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Quiz about NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award

NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award Quiz

This is a quick little quiz about NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award.

A multiple-choice quiz by todd226. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
todd226

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,098

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the first year NASCAR presented the Most Popular Driver Award? Hint

1949

1956

1952

1958

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first recipient of the NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award? Hint

Lee Petty

Buck Baker

Curtis Turner

Ned Jarrett

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lee Petty was the first repeat winner of the Most Popular Driver Award (1952, 1953 and 1954). Who was second repeat winner? Hint

Richard Petty

Fred Lorenzen

Junior Johnson

Fireball Roberts

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many times did Jeff Gordon win the Most Popular Driver Award in his first ten seasons of racing at NASCAR's highest level? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first driver to win the Most Popular Driver Award in consecutive years? Hint

Bobby Allison

David Pearson

Richard Petty

Junior Johnson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Dale Earnhardt never won the Most Popular Driver Award.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many times did Richard Petty win the Most Popular Driver Award? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who won the Most Popular Driver award in 1966? Hint

Cale Yarborough

Darel Dieringer

Bobby Isaac

Richard Petty

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many times did Cale Yarborough win the Most Popular Driver Award? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who were the first related drivers to have won the Most Popular Driver Award? Hint

Bobby and Davey Allison

Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Richard and Kyle Petty

Darrell and Michael Waltrip

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first year NASCAR presented the Most Popular Driver Award?

Answer: 1956

The Most Popular Driver Award is determined by ballots cast by NASCAR fans. It is one of many awards handed out during the awards banquet after the last race of the season.

2. Who was the first recipient of the NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award?

Answer: Curtis Turner

While Chris Turner won the Most Popular Driver Award, he never won a championship. Buck Baker, Ned Jarrett and Lee Petty all won championships, but none of them ever won the Most Popular Driver Award.

3. Lee Petty was the first repeat winner of the Most Popular Driver Award (1952, 1953 and 1954). Who was second repeat winner?

Answer: Richard Petty

The King (Lee's son) won his first Most Popular Driver Award in 1962, and again in 1964. Fred Lorenzen was the third repeat winner, taking the award in 1963 and again in 1965.

4. How many times did Jeff Gordon win the Most Popular Driver Award in his first ten seasons of racing at NASCAR's highest level?

Answer: 0

Despite winning Rookie of the Year in 1993 and championships in 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2001, Jeff Gordon was never voted Most Popular Driver during his first ten seasons.

5. Who was the first driver to win the Most Popular Driver Award in consecutive years?

Answer: Bobby Allison

Not only was Bobby Allison the first person to win the award in consecutive years, he won the award four years in a row, on two separate occasions - from 1970 to 1973 and again from 1980 to 1983.

6. Dale Earnhardt never won the Most Popular Driver Award.

Answer: False

Dale Earnhardt was the sentimental favorite in 2001, the year he died in a final lap crash during the Daytona 500.

7. How many times did Richard Petty win the Most Popular Driver Award?

Answer: 9

Those 8 wins include 1962, 1964, 1968, 1970 and 5 in a row from 1974 to 1978. At the time of Petty's last award in 1978, no other driver had won more than four Most Popular Driver Awards.

8. Who won the Most Popular Driver award in 1966?

Answer: Darel Dieringer

Cale Yarborough won in 1967, Richard Petty won in 1968 and Bobby Isaac won in 1969.

9. How many times did Cale Yarborough win the Most Popular Driver Award?

Answer: 1

While 1967 was the only year Cale would win the Most Popular Driver Award, he would go on to become the first driver to win three consecutive championships, from 1976 to 1978.

10. Who were the first related drivers to have won the Most Popular Driver Award?

Answer: Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

"Senior" won the award in 2001. "Junior" won the award from 2003 through 2009.

Source: Author todd226

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