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Winston Cup Season - 1996 Trivia Quiz

Did you keep up with the 1996 Winston Cup Season? If you didn't then this will be a tough quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by racemany2k. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
racemany2k

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
447

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the 1996 Winston Cup Champion?

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many races did Terry Labonte win in the 1996 season? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many different pole winners were there in the 1996 season? Hint

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4. Who was the 1996 Rookie of the Year?

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which driver led the series in wins during the 1996 season?

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many drivers finished outside the top 10 in points but won at least one race? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many different winners were there in the 1996 season? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Of the races that Jeff Gordon won in the 1996 season, how many races did he win from pole position? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many races did Dale Earnhardt win? Hint

10. The annual Winston Cup Banquet is held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, they award the prize money to the 2nd through 10th place finishers in the point standings and crown the Winston Cup Champion. The battle was hard fought but this driver finished in the 10th position and got the last table at the banquet. Who is he? Hint

Ernie Irvan

Sterling Marlin

Bobby Labonte

Bobby Hamilton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the 1996 Winston Cup Champion?

Answer: Terry Labonte

Labonte won his 2nd championship, he won his first championship 12 years prior, in 1984.

2. How many races did Terry Labonte win in the 1996 season?

Answer: 2

Despite only winning 2 races, Labonte proved that it is not wins that win championships but consistency. In the final 10 races Labonte finsihed in the top 5 nine of those ten races.

3. How many different pole winners were there in the 1996 season?

Answer: 13

13 Pole Winners: Jeff Gordon (5), Terry Labonte (4), Mark Martin (4), Bobby Labonte (3), Dale Jarrett (2), Dale Earnhardt (2), Ricky Craven (2), the remaining drivers had 1 pole position: Johnny Benson, Ward Burton, Ernie Irvan, Bobby Hamilton, Jeremy Mayfield, Jeff Burton.

4. Who was the 1996 Rookie of the Year?

Answer: Johnny Benson

This was a no contest rookie year, Benson was the only rookie that competed in the Winston Cup series in 1996.

5. Which driver led the series in wins during the 1996 season?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

For the second straight year, Gordon led the series in wins. He won 10 races: Richmond, Both Darlington races, Bristol, Both Dover races, Pocono, Talladega, Martinsville, and he won the final race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

6. How many drivers finished outside the top 10 in points but won at least one race?

Answer: 2

Bobby Labonte finished 11th in points and won one race, the finale at Atlanta. Geoff Bodine finished 17th in points and won one race, Watkins Glen.

7. How many different winners were there in the 1996 season?

Answer: 11

11 Winners: Jeff Gordon (10), Rusty Wallace (5), Dale Jarrett (4), Dale Earnhardt (2), Terry Labonte (2), Sterling Marlin (2), Ernie Irvan (2), Ricky Rudd (1), Bobby Hamilton (1), Bobby Labonte (1), Geoff Bodine (1).

8. Of the races that Jeff Gordon won in the 1996 season, how many races did he win from pole position?

Answer: 2

Gordon had 5 poles in the season, he won two races from the pole. The first races at Dover and Pocono, these two races were consecutive.

9. How many races did Dale Earnhardt win?

Answer: 2

He won at North Carolina and Atlanta.

Answer: Ernie Irvan

Irvan was 8th in points entering the season finale at Atlanta. An crash at lap 60, put Irvan in a 36th place finish. A 6th place from Hamilton and a 15th from Marlin moved them ahead of Irvan in the standings. Despite winning the final race, Bobby Labonte finished 11th in points, only 32 points behind Ernie Irvan, the man at the last table.

Source: Author racemany2k

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