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Take this Nascar Tracks Quiz! Very Difficult Trivia | NASCAR

This quiz will feature questions about current and defunct Nascar tracks. This quiz will require a mastery of Nascar knowledge. I hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by Treasurehunter. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Treasurehunter

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,331

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which defunct Nascar track was home to the first Nascar race held on June 19, 1949? Hint

Langhorne Speedway

Hamburg Speedway

Martinsville Speedway

Charlotte Speedway

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following North Carolina cities hosted only one Nascar race in the 1958 season? Hint

Gastonia

New Bern

Bessemer City

Randleman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following drivers won the most races at the Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, North Carolina? Hint

Bobby Isaac

Richard Petty

Rex White

Lee Petty

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Nascar driver was the first to win three races at Watkins Glen International? Hint

Mark Martin

Tony Stewart

Jeff Gordon

Buck Baker

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following was the only driver to claim his first victory at Smoky Mountain Raceway? Hint

Dick Hutcherson

Paul Lewis

Paul Goldsmith

Bob Welborn

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Question 6 of 10

6. At which defunct track did Frank Mundy earn the final victory of his Nascar career? Hint

Columbia Speedway

Road America

Charlotte Speedway

Lakeview Speedway

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Nascar track's extensive history featured wins by Bob, Fonty, and Tim Flock, as well as Geoff and Brett Bodine? Hint

Occoneechee Speedway

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Daytona International Speedway

Martinsville Speedway

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which track, that opened in 1950, was the site of Alan Kulwicki's final race before his death in 1993? Hint

Phoenix International Raceway

Darlington Raceway

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Martinsville Speedway

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which driver was earned the first victory of his career in 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway? Hint

Johnny Benson Jr.

Denny Hamlin

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Ricky Craven

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which 2007 Nextel Cup driver did not earn the first victory of his career at Richmond International Raceway? Hint

Kyle Petty

Kasey Kahne

Tony Stewart

Ward Burton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which defunct Nascar track was home to the first Nascar race held on June 19, 1949?

Answer: Charlotte Speedway

Charlotte Speedway was a .750 mile dirt track located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first race had its own controversy as Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified from the race despite winning by a three-lap margin. The win was given to runner-up Jim Roper. The triumph would be Roper's only career victory.

2. Which of the following North Carolina cities hosted only one Nascar race in the 1958 season?

Answer: Gastonia

Buck Baker won the race held at the Gastonia Fairgrounds. The September 12, 1958 race was the only race held at the dirt track which was .333 miles in distance.

3. Which of the following drivers won the most races at the Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, North Carolina?

Answer: Rex White

Rex White won 28 races and earned 163 top tens in 233 career starts. He raced from 1956-1964 and won the 1960 Nascar Championship. 34 races were held at the track from 1951-1969. White won five times, Richard and Lee Petty won four times each at the track, and Bobby Isaac won twice at Weaverville.

4. Which Nascar driver was the first to win three races at Watkins Glen International?

Answer: Mark Martin

Martin won from 1993-1995. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart have also won three or more races at the track which hosted its first Nascar race on August 4, 1957. Buck Baker won the first race held at the track by almost 1/2 mile over Fireball Roberts.

5. Which of the following was the only driver to claim his first victory at Smoky Mountain Raceway?

Answer: Paul Lewis

Smoky Mountain Speedway hosted 12 races from 1965-1971. Dick Hutcherson won twice including the first race held at the track. Six of the tracks twelve races were won by Richard Petty. The win by Paul Lewis in 1966 was the only of his career.

6. At which defunct track did Frank Mundy earn the final victory of his Nascar career?

Answer: Lakeview Speedway

Lakeview Speedway hosted two Nascar sanctioned races both in 1951. Tim Flock won the first race and Frank Mundy won the second. Mundy won three races in his career.

7. Which Nascar track's extensive history featured wins by Bob, Fonty, and Tim Flock, as well as Geoff and Brett Bodine?

Answer: North Wilkesboro Speedway

Other families that won at North Wilkesboro in the track's history that spanned from 1949-1996 included the Petty's, Richard and Lee, and the Allison's Bobby and Davey. After North Wilkesboro Speedway hosted its last Nascar race in 1996, Martinsville became the only original track left that was used in the first season of Nascar 1949.

8. Which track, that opened in 1950, was the site of Alan Kulwicki's final race before his death in 1993?

Answer: Darlington Raceway

Kulwicki finished sixth in his final race held on March 28, 1993. He would die three days later in a plane crash. Kulwicki won the 1992 Nascar Winston Cup Championship.

9. Which driver was earned the first victory of his career in 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway?

Answer: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2000 DirectTv 500 and prevented a two-time winner in the track's fourth race. The victory was Earnhardt Jr's first of his career and one of only two victories that Earnhardt Jr. was able to celebrate with his father.

10. Which 2007 Nextel Cup driver did not earn the first victory of his career at Richmond International Raceway?

Answer: Ward Burton

Ward Burton's first win came at North Carolina Speedway in 1995. Kyle Petty won his first race at Richmond in 1986. Tony Stewart's first win came at Richmond in 1999. Kasey Kahne also earned the first victory of his career at Richmond in 2005.

Source: Author Treasurehunter

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