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26 Daytona 500 quizzes and 275 Daytona 500 trivia questions.

The 2009 Daytona 500 top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Please take this quiz on the 2009 Daytona 500. Start your engines and have fun!

Easier, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Feb 19 09

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mrgrouchy
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2023 Daytona 500

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The Daytona 500 kicked off the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series. Good luck on the quiz!

Average, 10 Qns, Triviaballer, Feb 22 23

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Triviaballer

Feb 22 23
119 plays

The Prestigious Daytona 500 great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

An all multiple choice endeavor about the history of this famous race in Nascar. I hope that you enjoy it. :-)

Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, May 03 09

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Nightmare

614 plays

2010 Daytona 500 popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Please take this quiz on the 2010 Daytona 500 race. Start your engines and good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Feb 16 10

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mrgrouchy
349 plays

Daytona 500: 2004 popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Welcome to the 2004 Nextel Cup Season, and an all multiple choice quiz about the 46th running of the Daytona 500 on February 15, 2004. I hope that you enjoy it. :-)

Average, 10 Qns, nightmare, Oct 16 06

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2007 Daytona 500 Multiple Choice Quiz great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The 2007 Daytona 500 will be talked about for years to come, but how well do you remember it?

Average, 10 Qns, evolution2003, Feb 22 07

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2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [5] top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Anyone can name the winner of the Daytona 500, because it is forever a part of history. This quiz will feature questions regarding the second place finisher in each of the Daytona 500 races from 1999-2008.

Tough, 10 Qns, straightedge20, Dec 13 09

Tough
straightedge20
384 plays

The Daytona 500: 1959-2009

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Please take this quiz on the first 51 years of the Great American Race. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Nov 23 09

Average
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257 plays

Seconds From a Daytona 500 great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In 2007, Kevin Harvick won the Daytona 500, defeating Mark Martin by .02 seconds. Although people may remember Martin finishing second, other past runner-up finishers have been forgotten. How well do you remember those who were second at Daytona?

Tough, 10 Qns, Evolution2003, Aug 21 08

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Daytona 500 Winners Quiz Challenge

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

Welcome to my Daytona 500 quiz. This quiz will test your knowledge of winners of the "Great American Race" that is the Daytona 500. I will give you the year that the race was run and you tell me who became that years' Daytona 500 Champion. Good Luck

Average, 15 Qns, iroc_kingtrivia, Mar 14 04

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Quick Question

How did Michael Waltrip's day end?

From Quiz "Daytona 500: 2004"

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2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [2]

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Tough, 10 Qns, straightedge20, Dec 13 09

Tough
straightedge20
196 plays

12.

2002 Daytona 500 Test

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Winston Cup: These are questions from the 2002 Daytona 500.

Average, 10 Qns, debbijo, Feb 27 06

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1257 plays

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2008: The 50th Daytona 500

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is about the events that occurred in the 50th Daytona 500, held on Feb. 17, 2008. I hope you enjoy my quiz!

Tough, 10 Qns, Treasurehunter, Jun 14 08

Tough
Treasurehunter
348 plays

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2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [1]

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Anyone can name the winner of the Daytona 500, because it is forever a part of history. The first in a series, this quiz will feature questions regarding the second place finisher in each of the first ten Daytona 500 races.

Tough, 10 Qns, straightedge20, Dec 13 09

Tough
straightedge20
259 plays

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2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [3] popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Difficult, 10 Qns, straightedge20, Dec 13 09

Difficult
straightedge20
246 plays

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2007 Daytona 500 popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Let's see how much you know about the 2007 Daytona 500!

Average, 10 Qns, airforcefan22, Feb 21 07

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airforcefan22
521 plays

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Daytona 500 Winners Multiple Choice Quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Let's see what you know about some of the winners iof the Daytona 500!

Average, 10 Qns, ADSSJB, Feb 23 05

Average
ADSSJB
534 plays

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Dark Day of Nascar - Feb. 2001

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In 2001, Nascar lost one of its most popular drivers Dale Earnhardt Sr. This quiz is about that Daytona 500 that changed the sport forever.

Average, 10 Qns, jbooker8, Feb 23 13

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jbooker8
216 plays

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Daytona 500: 2005

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Did you watch the 47th running of ther Great American Race? Test your knowledge of the 2005 Daytona 500.

Tough, 10 Qns, racemany2k, Apr 10 09

Tough
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549 plays

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Daytona 500

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

Interesting questions about all areas of the Daytona 500.

