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Daytona 500: 2005 Trivia Quiz

Did you watch the 47th running of ther Great American Race? Test your knowledge of the 2005 Daytona 500.

A multiple-choice quiz by racemany2k. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
racemany2k

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,215

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the 2005 Daytona 500?

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Question 2 of 10

2. There was a first in this Daytona 500, what was it? Hint

There were no caution flags

There were more previous Daytona 500 winners in the field than ever before

There were 44 cars at the start of the race

The race went beyond the 200 lap distance

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was on the pole for the race? Hint

Ryan Newman

Jimmie Johnson

Dale Jarrett

Jeff Gordon

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Question 4 of 10

4. For the second straight year, this driver led the most laps but failed to win the race?

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many drivers finished on the lead lap in this 2005 Daytona 500? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. There were 22 lead changes in the race, but the most exciting ones came in the last nine laps. How many lead changes were there in the last nine laps? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the highest finishing rookie in the race? Hint

Travis Kvapil

Scott Riggs

Kyle Busch

Scott Wimmer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin raced in what was supposed to be their final Daytona 500, as they intended to retire at season's end. Did they both finish in the top 10?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. There were a few wrecks that took out multiple cars. Which driver flipped his car down the back stretch? Hint

Ricky Rudd

Scott Wimmer

Sterling Marlin

Michael Waltrip

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many drivers led at least one lap in the race? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the 2005 Daytona 500?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

Four time Cup Champion won his third Daytona 500, he becoming only the fifth driver in NASCAR history to win three Daytona 500s. He joins Richard Petty, Cale Yarbourough, Bobby Alison, and Dale Jarrett.

2. There was a first in this Daytona 500, what was it?

Answer: The race went beyond the 200 lap distance

The race went 203 laps, with the creation of the green-white-checkers rule, a race cannot end under caution, this made for a great finish.

3. Who was on the pole for the race?

Answer: Dale Jarrett

Jarrett won the pole with a speed of 188.312.

4. For the second straight year, this driver led the most laps but failed to win the race?

Answer: Tony Stewart

Stewart won his duel race, the Busch race and dominated the Daytona 500, but a couple of late cautions shuffled him back, and he finished seventh.

5. How many drivers finished on the lead lap in this 2005 Daytona 500?

Answer: 23

23 cars completed the entire 203 laps.

6. There were 22 lead changes in the race, but the most exciting ones came in the last nine laps. How many lead changes were there in the last nine laps?

Answer: 4

One of the wildest finishes in the 47 year history of Nascar's biggest race saw four lead changes in the last nine laps.

7. Who was the highest finishing rookie in the race?

Answer: Travis Kvapil

There were two rookies in the race. Kvapil, a former truck series champion, and Kyle Busch, runner-up in the 2004 Busch Series, and younger brother on 2004 Nextel Cup Champion Kurt Busch.

8. Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin raced in what was supposed to be their final Daytona 500, as they intended to retire at season's end. Did they both finish in the top 10?

Answer: Yes

Martin finished sixth and Wallace ended up 10th.

9. There were a few wrecks that took out multiple cars. Which driver flipped his car down the back stretch?

Answer: Michael Waltrip

Waltrip flipped end over end four times before landing hard on all four wheels. He walked away without a scratch, but very sore.

10. How many drivers led at least one lap in the race?

Answer: 12

Tony Stewart led 107 of the 203 laps run in the race. The other 11 drivers split the rest.

Source: Author racemany2k

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