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CART Racing Challenge Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by mattfeth. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
mattfeth

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
50,750

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

Plays
438

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Question 1 of 20

1. What 2 CART drivers were past teammates in Toyota Atlantic? Hint

Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves

Richie Hearn and Casey Mears

Jimmy Vasser and Bryan Herta

Memo Gidley and Alex Barron

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Question 2 of 20

2. Patrick Carpentier was what? Hint

1996 Atlantic Champ

1997 Indy Lights Champ

1995 Indy lights Champ

1997 Atlantic Champ

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Question 3 of 20

3. What do the 92, 93 and 94 series Champions all have in common? Hint

All drove for the same team

They were all in the first year with a new team

All used the same engine and chassis combo

Nothing in common

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Question 4 of 20

4. As of 2001, who was the only Japanese driver to win the Toyota Atlantic Championship? Hint

Tora Takagi

Shigeaki Hattori

Naoki Hattori

Hiro Matsushita

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Question 5 of 20

5. As of 2001, who was the first Japanese driver to win a CART sanctioned event? Hint

Naoki Hattori

Shigeaki Hattori

Hiro Matsushita

Shinji Nakano

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Question 6 of 20

6. When Chip Ganassi expanded his team to 2 cars in 1993, who were the 2 drivers? Hint

Andretti and Gugelmin

Luyendyk and Cheever

Vasser and Herta

Vasser and Zanardi

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Question 7 of 20

7. Of these former F1 drivers, who posted the first victory? Hint

Mark Blundell

Raul Boesel

Mauricio Gugelmin

Alex Zanardi

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Question 8 of 20

8. As of 2001, which CART team owner was never a CART driver? Hint

Dan Gurney

Dale Coyne

Dick Simon

Chip Ganassi

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Question 9 of 20

9. What Team was purchased by Chip Ganassi racing to start his own team? Hint

Hall-VDS

Hayhoe

Patrick

Granatelli

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which driver drove a car patterned after his nation's flag? Hint

Stephan Johanssen

Teo Fabi

Christian Fittipaldi

Robby Gordon

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which driver was not killed during a CART event? Hint

Greg Moore

Gonzalo Rodriguez

Jeff Krosnoff

Scott Brayton

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Question 12 of 20

12. What sponsor replaced 'Players Ltd' at Team Green? Hint

Klien Tools

KOOL

Brahma

Indeck

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who was the first driver to sport Herdez sponsorship in ChampCars? Hint

Carlos Guerrero

Eliseo Salazar

Michel Jourdain Jr.

Adrian Fernandez

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Question 14 of 20

14. How many races did Scott Goodyear race in 95 with TASMAN racing? Hint

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Question 15 of 20

15. How many cars sported major sponsorship from Fuel and Oil companies in 1996? Hint

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Question 16 of 20

16. What former F1 driver spent one year with Hogan racing and then left the series for sportscar racing? Hint

Jan Magnussen

Mimmo Schiatterella

Andrea Montermini

JJ Lehto

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Question 17 of 20

17. What IRL driver never won a CART ChampCar race? Hint

Arie Luyendyk

Eddie Cheever

Roberto Guerrero

Scott Goodyear

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Question 18 of 20

18. What former Indy lights driver was the lead stunt driver for the movie 'Driven'? Hint

Mark Hotchkis

Tony Renna

Chris Simmons

David Empringham

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which of the following was not a major Bettenhausen Team sponsor? Hint

Amway

AMAX

Epson

Alumax

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which Indy Lights team did Canadian Paul Tracy win the Lights title for in 1990? Hint

Brian Stewart Racing

Players-Forsythe

TASMAN Racing

Lynx Racing

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What 2 CART drivers were past teammates in Toyota Atlantic?

Answer: Memo Gidley and Alex Barron

Memo and Alex were teammates at Lynx.

2. Patrick Carpentier was what?

Answer: 1996 Atlantic Champ

Pat was the 96 Toyota Atlantic Champion with Lynx Racing.