Average, 20 Qns, debbijo, Feb 27 06

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debbijo
1449 plays

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Daytona 500: 2004

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The Daytona 500 is the biggest event on the NASCAR circuit. If you win this race, you will become a legend, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. won it.

Tough, 10 Qns, celticpride, Aug 23 04

Tough
celticpride
315 plays

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10 Questions on Daytona 500: 2004

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is on the 46th running of "The Great American Race", the Daytona 500.

Tough, 10 Qns, catch can man, May 04 04

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catch can man
633 plays

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2012 Daytona 500: The Night Edition

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I have decided to create this quiz in response to my Adventures in Authoring challenge to create a quiz with the word night in the title. I hope you enjoy my quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, Tony_TV_King, Jun 20 14

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Tony_TV_King
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10 Question 2002 Daytona 500 Quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A brief quiz about the 2002 Daytona 500. I hope you watched the race closely.

Tough, 10 Qns, racemany2k, Jan 25 03

Tough
racemany2k

827 plays

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1991 Daytona 500

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

You can write a quiz like this when you tape a race when it comes on TV, and watch it 10-20 times over the next few years.

Difficult, 15 Qns, tarheelg, Nov 07 05

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tarheelg
406 plays

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Daytona 500 Runner-Ups

Multiple Choice

5 Qns

Everyone always remembers who wins the Great American Race, but do you know who was the first loser?

Difficult, 5 Qns, tank86, Nov 05 03

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Daytona 500 Trivia Questions

1. What driver of the #48 Chevrolet car was the fastest in qualifying and thus achieved pole position for the 2023 Daytona 500?

From Quiz 2023 Daytona 500

Answer: Alex Bowman

Alex Bowman was born in 1993 in Tucson, AZ and in 2012 he competed in his first NASCAR event. Bowman had the fastest times in both round 1 and round 2 of qualifying. In round 2 he posted a time of 49.536 and a speed of 181.686 mph (292.395 km/h). Bowman actually set a record in 2023 for having a sixth consecutive front row start at the Daytona 500.

2. The 2012 edition of the Daytona 500, marked the first time in history that the race was run at night. What was the reason for this occurrence?

From Quiz 2012 Daytona 500: The Night Edition

Answer: Constant rain on Sunday afternoon forced the race to be postponed

The 2012 Daytona 500 was scheduled to be run on Sunday February 26, 2012. After large amounts of rain hit the Daytona International Speedway area on Sunday the race was moved to Monday afternoon. On Monday, more rain pushed the start of the race back even further to shortly after 7 pm.

3. Jamie McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500 in a thrilling finish. Which car brand did McMurray drive to victory lane?

From Quiz 2010 Daytona 500

Answer: Chevrolet

Jamie McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500 race in the number 1 Chevrolet. McMurray used a late-race rush to storm to the front of the pack. McMurray then managed to hang on to the lead; he recorded his fourth career Cup victory. McMurray's Chevy was sponsored by Pro Bass Shops. Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates were co-owners of the winning Chevrolet.

4. Jeff Gordon won the 1999 Daytona 500, but which former winner finished second, coming just short of his second Daytona 500 victory?

From Quiz 2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [5]

Answer: Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt's attempt at back-to-back Daytona 500 wins was spoiled by Jeff Gordon. Earnhardt failed to lead a lap in the race after starting fourth. Rusty Wallace led the most laps but lost the lead to Jeff Gordon on lap 190.

5. 1979 was the year of the first televised Daytona 500. It included a last lap crash between Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough. Richard Petty inherited the lead after their crash, but who finished second in the race?

From Quiz 2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [3]

Answer: Darrell Waltrip

Waltrip trailed Petty to the start-finish line by one car length. The top five finishers in the race all drove under the Oldsmobile banner. The win was Richard Petty's sixth Daytona 500 victory and his 186th career victory.

6. In 1959, Lee Petty won the very first race in an exciting and somewhat controversal photo finish. Who finished second in that race?

From Quiz 2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [1]

Answer: Johnny Beauchamp

Beauchamp led 7 times for 30 laps, but it was Lee Petty who went on to win, three days after the finish of the race. Johnny Beauchamp started 21st in a '59 Thunderbird. Bob Welborn won the qualifying race but was relegated to a 41st place finish after blowing an engine 75 laps into the race.

