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2002 Daytona 500 Test | NASCAR

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

A multiple-choice quiz by debbijo. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
debbijo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,019

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won his first Daytona 500 on February 17th, 2002?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname .. he's a central Virginian known for his classic twang)

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Question 2 of 10

2. A multi-car crash occurred with 51 laps remaining. How many cars were involved? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was leading the race at the restart after the caution for Robby Gordon's spin? Hint

Brett Bodine

Sterling Marlin

Jeff Gordon

Elliott Sadler

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Question 4 of 10

4. Exactly how long did the 2002 Daytona 500 last? Hint

4 hours 3 minutes

2 hours 58 minutes

3 hours 29 minutes

3 hours 11 minutes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which driver was done for the day after only two laps? Hint

Tony Stewart

Dave Blaney

Dave Marcis

Dale Earnhardt jr

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which driver hopped out of his car to assess a tire rub while the cars were stopped on the track for a red flag?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... too easy, no clue)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these set of people are NOT related? Ward and Jeff Burton, Robby and Jeff Gordon, Mike and Rusty Wallace or Terry and Bobby Labonte? Hint

Ward and Jeff

Robby and Jeff

Terry and Bobby

Mike and Rusty

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Question 8 of 10

8. There was only one Pontiac to finish in the top ten. Who was the driver of that car? Hint

Geoffrey Bodine

Bill Elliott

Terry Labonte

Johnny Benson

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Question 9 of 10

9. There was only one woman in the race. The number of her car was ____ and her last name is _____ ? Hint

49 Robinson

39 Robinston

46 Robinson

36 Robinston

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 2002 Daytona 500 became the highest-rated and most viewed broadcast in NASCAR history to date. Approximately how many viewers were there? Hint

100 millon

35 million

46 million

24 million

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won his first Daytona 500 on February 17th, 2002?

Answer: Ward

After starting 19th Burton worked his way up to the front by the midway point. After NASCAR red flagged the event due to a multi-car crash, Burton found himself leading the field for the restart and that is where he stayed right up until the checkered flag.

2. A multi-car crash occurred with 51 laps remaining. How many cars were involved?

Answer: 18

This multi-car wreck was triggered by race leaders Gordon and Harvick when they got together in turn two.

3. Who was leading the race at the restart after the caution for Robby Gordon's spin?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

Gordon was trying to block Sterling Marlin but ended up turning himself around.

4. Exactly how long did the 2002 Daytona 500 last?

Answer: 3 hours 29 minutes

The average speed of the race was 142.971 mph and the margin of victory was 1.93 seconds.

5. Which driver was done for the day after only two laps?

Answer: Tony Stewart

Tony blew an engine and only made it around the track for two racing laps but still brought home a paycheck.

6. Which driver hopped out of his car to assess a tire rub while the cars were stopped on the track for a red flag?

Answer: Sterling

That's a no-no by NASCAR's standards. For a penalty Sterling was sent to the end of the longest line.

7. Which of these set of people are NOT related? Ward and Jeff Burton, Robby and Jeff Gordon, Mike and Rusty Wallace or Terry and Bobby Labonte?

Answer: Robby and Jeff

The other three pairs are brothers.

8. There was only one Pontiac to finish in the top ten. Who was the driver of that car?

Answer: Johnny Benson

There were 5 Ford's, 2 Dodge's, 2 Cheverolet's and 1 Pontiac that finished in the top 10.

9. There was only one woman in the race. The number of her car was ____ and her last name is _____ ?

Answer: 49 Robinson

Shawna drove the Bam Racing sponsored Dodge. She finished 24th in the Daytona 500, 2002.

10. The 2002 Daytona 500 became the highest-rated and most viewed broadcast in NASCAR history to date. Approximately how many viewers were there?

Answer: 35 million

2001 held the previous record with 32 million viewers.

Source: Author debbijo

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