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Indy Racing League 2004 Trivia Quiz

Here is my quiz on the 2004 Indy Racing League (IRL) season. Good luck and enjoy!

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

Author
mattfeth

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,058

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
336

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who was the 2004 Indy Racing League champion? Hint

Sam Hornish Jr.

Buddy Rice

Scott Dixon

Tony Kanaan

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which driver won the 2004 Indianapolis 500? Hint

Sam Hornish Jr.

Tony Kanaan

Helio Castroneves

Buddy Rice

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Question 3 of 20

3. How many cars did Andretti-Green Racing run for the full season in 2004? Hint

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which former Champ Car driver won three races in 2004? Hint

Adrian Fernandez

Dario Franchitti

Helio Castroneves

Bryan Herta

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which 2004 driver was sponsored primarily by X-M Satellite Radio during the season? Hint

Scott Sharp

Townsend Bell

Dan Wheldon

Bryan Herta

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which driver listed did not drive for Panther Racing in 2004? Hint

Tomas Sheckter

Ed Carpenter

Townsend Bell

Mark Taylor

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which Japanese driver drove for Super Aguri Fernandez Racing in 2004? Hint

Tora Takagi

Satoshi Motoyama

Roger Yasukawa

Kosuke Matsuura

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Question 8 of 20

8. In which 2004 race did Kenny Brack return to Rahal-Letterman Racing after recovering from his 2003 season injuries? Hint

He raced only at the 2004 Indy 500

He did not race at all in the 2004 IRL Season

He came back at Nazareth and finished the season.

He only raced in the season finale at Texas.

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which event in 2004 was billed as the last ever major league race to be held at that venue? Hint

Gateway

Disney

Kentucky

Nazareth

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which driver did not contest a race for Patrick Racing in 2004? Hint

Tomas Enge

Al Unser Jr.

P.J. Jones

Jaques Lazier

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Question 11 of 20

11. How many races did Greg Ray run in 2004 before he ran out of money and stepped down? Hint

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Question 12 of 20

12. What team did Sarah Fisher drive for in 2004? Hint

Access Motorsports

Sam Schmidt

Kelley Racing

Dreyer & Rienbold

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Question 13 of 20

13. How many races did Sarah Fisher run in the 2004 season? Hint

She ran in every 2004 event

Only the Indy 500

She only had enough sponsor money for three (3) events

She missed the first two races, but ran every other event

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which driver took over the #13 Access Motorsports car mid-season in 2004? Hint

Townsend Bell

Roger Yasukawa

Jaques Lazier

Mark Taylor

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who was 2003 Champion Scott Dixon's teammate at Ganassi Racing in 2004? Hint

Darren Manning

Tomas Sheckter

Tony Renna

Ganassi only ran Dixon in 2004

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Question 16 of 20

16. What was the highest place finish that Anthony Foyt (AJ Foyt IV) scored in the 2004 season? Hint

5th place

3rd place (he actually was on the podium)

10th place

7th place

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which driver finished at the bottom of the Indy Racing League point standings when the 2004 season ended? Hint

AJ Foyt IV

Larry Foyt

P.J. Jones

Sarah Fisher

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Question 18 of 20

18. How many races made up the 2004 IRL season? Hint

19. When the IRL was founded, it was meant to give American drivers a chance to compete because there were few opportunities in Champ Car (then called CART). How many American drivers contested at least 75% of the 2004 races? Hint

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which retired driver decided to come out of retirement to run the 2004 Indy 500? Hint

Scott Goodyear

Arie Luyendyk

No driver did

Michael Andretti

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the 2004 Indy Racing League champion?

Answer: Tony Kanaan

Tony Kanaan won his first top level championship driving for Andretti-Green Racing. He drove the #11 7-Eleven sponsored car.

2. Which driver won the 2004 Indianapolis 500?

Answer: Buddy Rice

Buddy Rice won the prestigious race driving for Rahal-Letterman Racing.

3. How many cars did Andretti-Green Racing run for the full season in 2004?

Answer: 4

Andretti-Green Racing (AGR) ran 4 full-time cars for the 2004 season, which was more than any other team in the IRL. AGR ran cars for Bryan Herta, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, and Tony Kanaan.