7. In 1997, who became the youngest driver in Nascar history to win the prestigious Daytona 500?

From Quiz The Prestigious Daytona 500

Answer: Jeff Gordon

This was a memorable win, not only for Gordon, but the entire Hendrick family. Rick Hendrick was in the hospital with leukemia, and watched his cars finish 1-2-3 in the race. Jeff won the race on a last lap pass of Bill Elliott.

8. In what year did Richard Petty win his seventh Daytona 500?

From Quiz Daytona 500 Winners

Answer: 1981

"The King" Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 in 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, and 1981.

9. The year is 2004. Who won the race then?

From Quiz Daytona 500 Winners

Answer: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. had his his name added to Harley J. Earl trophy in 2004, after starting 1st and leading 57 laps in the race.

10. Who set on the pole for the 1991 Daytona 500?

From Quiz 1991 Daytona 500

Answer: Davey Allison

Davey Allison started on the pole, Ernie Irvan started second, Dale Earnhardt started fourth by winning a Twin 125, Dale Jarrett started deep in the field.

11. 1980 was finally Buddy Baker's year at the 500 as he not only won, but set the record for fastest average speed. Who got second?

From Quiz Daytona 500 Runner-Ups

Answer: Bobby Allison

Baker led an incredible 143 laps that day as Allison got his second runner-up finish at the time.

12. Outside of the first two and final two positions, the other starting positions for the 2023 Daytona 500 were determined by the result of the Bluegreen Vacations Duels. Which Ford drivers won these duels and started in third and fourth position?

From Quiz 2023 Daytona 500

Answer: Joey Logano and Aric Almirola

The duels were held three days before and at the same track as the 2023 Daytona 500. The two duels were contested over 60 laps at a distance of 150 mi (240 km). The first duel was won by Joey Logano and the second was won by Aric Almirola. Interestingly, both Logano and Almirola were also in the top five of qualifying times being less than 0.30 seconds off of the polesitter, Alex Bowman.

13. Which pair of drivers started on the front row for the 2012 Daytona 500?

From Quiz 2012 Daytona 500: The Night Edition

Answer: Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle

Rousch-Fenway Racing teammates Edwards and Biffle won the front row through the traditional Daytona qualifying situation. Despite starting on the pole position, Edwards failed to lead an entire lap in the race.

14. Jamie McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500. Who was McMurray's winning crew chief?

From Quiz 2010 Daytona 500

Answer: Kevin Manion

Kevin "Bo" Manion was the winning crew chief of Jamie McMurray's number 1 machine in the 2010 Daytona 500. Manion, a native of Massachusetts, won this Cup race in his first major race as crew chief with McMurray. In 2009, Manion had worked as crew chief of the number one team with Martin Truex Jr. as the driver. Bob Osbourne was Carl Edwards' crew chief in the 2010 Daytona 500, Chad Knaus worked with Jimmie Johnson, and Greg Zippadelli was Joey Logano's crew chief.

15. Dale Jarrett won his third Daytona 500 in 2000. Which driver finished second to Jarrett in the race?

From Quiz 2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [5]

Answer: Jeff Burton

Jeff Burton was driving for Roush Racing and finished second in the race. The top five finishers, Jarrett, Burton, Elliott, Rusty Wallace, and Mark Martin all drove Fords in the race. Jack Roush would have to wait nine more years to get his first Daytona 500 victory as a car owner, with Matt Kenseth in 2009.

16. In 1980, Buddy Baker won Oldsmobile's second consecutive Daytona 500. Which driver led 9 laps on his way to a second place finish?

From Quiz 2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [3]

Answer: Bobby Allison

Bobby Allison came home in second place in the race that ended under caution. Buddy Baker won the race from the pole. This race was the fastest Daytona 500 ever run with an average speed of 177.602 mph.

17. In 1970, Pete Hamilton took the lead with 8 laps remaining and drove to a three car length win over the second place finisher. Which driver finished second in that race?

From Quiz 2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [2]

Answer: David Pearson

David Pearson came up just short of the 1970 race win despite leading the most laps in the race. Only two drivers, Hamilton and Pearson, finished on the lead lap in the race.

18. 1960 saw a battle between two General Motors drivers, and Junior Johnson in a Chevrolet won the race. Which Pontiac driver finished second?

From Quiz 2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [1]

Answer: Bobby Johns

Bobby Johns drove the number 3 car to a second place finish behind Junior Johnson. Johns also led 22 laps in the race in his '59 Pontiac.

