There's No Stopping Me Now Trivia Quiz

Answer: Richard Petty

Over his 35 year career (1958-1992), Richard Petty won 200 NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) races, almost twice as many as any other driver. He also won the Daytona 500 (mile race), NASCAR's premier event seven times - 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1981.

Answer: Jackie Stewart

Jackie Stewart, born in 1939, raced in Formula 1 for eight years, beginning in 1965, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also worked for a time as a race commentator for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network. Sir Jackie Stewart was knighted in 2001.

Answer: Don Garlits

From his first meet in Lake City, Florida in 1955, Don Garlits spent over 40 years as a drag racer, building 34 race cars known as Swamp Rat.
He was the first drag racer to exceed 250 mph/402 kph over the quarter-mile, a record he held for seven years. He introduced the rear-engine dragster to the sport.

Answer: Paul Newman

Paul Newman became fascinated with auto racing in 1969 while working on the film "Winning". He raced for over 30 years, set several class records in Sports Car Club of America racing and performed well in other series, including a second-place finish (as part of a three-man team) at the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

Answer: Malcolm Campbell

Sir Malcolm Campbell first broke the land speed record in 1924 in Wales. Through 1935 he achieved new records nine times in various race cars, all named Bluebird. His last record was at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the U.S. state of Utah, averaging over 300 mph in two runs. He also held the water speed record four times in boats named Bluebird.

Answer: Ayrton Senna

Aryton Senna first raced karts (go-karts) then moved up through the Formula classes to Formula 1 in 1984. He had three World Drivers' Championships before he was killed in an accident in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Answer: Geoff Brabham

The son of Formula 1 world champion Jack Brabham, Geoff Brabham spent most of his racing career in the United States. He won four consecutive IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) championships form 1988 to 1991. Returning to Australia he spent some time in the V-8 Supercar series, being one of the few drivers to win the first race he entered.

Answer: Craig Breedlove

Using a General Electric J79 jet engine, Craig Breedlove was the first man to surpass 400 mph, 500 mph and 600 mph on land. He set the last record in November, 1965 and held it until 1970. Wanting the record back Breedlove began work on a supersonic jet car but it has not come to fruition.

The other names listed were jet car drivers with Art Arfons being the most successful. He was mainly noted for using jet-powered drag race cars, not always competitive but a sight to watch, especially in a night race when spectators could see the huge gouts of flame coming out the afterburner of the engine.

Answer: Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

Beginning his racing career in 1975, Dale Earnhardt, Sr. won the NASCAR championship seven times. In 1998, he finally won the Daytona 500 only to be killed there in a last-lap crash in the 2001 race.

The other choices were all NASCAR drivers killed in airplane accidents.

Answer: Nigel Mansell

All four choices were British drivers but three came a few decades before Nigel Mansell, who won the F1 championship and then the CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) Indy Car World Series back-to-back. From Worchestershire, England, Mansell had 31 victories, making him one of the most successful British drivers of all time.