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CART Season 2001 Trivia Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge of the drivers, teams and tracks of the 2001 season for Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART).

A multiple-choice quiz by Balin. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Balin

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,257

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
461

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the drivers below are with the same team they drove for in the 2000 season? Hint

Bryan Herta

Jimmy Vasser

Michael Andretti

Adrian Fernandez

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which driver below became the only New Zealander to ever compete in the Fed Ex Championship Series? Hint

Townsend Bell

Scott Dixon

Nicolas Minassian

Max Wilson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following oval tracks were not on the original schedule for the 2001 season? Hint

Nazareth

Texas

Michigan

Miami

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which former Formula 1 driver was chosen to pilot Morris Nunn's second entry in the series? Hint

Mauricio Gugelmin

Tora Takagi

Mark Blundell

Alex Zanardi

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following CART tracks are not located in California? Hint

Leguna Seca

Monterrey

Fontana

Long Beach

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Question 6 of 10

6. At what track did Kenny Brack win his first career CART race in 2001? Hint

Twin-Ring Motegi

Chicago

Milwaukee

Nazareth

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following drivers did not compete in the IRL's 2001 Indianapolis 500? Hint

Jimmy Vasser

Bruno Junqueira

Michael Andretti

Paul Tracy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which city below hosts its annual CART event at their downtown airport? Hint

Vancouver

Houston

Cleveland

Portland

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Question 9 of 10

9. Including the 2001 race, which of these drivers has never won the Michigan 500? Hint

Tony Kanaan

Max Papis

Patrick Carpentier

Michael Andretti

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which driver did the newly-formed Sigma Autosport team choose to pilot their multi-colored entry into the 2001 CART season? Hint

Max Wilson

Oriol Servia

Shinji Nakano

Michel Jourdain, Jr.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the drivers below are with the same team they drove for in the 2000 season?

Answer: Bryan Herta

Bryan Herta, despite only driving in one race in 2000, was under contract with Championship Forsythe Racing for the 2001 season. Michael Andretti left Newman-Haas Racing to join Team Motorola. Jimmy Vasser left Target Chip Ganassi Racing to join Patrick Racing. Adrian Fernandez left Patrick Racing to start his own Fernandez Racing.

2. Which driver below became the only New Zealander to ever compete in the Fed Ex Championship Series?

Answer: Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon raced for PacWest Racing and is from New Zealand. The other drivers are from: Bell: USA, Minassian: France, Wilson: Brazil.

3. Which of the following oval tracks were not on the original schedule for the 2001 season?

Answer: Miami

Miami was last raced on by CART in 2000. Nazareth and Michigan both hosted their last CART race in 2001. Texas, although the race was cancelled due to vertigo, was on the original schedule.

4. Which former Formula 1 driver was chosen to pilot Morris Nunn's second entry in the series?

Answer: Alex Zanardi

Alex Zanardi, after a miserable 1999 stint with F1's Team Williams, and a season off in 2000, joined Mo Nunn Racing as the team's second car in the No. 66 Pioneer Honda.

5. Which of the following CART tracks are not located in California?

Answer: Monterrey

Monterrey, Mexico hosted its first CART race in March 2001. (Leguna Seca is located in Monterey, CA. Note the spelling.)

6. At what track did Kenny Brack win his first career CART race in 2001?

Answer: Twin-Ring Motegi

After finishing second at Nazareth to Scott Dixon, Kenny Brack won for the first time at Twin-Ring Motegi, Japan. Two weeks later, he won again at Milwaukee.

7. Which of the following drivers did not compete in the IRL's 2001 Indianapolis 500?

Answer: Paul Tracy

Michael Andretti finished third for Team Motorola. Bruno Junqueira and Jimmy Vasser finished fourth and fifth, respectively, for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Paul Tracy was not allowed to race for Ganassi because of his contract with KOOL.

8. Which city below hosts its annual CART event at their downtown airport?

Answer: Cleveland

While Houston and Vancouver race on the streets of downtown, Cleveland holds the distinction of being the only major race in the world to be held on airport runways. This course offers the drivers 12-car wide straightaways and more passing zones than any other course on the circuit.

9. Including the 2001 race, which of these drivers has never won the Michigan 500?

Answer: Max Papis

While Max Papisled the most laps in the 2001 race, he crashed with teammate Kenny Brack with 14 laps to go, allowing Patrick Carpentier to win his first CART race in a breath-taking five car battle. Also, Papis took the white flag as the leader in 1999 only to run out of gas in Turn 3 giving Tony Kanaas his first CART win.

10. Which driver did the newly-formed Sigma Autosport team choose to pilot their multi-colored entry into the 2001 CART season?

Answer: Oriol Servia

Oriol Servia was chosen to drive for the Chicago-based Sigma Autosport after Max Wilson left the team to join the newly-formed Arciero-Blair Racing Team. Shinji Nakano drives the No. 52 for Fernandez Racing, while Michel Jourdain, Jr. drives the No. 16 car for Herdez-Bettenhausen Racing.

Source: Author Balin

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