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Mexico City Nascar Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the first ever NASCAR Busch Series event held outside the U.S, on March 6, 2005.

A multiple-choice quiz by catch can man. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
catch can man

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
204,130

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Who sat on the pole for the Telcel Motorola 200? Hint

Boris Said

Martin Truex Jr.

Jorge Goeters

Adrian Fernandez

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following drivers failed to lead a lap in the event? Hint

Adrian Fernandez

Stanton Barrett

Kevin Harvick

Carl Edwards

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many caution periods were there? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Mexican driver did not finish the race? Hint

Carlos Contreras

Jimmy Morales

Rafael Martinez

Ruben Garcia Novoa

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following road course racing experts was not in the event? Hint

Scott Maxwell

Boris Said

Ron Fellows

Adrian Fernandez

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many laps did Adrian Fernandez lead? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many laps did Martin Truex Jr. lead? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which driver finished second for the third consecutive Busch race in the event? Hint

Kevin Harvick

Carl Edwards

Shane Hmiel

Reed Sorenson

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many drivers competed in their first ever Busch event in the race? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the highest finishing rookie in the event? Hint

Clint Bowyer

Reed Sorenson

Carl Edwards

Denny Hamlin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sat on the pole for the Telcel Motorola 200?

Answer: Jorge Goeters

Goeters, who had never competed in Nascar before, won the pole for the historic event. Goeters had a strong car in the event, leading for the first 24 laps before making his first pit stop of the race. With 15 laps to go, the engine in his #66 Brewco Ford blew and he finished a dismal 38th.

2. Which of the following drivers failed to lead a lap in the event?

Answer: Carl Edwards

Edwards started in the rear at the start of the event after crashing in a practice session, and worked his way back up through the field to finish third.

3. How many caution periods were there?

Answer: 8

Despite the number of caution periods, only five drivers failed to finish the event.

4. Which Mexican driver did not finish the race?

Answer: Rafael Martinez

Martinez lasted only 34 laps before losing an engine and finishing 43rd.

5. Which of the following road course racing experts was not in the event?

Answer: Scott Maxwell

Fellows ended up 41st after an accident, while Said finished a strong fifth, and Fernandez finished a surprising 10th.

6. How many laps did Adrian Fernandez lead?

Answer: 24

Fernandez got by Truex Jr. on lap 33 to take the lead for the first time in the race, in his first ever Busch Series race.

7. How many laps did Martin Truex Jr. lead?

Answer: 45

Truex led 45 of the 80 laps on his way to dominating and winning the historic Busch Series event. It was the seventh victory of his career.

8. Which driver finished second for the third consecutive Busch race in the event?

Answer: Kevin Harvick

Harvick would also go on to finish second yet again the next week at Atlanta in the Busch event.

9. How many drivers competed in their first ever Busch event in the race?

Answer: 7

The drivers were pole sitter Goeters, Fernandez, Morales, Garcia Novoa, Mara Reyes, Jose Luis Ramirez, and Martinez.

10. Who was the highest finishing rookie in the event?

Answer: Carl Edwards

All four rookies had solid runs in the event, with Edwards coming in third, Sorenson 14th, Hamlin 15th, and Bowyer 17th.

Source: Author catch can man

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