2001 NASCAR Season in Review Multiple Choice Quiz | NASCAR 2000s

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1. Who was the 2001 Winston Cup Champion?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

Jeff became the third person ever to win 4 WC championships. He is also the youngest to do so. Gordon has done it much faster than either of his predecessors. He won his fourth championship just three months after turning 30, and in just his ninth full season. Petty didn't win his fourth title until he was 35 and in his 13th season, while Earnhardt claimed his fourth crown at 39 and also in his 13th season.

2. How many different drivers scored their first career Winston Cup win in 2001?

Answer: 5

Michael Waltip - Daytona 500, Kevin Harvick - Atlanta, Elliot Sadler - Bristol, Ricky Craven - Martinsville, and Robby Gordon - New Hampshire.

3. Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart both had their ups and downs, literally, one driver was on his roof at Daytona and the other at Talladega. Which one of these two came to a rest on his roof after his wreck at Talladega?

Answer: Labonte

Bobby was involved in the last lap wreck in the EA Sports 500 at Talladega in October, 2001. He was battling for the lead when he got bumped, went up the banking and came back down into Bobby Hamilton and was flipped upside down. He skidded down the track on his roof.

4. Who was the 2001 Rookie of the Year?

Answer: Kevin Harvick

Harvick won two races in his rookie season, he won the close race at Atlanta against Jeff Gordon and the inaugural race at Chicago Speedway. He also won the Busch Grand National title. What a year.

5. How many different Pole winners were there in 2001?

Answer: 18

The 2002 Bud shootout at Daytona had 18 drivers, the most in a long time. They are: Bill Elliot, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Stacy Compton, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman, Ricky Rudd, Sterling Marlin, Todd Bodine, Jimmy Spencer, Ricky Craven, Jeff Green, Kurt Busch, Jason Leffler, Casey Atwood, and Kenny Wallace.

6. Which driver had the most victories in 2001?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

Gordon won at: Las Vegas, Dover Downs, Michigan, Indianapolis, Watkins Glen, and Kansas.

7. True or False: Ricky Rudd finished 2nd in the Winston Cup point standings?

Answer: False

Rudd had a rough final 3 of the last 5 races Rudd finishes no better than 21st. That included a 26th at Talladega, 21st at Homestead, and a 35th at Atlanta. His luck just faded away in the final stretch of the season. Tony Stewart and Sterling Marlin both had a strong run in the final 6 races to finish 2nd and 3rd respectively. Rudd finished a disappointing 4th after a hard fought season with Jeff Gordon.

8. Was there a race postponed during the season?

Answer: Yes

The New Hampshire 300 was originally scheduled for September 16th, 2001. But in light of the September 11th events, NASCAR thought it best to postpone the race until the end of the season. The race was run on November 23rd, 2001.

9. Who is the NASCAR all-time career money winner?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon surpassed the late Dale Earnhardt in career money won. Earnhardt would have a lot more if he had won the kind of money they gave in 2001 in his 22 year career. But since the prize money was much smaller in the 70s and 80s his numbers are not as high.

10. How many different winners were there in the 2001 season?

Answer: 19

The 19 winners were: Jeff Gordon (6), Dale Jarrett (4), Tony Stewart (3), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (3), Sterling Marlin (2), Ricky Rudd (2), Bobby Labonte (2), Kevin Harvick (2), Jeff Burton (2), Rusty Wallace (1), Ward Burton (1), Bill Elliot (1), Elliot Sadler (1), Ricky Craven (1), Michael Waltrip (1), Joe Nemechek (1), Bobby Hamilton(1), Steve Park (1), and Robby Gordon(1).

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

Answer: 9

Of the 19 drivers that won a race in 2001, 9 of them finished outside the top 10 in points.

12. Kevin Harvick had an amazing 2001 season, he finished 9th in the point standing despite starting in only 35 of the 36 race season. What race did he not run in?

Answer: Daytona 500

Kevin took over the Richard Childress racing car after the tradgic death of Dale Earnhardt in the Daytona 500. Harvick was the only driver in the top 24 in points to not start all 36 races.

13. Which driver led the Winston Cup series in Top-5's and Top-10's?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

Jeff finished with 18 top-5's and 24 top-10's.

14. Who was the second highest finishing rookie in the 2001 point standings?

Answer: Casey Atwood

Atwood finished 26th in the final point standings. Busch was 27th, Leffler was 37th and Houston was 46th.

15. 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 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?

Answer: Jeff Burton

Source: Author racemany2k

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