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Quiz about Daytona 500 History
Quiz about Daytona 500 History

Daytona 500 History Trivia Quiz


An all multiple choice quiz on the history of Nascar's biggest race of the season. I hope you have fun with it. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
200,456
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1332
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 168 (10/10), Eric9999 (7/10), Guest 24 (7/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. The 2002 Daytona 500 was red flagged in the closing laps of the race, so Nascar could clean up after an accident. Which driver got out of his car while on the track and attempted to pull his right front fender off his tire? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the following were the first brothers to both win the Daytona 500? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959 ended in a photo finish and took three days to declare the winner. Which driver was finally made the victor in this race? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which driver set a record for appearing in 32 consecutive Daytona 500 races? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The 1979 Daytona 500 ended with a crash on the last lap, then a fist fight for the fans in the stands and the television world. Who were these two drivers that duplicated Ali-Frazier on the track? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who won the 1990 Daytona 500, later named the 'biggest upset race in history'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first 50 year old winner of the Daytona 500? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The 1976 Daytona 500 ended under the green flag on the final lap, while Richard Petty and David Pearson both crashed fighting for the win. Who eventually won this race that had cars flying, spinning out, and crashing into the infield at the checkered flag? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which driver in 1975 only led four laps, and one of those was the final one? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following drivers started 20 Daytona 500's before finally winning it? Hint



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1. The 2002 Daytona 500 was red flagged in the closing laps of the race, so Nascar could clean up after an accident. Which driver got out of his car while on the track and attempted to pull his right front fender off his tire?

Answer: Sterling Marlin

Jeff Gordon and Sterling initiated the dominoes when they were jostling for position in the front of the pack, creating a multi-car accident. On nationwide TV, Sterling then did the deed. Nascar placed Marlin to the back of the lead lap as a result. Ward Burton won the race which Sterling could have possibly won.
2. Which of the following were the first brothers to both win the Daytona 500?

Answer: Darrell and Michael Waltrip

Darrell won it in 1989, then brother Michael in 2001. The others listed were not brothers. After winning the pole in a Mercury, Cale Yarborough won the 1968 Daytona 500. The following season, LeeRoy Yarbrough won the race in a Ford. While Cale won four Daytona 500s in his great career, this was LeeRoy's only win at the infamous track.

At any rate, they were not related. The Petty's were father-son as were the Allison's. Ralph and Buddy were not related.
3. The inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959 ended in a photo finish and took three days to declare the winner. Which driver was finally made the victor in this race?

Answer: Lee Petty

The photo finish was between Petty and driving rival Johnny Beauchamp. The two drivers were at the finish line together, but a third driver, Joe Weatherly, was also there even though he was laps down. Beauchamp had blamed Joe Weatherly for him losing the race.
4. Which driver set a record for appearing in 32 consecutive Daytona 500 races?

Answer: Dave Marcis

Daytona and Dave Marcis went together like peanut butter and jelly. Marcis actually made 33 starts, and 32 were consecutive. His #71 was a cornerstone of the 500 from 1968-1999. Dave nicknamed himself, "Everybody's favorite Nascar underdog". He raced his entire career without million dollar sponsorships, and kept his race team running on a shoestring.

After five Nascar wins (none at Daytona) and 883 starts, Dave finally retired in 2002.
5. The 1979 Daytona 500 ended with a crash on the last lap, then a fist fight for the fans in the stands and the television world. Who were these two drivers that duplicated Ali-Frazier on the track?

Answer: Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison

The two were fighting for the lead, and while scraping each others doors, the two crashed in turn three. The door was open for a duel between Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty, with Petty nosing out Waltrip for the win. The fight between Cale and Donnie ensued shortly after the checkered flag.
6. Who won the 1990 Daytona 500, later named the 'biggest upset race in history'?

Answer: Derrike Cope

In a race that saw Dale Earnhardt nearly have the entire field lapped, Dale cut a rear tire on the final lap, kept his car on the track, but couldn't hold off Cope and Terry Labonte. Cope and Labonte battled it out with Labonte finishing second.
7. Who was the first 50 year old winner of the Daytona 500?

Answer: Bobby Allison

Bobby won the 1988 Daytona 500 at 50 years and two months. Amongst all the accomplishments of the great #22, this was his third Daytona 500 win. His previous wins came in 1978 and 1982. His first win was in a Ford, while the other two were in a Buick.
8. The 1976 Daytona 500 ended under the green flag on the final lap, while Richard Petty and David Pearson both crashed fighting for the win. Who eventually won this race that had cars flying, spinning out, and crashing into the infield at the checkered flag?

Answer: David Pearson

Both King Richard and Pearson took each other out coming out of turn four. Petty was sliding into the infield while Pearson's car limped across the finish line. The 1976 race was David's only Daytona win.
9. Which driver in 1975 only led four laps, and one of those was the final one?

Answer: Benny Parsons

The others were not on the Nascar circuit in 1975. Benny first raced in the 1964 500, then from 1969-1988. Ironically, this Daytona 500 was Parson's only win of the season. Cale Yarborough finished second. Another trophy case race was the 1980 Coca-Cola 600 that Parson's also won. He later became an analyst for NBC Sports.
10. Which of the following drivers started 20 Daytona 500's before finally winning it?

Answer: Dale Earnhardt

Richard Petty went 17 years between his first and final Daytona 500 win, with another five in-between. Dale finally won the race that had eluded him so much in 1998, but also the same track that killed him in 2001. On the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, in a wreck that was ignorantly blamed on fellow driver Sterling Marlin, Dale came to an end of physical existence. Michael Waltrip won the race, but took a backseat to the accident of Earnhardt.
Source: Author Nightmare

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