2012 Daytona 500: The Night Edition Quiz

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.

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.

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.

Answer: Juan Pablo Montoya

Already under caution, Montoya came off of pit road and was getting up to speed to catch up with the rest of the field for the restart, when a trailing arm broke and he slammed into a jet engine on the back of a jet dryer, causing the jet engine to begin leaking kerosene onto the racing surface.

A few seconds later after another car drove over the leaking fuel, the fuel ignited causing a massive fire, which red-flagged the race for over two hours.

Answer: 2

Juan Montoya who drove the number 42 Chevrolet, was born in Bogota, Colombia. Marcos Ambrose was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Ambrose outperformed Montoya by finishing 13th in the race, while Montoa finished 35th after crashing on lap 160.

Answer: A five car crash, which included Jimmie Johnson and Danica Patrick

On lap two, a crash occurred involving the #21 car of Trevor Bayne, the #33 of Elliott Sadler, and the #51 of Kurt Busch, as well as Danica Patrick and Jimmie Johnson. Danica Patrick trying to get experience in what was her first Daytona 500, was able to return to the track several laps down and came home in 38th place. Jimmie Johnson couldn't return to the track and finished in 42nd place scoring only two points for the race.

Answer: Denny Hamlin

Despite starting deep in the field in 31st place, Hamlin worked his way to the front and stayed there longer than anyone else leading 57 of the 202 laps in the race, before eventually finishing 22nd. The race winner led 50 laps, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Who finished third led 44 laps, meaning that three of the top four finishers led for 151 of the 202 laps that were run that night.

Answer: Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart won his third Championship in November of 2011. The 2012 Daytona 500 was the first race in which Stewart was the Defending Champion of the Sprint Cup Series. Stewart started third after winning a Gatorade Duel race, and after a late race wreck was relegated to a 16th place finish.

Answer: No

Despite a curfew in the city, the race was allowed to continue until there was a winner. At close to 1:00 am on Tuesday 28th February, the race finally ended after a distance of 202 laps or 505 miles.

Answer: Matt Kenseth

The win was the 22nd of Kenseth's career. It was the second time he won the "Daytona 500", having also won the race in 2009.