3. What do the 92, 93 and 94 series Champions all have in common?

Answer: They were all in the first year with a new team

Mansell was with Newman-Haas, Rahal with his own team and Unser with Penske. It was the first year of the respective contracts with each team.

4. As of 2001, who was the only Japanese driver to win the Toyota Atlantic Championship?

Answer: Hiro Matsushita

Hiro actually won the championship, even though he was a consistent backmarker in ChampCars.

5. As of 2001, who was the first Japanese driver to win a CART sanctioned event?

Answer: Shigeaki Hattori

Shigeaki Hattori won an Indy Lights race a few years ago claiming that record. Although Hiro won in Atlantics before that, at the time it was not sanctioned by CART, but the SCCA.

6. When Chip Ganassi expanded his team to 2 cars in 1993, who were the 2 drivers?

Answer: Luyendyk and Cheever

Luyendyk and Cheever were the drivers. Luyendyk ran the entire season and Cheever ran a limited schedule with Ganassi.

7. Of these former F1 drivers, who posted the first victory?

Answer: Alex Zanardi

Zanardi won in 96 and Blundell and Big Mo in 97. Boesel has never won as of 2001 in CART.

8. As of 2001, which CART team owner was never a CART driver?

Answer: Dan Gurney

Gurney did drive ChampCars, but not during the CART era.

9. What Team was purchased by Chip Ganassi racing to start his own team?

Answer: Patrick

Ganassi was a part-owner with Patrick and then purchased the team in whole when Emmo Fittipaldi moved on to Penske.

10. Which driver drove a car patterned after his nation's flag?

Answer: Christian Fittipaldi

Fittipaldi drove for Walker in 1995. Fittipaldi's car, when viewed from above, looked like the Brazilian flag.

11. Which driver was not killed during a CART event?

Answer: Scott Brayton

Brayton died in an IRL sanctioned event - the Indy 500, during practice after claiming the pole that year.

12. What sponsor replaced 'Players Ltd' at Team Green?

Answer: Brahma

Brahma, a Brazilian beer company spent a year with Green before KOOL came on board.

13. Who was the first driver to sport Herdez sponsorship in ChampCars?

Answer: Carlos Guerrero

Guerrero was first, before being replaced by Jourdain.

14. How many races did Scott Goodyear race in 95 with TASMAN racing?

Answer: 3

Indy 500, Mid-Ohio, and Vancouver.

15. How many cars sported major sponsorship from Fuel and Oil companies in 1996?

Answer: 8

Castrol sponsored Fangio and Jones. Herta was sponsored by Shell. Andretti was sponsored by Texaco. DeFerran was sponsored by Pennzoil. Fernandez was sponsored by Quaker State. Gordon was sponsored by Valvoline. And finally, Walker's second car was sponsored by Valvoline's DuraBlend (various drivers).

16. What former F1 driver spent one year with Hogan racing and then left the series for sportscar racing?

Answer: JJ Lehto

Lehto was left out of a ride at the end of the season and moved on to sportscars.

17. What IRL driver never won a CART ChampCar race?

Answer: Eddie Cheever

Cheever has won several IRL races, but never won in CART, nor did he win in F1 either.

18. What former Indy lights driver was the lead stunt driver for the movie 'Driven'?

Answer: David Empringham

Empringham was contacted for the job and hand picked the other drivers for the staged movie racing scenes. The drivers included former Player's Team colleagues Lee Bentham and Bertran Godin.

19. Which of the following was not a major Bettenhausen Team sponsor?

Answer: Amway

Amway was a primary sponsor for Scott Brayton at Simon racing before he left the series as a regular.

20. Which Indy Lights team did Canadian Paul Tracy win the Lights title for in 1990?

Answer: Brian Stewart Racing

Tracy won the title for BSR back then. BSR is still in operation today (2001).

Source: Author mattfeth

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