2010 Daytona 500 Trivia Quiz

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.

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.

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.

Answer: Mark Martin

Mark Martin of Arkansas drove his number 5 Chevrolet to the pole-winning position of the Daytona 500 on February 6. Martin's speed for his qualifying laps was 191.188 miles per hour. Martin never proved to be a major factor in the race, however. Martin managed to finish the 2010 Daytona 500 in the number 12 spot. Michael Waltrip was born in Kentucky, Jeff Burton was born in Virginia, and Bill Elliott was born in Georgia.

Answer: Clint Bowyer

Clint Bowyer, driver of the number 33 Chevy, had a solid day at the 2010 Daytona 500 race. Bowyer passed Jeff Gordon on lap 100 to get credit for the halfway lead of the race. This native of Kansas led a total of 37 laps enroute to a fourth place finish in the Great American Race. Tony Stewart drove the number 14 car, Brian Vickers was in the number 83 machine, and Matt Kenseth drove the 17 car.

Answer: Max Papis

Massimiliano "Mad Max" Papis was born in Italy in 1969. Papis, a former driver on the Formula One circuit, was thrilled to earn a starting position in the 2010 Daytona 500. Papis and his number 13 Toyota started the race in the 31st position and ended up in the 40th spot. The other three drivers listed were all born in the USA.

Answer: Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya, driving the 42 Target Chevy, earned his first-ever top 10 Daytona 500 finish when he ended up in 10th place. Montoya started the day in eighth place and stayed in the lead pack of cars throughout most of the race. Greg Biffle was in the number 16 car, Kevin Harvick drove the number 29 machine, and Ryan Newman was in the number 39 car.

Answer: Eight

In order to add excitement for racing fans, NASCAR officials in 2010 decided to allow drivers three attempts to finish a race under "green flag" conditions. The climax of the Daytona 500 went into "overdrive" because of numerous crashes late in the race. Thus, there were two attempts made to end the race under the green flag.

A total of eight extra laps (20 miles) was added to the original total of 200 laps. Jamie McMurray officially led laps 207 and 208, the longest Daytona 500 in history.

Answer: Track repair work

The 2010 Daytona 500 race was marred by two separate incidents of potholes on the asphalt surface. It took track crews more than two hours to repair cracks in the seams of the Daytona racing surface in turns 1 and 2. The race was red-flagged during this repair delay. Drivers and cars were held by NASCAR officials on pit lane. The 2010 Daytona 500 lasted slightly over 6-1/2 hours.

Answer: Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Waltrip, "Ol' D.W.", served as the color analyst. Waltrip worked alongside announcers Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds in the TV booth. Waltrip tried his best to keep TV viewers interested during the long red-flag intervals in the race. Waltrip won the 1989 Daytona 500, outlasting Ken Schrader and Dale Earnhardt in a "fuel mileage" victory. Former driver Rusty Wallace served as an announcer for the ESPN network.