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Nascar Drivers Along the Way Trivia Quiz

All multiple choice to see what kind of loyal Nascar fan you are. I hope that you have fun with it! :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
289,689

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first driver in Nascar history to win 20 races in a season? Hint

Richard Petty

Joe Weatherly

David Pearson

Buck Baker

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first Rookie of the Year to win more than two races in that season? Hint

Tony Stewart

Davey Allison

Alan Kulwicki

Kevin Harvick

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 2007, Jimmie Johnson won his second consecutive Nascar championship. Who owned this number 48 Lowe's machine? Hint

Jeff Gordon

Joe Gibbs

KAsey Kahne

Rusty Wallace

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Question 4 of 10

4. The first sanctioned Nascar championship season was in 1949. Driver Red Byron won the first championship. What kind of car did he drive? Hint

Hudson

Plymouth

Buick

Oldsmobile

5. From 1974-1982, car owner Junior Johnson won five championships. Three championships were by the same man behind the wheel, Cale Yarborough. Which driver was behind the wheel for the other two? Hint

Junior Johnson

Darrell Waltrip

Bennny Parsons

David Pearson

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Question 6 of 10

6. This 1959 Rookie of the Year had six top-five and nine top-ten finishes. Who was this? Hint

Richard Petty

Dave Marcus

Johnny Beauchamp

Donnie Allison

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which driver gave owner Robert Yates and crew chief Todd Parrott their first Nascar championship? Hint

Davey Allison

Dale Jarrett

Alan Kulwicki

Terry Labonte

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first driver to win two Nascar championships? Hint

Richard Petty

Herb Thomas

Ned Jarrett

Cale Yarborough

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1955, Tim Flock won the Nascar championship. In 1956, Buck Baker won the championship. Both these drivers and cars were owned by the first person to win two championships with two different drivers. Who was it? Hint

Richard Childress

Lee Petty

Carl Kiekhaefer

Bud Moore

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Richard Petty dynasty ended when he took off the steering wheel for the last time in 1992. 1993 was celebrated by which driver who went on to win his sixth Nascar championship, then his seventh in 1994? Hint

Bobby Isaac

Bill Elliott

Dale Earnhardt

Darrell Waltrip

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first driver in Nascar history to win 20 races in a season?

Answer: Richard Petty

Petty won an amazing 27 in 1967 to win his second championship. He did it again when he won 21 in 1971 for his third championship. Both times were in a Plymouth. In Nascar's 60 seasons, King Richard would be the only driver to ever reach 20 wins in a season.

2. Who was the first Rookie of the Year to win more than two races in that season?

Answer: Tony Stewart

Stewart won three times in 1999 to earn the Rookie of the Year award. He had 12 top-five and 21 top-ten finishes in the season. Allison was the Rookie of the Year in 1987 with his two wins, and Harvick was another Rookie of the Year winner and won two races in 2001.

3. In 2007, Jimmie Johnson won his second consecutive Nascar championship. Who owned this number 48 Lowe's machine?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

In 2007, crew chief Chad Knaus who helped Jimmie double his win total of five races the previous season, racked up 10 wins to win the 2007 championship.

4. The first sanctioned Nascar championship season was in 1949. Driver Red Byron won the first championship. What kind of car did he drive?

Answer: Oldsmobile

Byron drove for Raymond Parks in the season. He won only two races, but was enough to win the championship.

Answer: Darrell Waltrip

Cale Yarborough won three consecutive championships from 1974-1976. Waltrip won two in 1981 and 1982. Waltrip would go on to win another one with Johnson in 1985.

6. This 1959 Rookie of the Year had six top-five and nine top-ten finishes. Who was this?

Answer: Richard Petty

Richard drove for father Lee. It was the second Rookie of the Year award that was presented. Shorty Rollins won the inaugural award in 1958. Richard would go on to win seven championships in his career.

7. Which driver gave owner Robert Yates and crew chief Todd Parrott their first Nascar championship?

Answer: Dale Jarrett

With four wins in the season, Dale won the championship in 1999. It came 35 seasons after father Ned Jarrett won his second championship.

8. Who was the first driver to win two Nascar championships?

Answer: Herb Thomas

Herb won his first in 1951 driving for himself with sevens wins. He owned and drove the car. He drove for his second championship in 1953 with 11 wins, but with a new car owner. In both seasons, Smokey Yunick was his crew chief for the champion Hudson.

Answer: Carl Kiekhaefer

In both seasons, Carl was also the crew chief for both cars. Flock won 18 races in his Chrysler, while Baker followed the season with 14 wins in another Chrysler. Kiekhaefer created Kiekhaefer Marine, which later turned into the corporation of Mercury Marine. Carl died in 1983.

Answer: Dale Earnhardt

Dale matched King Richard's total of seven championships. Earnhardt's life would come to an end in the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001. Dale died with 76 wins under his belt.

Source: Author Nightmare

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