4. Which former Champ Car driver won three races in 2004?

Answer: Adrian Fernandez

Mexican driver Adrian Fernandez won three events in 2004 (Kentucky, Chicagoland, and Fontana). Helio Castroneves won once in 2004 and Dario Franchitti won twice. Unfortunately, Bryan Herta did not win a race in 2004.

5. Which 2004 driver was sponsored primarily by X-M Satellite Radio during the season?

Answer: Bryan Herta

Bryan Herta drove the #7 Andretti-Green entry which had primary sponsorship from X-M Satellite Radio.

6. Which driver listed did not drive for Panther Racing in 2004?

Answer: Ed Carpenter

Ed Carpenter, the stepson of IRL founder Tony George, instead drove for Red Bull Cheever Racing.

7. Which Japanese driver drove for Super Aguri Fernandez Racing in 2004?

Answer: Kosuke Matsuura

Tora Takagi drove for Mo Nunn racing in 2004, while Roger Yasukawa ran a few events for Rahal-Letterman Racing. Yasukawa raced for Super Aguri in 2003. Satoshi Motoyama raced in Formula Nippon (in Japan) in 2004.

8. In which 2004 race did Kenny Brack return to Rahal-Letterman Racing after recovering from his 2003 season injuries?

Answer: He did not race at all in the 2004 IRL Season

Kenny never raced an IRL car in 2004 because he did not feel he was physically and mentally ready.

9. Which event in 2004 was billed as the last ever major league race to be held at that venue?

Answer: Nazareth

2004 marked the end of the Nazareth Speedway hosting a major league level race.

10. Which driver did not contest a race for Patrick Racing in 2004?

Answer: P.J. Jones

Al Unser Jr. started the season and then retired after the Indy 500. Jaques Lazier ran seven events and Tomas Enge ran two events.

11. How many races did Greg Ray run in 2004 before he ran out of money and stepped down?

Answer: 6

Greg only ran six events in 2004 before handing over the driving duties eventually to Mark Taylor. He ran the races at Homestead, Phoenix, Motegi, Indy, Texas (1st race), and Richmond.

12. What team did Sarah Fisher drive for in 2004?

Answer: Kelley Racing

Sarah ran in one race in 2004 driving for Tom Kelley. She ran the #39 Kelley racing entry in the Indy 500.

13. How many races did Sarah Fisher run in the 2004 season?

Answer: Only the Indy 500

Sarah only ran in the Indy 500.

14. Which driver took over the #13 Access Motorsports car mid-season in 2004?

Answer: Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor (the 2003 Infiniti Pro Series Champ) started the season with Panther but was released during the season in favor of Townsend Bell. Taylor then took over the #13 Access car from Greg Ray.

15. Who was 2003 Champion Scott Dixon's teammate at Ganassi Racing in 2004?

Answer: Darren Manning

Tony Renna had been signed to drive for Ganassi Racing in 2004, but he was tragically killed in preseason testing. Chip Ganassi then signed Darren Manning who drove in Champ Car for Walker racing in 2003.

16. What was the highest place finish that Anthony Foyt (AJ Foyt IV) scored in the 2004 season?

Answer: 10th place

Anthony's best finish was at the season finale at Texas Motor Speedway where he came in 10th place.

17. Which driver finished at the bottom of the Indy Racing League point standings when the 2004 season ended?

Answer: Larry Foyt

Larry Foyt and P.J. Jones were both tied for 35th place overall. However, Larry Foyt had lower cash winnings overall so he was listed as last.

18. How many races made up the 2004 IRL season?

Answer: 16

The season was 16 races which were all on oval style tracks.

Answer: 7

Only seven US drivers contested at least 75% of the season. Those drivers were Buddy Rice, Sam Hornish, Byran Herta, AJ Foyt IV, Scott Sharp, Ed Carpenter, and Alex Barron. Al Unser Jr., Townsend Bell, Greg Ray, and Jaques Lazier, all ran multiple events (but less than 75%).

20. Which retired driver decided to come out of retirement to run the 2004 Indy 500?

Answer: No driver did

In fact, not even one formally retired driver actually ran the race, even though Arie Luyendyk was trying to put together a competitive deal to run the race.

Source: Author mattfeth

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