut at North Carolina Speedway on February 25-26, 2001?

Answer: 14th

Two weeks later at Atlanta, Kevin edged Jeff Gordon at the finish line to win his very first WC race in just his third try.

19. When Rusty Wallace won the 1989 Winston Cup championship, what was the final point margin between Rusty and second place finisher Dale Earnhardt?

Answer: 12 Points

Wallace won six WC races in 1989.

20. Who drove the #27 Valvoline Buick in the 1982 WC season?

Answer: Cale

Cale won three straight WC titles in the mid 1970's.

21. Where did Dale Earnhardt Jr. finish in the 2000 Winston Cup standings?

Answer: 16th

Dale Jr. also won two point races. His father finished 2nd behind Bobby Labonte that year.

22. Who won the inaugural Busch Series race at Daytona on February of 1982. Who is this driver?

Answer: Dale

Dale was driving a 1979 #15 Wrangler Pontiac Ventura.

23. What place did Davey Allison finish in the 1992 Winston Cup point standings?

Answer: 3rd

Bill Elliott was second, and Alan Kulwicki won the title that year.But Kulwicki and Allison were killed in seperate accidents (non racing) three months apart from eachother.

24. When Ricky Rudd won his first WC race at Riverside, CA in 1983, who was Ricky's car owner?

Answer: Richard

Ricky also won the pole for the 1983 Daytona 500 and his very first WC victory at Riverside as well. The car number was #3 and the primary sponsor was Piedmont Airlines.

Answer: 3

Dale won the WC championship in 1993 and '94, and Dale finished second in the 2000 standings (Jeff was ninth that year). Jeff won the WC championship in 1995 and 1997 and '98 during those eight years.

Source: Author Budweiser8

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