19. Which driver finished second behind Jeff Gordon in 2005, and second to Michael Waltrip in 2003?

From Quiz Seconds From a Daytona 500

Answer: Kurt Busch

Waltrip's win in the 2003 Daytona 500 was his third career win. Gordon's win in the 2005 Daytona 500 was his 70th.

20. Which auto-maker took bragging rights when they became the first manufacturer to win three consecutive Daytona 500s?

From Quiz The Prestigious Daytona 500

Answer: Chevrolet

In the first 15 Daytona 500s, Chevrolet could muster only one win. However, from 1989-1991, Chevrolet stood on the podium three times after wins by Darrell Waltrip, Derrike Cope, and Ernie Irvan. In 1992, Davey Allison broke the Chevrolet streak by winning with a Ford. Chevrolet took the rights back for another three consecutive wins from 1993-1995.

21. In 1978 , after going 67 races without a win, and wrecking during the qualifying race, who won the Daytona 500?

From Quiz Daytona 500 Winners

Answer: Bobby Allison

Allison had gone 67 races without a win and wrecked during qualifying which put him in the back of the pack. This left him and his crew chief, Bud Moore, wondering about their chances. Instead, they celebrated a win out-running Cale Yarborough by 33 seconds.

22. Who won the Daytona 500 in 1967?

From Quiz Daytona 500 Winners

Answer: Mario Andretti

If you thought Richard Petty you are wrong (although it is a very good choice). The winner this year was Mario Andretti believe it or not. Andretti started 12th in the race and led an amazing 112 laps before it was all said and done.

23. Who won the 1991 Daytona 500?

From Quiz 1991 Daytona 500

Answer: Ernie Irvan

It was Irvan's second career win, and the second win for the Morgan-McClure #4 Kodak team, Irvan became the first Californian to win the race since Marvin Panch in 1961

24. Richard Petty got the last of his 7 Daytona 500 victories in 1981. Who did he outsmart in the pits to clinch the victory?

From Quiz Daytona 500 Runner-Ups

Answer: Bobby Allison

Petty took a gamble and only got gas in the pits, but Allison had the car to beat all during Speedweeks.

25. What year did Daytona International Speedway open?

From Quiz Daytona 500

Answer: 1959

26. The 2023 Daytona 500 consisted of three stages. What Ford driver of the #6 car was the leader after the first stage for which he won 10 points?

From Quiz 2023 Daytona 500

Answer: Brad Keselowski

The first two stages of the 2023 Daytona 500 consisted of 65 laps while the last stage was 70 laps. At the end of stage one, Brad Keselowski was in the lead and he was followed by four other Ford drivers. The stage one and two finishers in positions 2-10 also received points in descending amounts. Brad Keselowski was born in Rochester Hills, MI in 1984 and he began his NASCAR career in 2004. In addition to winning the first stage, Keselowski was also the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 47.071 seconds and a speed of 191.201 mph (307.708 km/h).

27. What were the car numbers of the winner of each of the two races that make up the Gatorade Duels?

From Quiz 2012 Daytona 500: The Night Edition

Answer: 17 and 14

Tony Stewart won Duel One and Matt Kenseth won Duel Two. The Gatorade Duel at Daytona is a pair of 150 mile qualifying races, held after qualifying and officially set positions 3-43 for the Daytona 500.

28. Which driver of the number 88 Chevrolet both started and finished in second place in the 2010 Daytona 500?

From Quiz 2010 Daytona 500

Answer: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Popular driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. thrilled most race fans with his last lap charge through the field in the 2010 Daytona 500. "June Bug" started the race on the outside pole but was mired in the middle of the pack throughout most of the race. However, Earnhardt Jr. and his number 88 Chevy made a spectacular bid to outduel Jamie McMurray on the final lap of the 500. Junior just barely lost the race, but he ended up in second place. Jeff Gordon in the number 24 car, finished in 26th position, and Robby Gordon in number 7 ended up in 28th spot. The number 11 car of Denny Hamlin finished in 17th place.

29. Which former Dale Earnhardt Incorporated driver finished second to Michael Waltrip in the 2001 Daytona 500?

From Quiz 2nd Place Daytona 500 Finishers [5]

Answer: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The win will always be overshadowed by the tragedy that occurred in the race (the death of Dale). Michael Waltrip took the lead from Dale Earnhardt Sr. on lap 184 and held on for his first career victory.

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