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NASCAR Greats Trivia Quiz

If you know your NASCAR greats, you'll ace this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by jinx430. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jinx430

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,602

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who is the undisputed "King" of NASCAR racing? Hint

Jeff Gordon

Dale Earnhardt

Richard Petty

Darrell Waltrip

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was the first driver to win three consecutive championships? Hint

Cale Yarborough

Dale Earnhardt

Buddy Baker

Richard Petty

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which driver was a three time champion and second on NASCAR Winston Cup's all-time win list in the 20th century? Hint

Ernie Irvan

Jeff Gordon

David Pearson

A.J. Foyt

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which driver won the first NASCAR sanctioned race? Hint

Ralph Earnhardt

Robert "Red" Byron

Charles "Red" Farmer

Jack Ingram

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which driver was the champion in 1952 and 1955 (this driver also drove with a monkey as a co-pilot for 8 races)? Hint

Jerry Cook

Tim Flock

DeWayne "Tiny" Lund

Marvin Panch

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which driver never won a Winston Cup Championship, but earned the nickname "Mr September", for winning four consecutive races that month in 1991? Hint

Neil Bonnett

Alan Kulwicki

Terry Labonte

Harry Gant

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which driver won the 1991 Daytona 500, and finished fifth in the points race that same year? Hint

Harry Gant

Dale Earnhardt

Ernie Irvan

Terry Labonte

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which driver won the Daytona 500 in 1963 in Marvin Panch's car, after he saved Panch from a burning car? Hint

Bobby Isaac

Ned Jarrett

DeWayne "Tiny" Lund

A.J. Foyt

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which driver finished second in the 1959 points race? Hint

Lee Petty

Bobby Isaac

DeWayne "Tiny" Lund

Everett "Cotton" Owens

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which driver finished third in the 1986 points race, after winning seven races that season? Hint

Dale Earnhardt

Tim Richmond

Rusty Wallace

Terry Labonte

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which driver finished second in points in his rookie season, had a driving career that spanned 14 years, but never won a NASCAR Championship? Hint

Fireball Roberts

Davey Allison

Bill Rexford

Curtis Turner

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which driver was the series champion in 1951 and 1953, and won 48 races in 230 starts? Hint

Herb Thomas

Fireball Roberts

Bill Rexford

Marshall Teague

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which driver was the 1989 champion? Hint

Mark Martin

Ernie Irvan

Rusty Wallace

Dale Earnhardt

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which driver was the 1987 rookie of the year? Hint

Rusty Wallace

Ricky Rudd

Mark Martin

Davey Allison

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which driver won the rookie of the year award, and the series championship in successive seasons? Hint

Bobby Allison

Ricky Rudd

Dale Earnhardt

Fireball Roberts

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the undisputed "King" of NASCAR racing?

Answer: Richard Petty

Richard Petty was the first driver to win 200 Winston Cup races.

2. Who was the first driver to win three consecutive championships?

Answer: Cale Yarborough

Cale Yarborough won the Winston Cup Championship three consecutive times in 1976, 77, and 78. He also won 83 races and 70 pole positions in a four decade career.

3. Which driver was a three time champion and second on NASCAR Winston Cup's all-time win list in the 20th century?

Answer: David Pearson

Pearson won a total of 105 Winston Cup races, second only to Richard Petty.

4. Which driver won the first NASCAR sanctioned race?

Answer: Robert "Red" Byron

Red Byron only raced three seasons, but won the first NASCAR sanctioned race in 1948, and won the first NASCAR championship in 1949.

5. Which driver was the champion in 1952 and 1955 (this driver also drove with a monkey as a co-pilot for 8 races)?

Answer: Tim Flock

Tim Flock won the championship in 52 and 55. He also amassed 40 wins and 37 pole postions in 13 years. He also won NASCAR's first sports car race, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing. Flock also competed in 8 races with a monkey, aptly named Jocko Flocko, as a co-pilot.

6. Which driver never won a Winston Cup Championship, but earned the nickname "Mr September", for winning four consecutive races that month in 1991?

Answer: Harry Gant

Gant won at Darlington, Richmond, Dover Downs, and Martinsville, in September of 1991. He also finished a career high fourth in the points chase, won 5 races and 1 pole position in that same year. Harry Gant was better known by his other nickname, "Handsome Harry".

7. Which driver won the 1991 Daytona 500, and finished fifth in the points race that same year?

Answer: Ernie Irvan

Three years after winning the 500, Irvan suffered life threatening injuries in a crash during practice at Michigan Speedway. Despite missing 11 races that year, he still lead the most laps of anyone else in the series.

8. Which driver won the Daytona 500 in 1963 in Marvin Panch's car, after he saved Panch from a burning car?

Answer: DeWayne "Tiny" Lund

Lund rescued Marvin Panch from his burning car after a crash in the Daytona 500 practice session. Panch then asked Lund to take his place in the Woods Bros. Ford. Lund went on to win that race. He won 5 races in 21 years as a driver.

9. Which driver finished second in the 1959 points race?

Answer: Everett "Cotton" Owens

Owens won two races and had 22 top 10 finishes in 1959, coming in second to Lee Petty. He also won more than 100 NASCAR Featherlite Modified races.

10. Which driver finished third in the 1986 points race, after winning seven races that season?

Answer: Tim Richmond

Richmond finished a career high third in 1986 after winning seven races that season, more than any other driver. Richmond's career only lasted seven years. He passed away in August of 1989.

11. Which driver finished second in points in his rookie season, had a driving career that spanned 14 years, but never won a NASCAR Championship?

Answer: Fireball Roberts

Fireball Roberts won 32 races, including the 1962 Daytona 500, before his death in 1964, from injuries sustained in an accident at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

12. Which driver was the series champion in 1951 and 1953, and won 48 races in 230 starts?

Answer: Herb Thomas

Thomas was a former truck driver who became a two-time champion.

13. Which driver was the 1989 champion?

Answer: Rusty Wallace

Wallace, considered by some to be one of the best present day drivers, has one championship, 53 wins and 36 pole positions to his credit, entering the 2003 season.

14. Which driver was the 1987 rookie of the year?

Answer: Davey Allison

Allison won the rookie of the year award in 1987, after qualifying on the pole for the Daytona 500 and winning two races that year. Davey Allisons died in 1993 in a tragic helicopter accident.

15. Which driver won the rookie of the year award, and the series championship in successive seasons?

Answer: Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt was the first driver in NASCAR history to win the rookie of the year award, then win the series championship the following season. Earnhardt won 76 races and was the all-time winner at Daytona International Speedway. Also, one of the best drivers in NASCAR history, Earnhardt won the series championship seven times, tied only with Richard Petty. Earnhardt died on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.

Source: Author jinx430

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