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Winston Cup Season -1997 Trivia Quiz

Did you keep up with the 1997 Winston Cup Season? If you didn't then this will be a tough quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by racemany2k. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
racemany2k

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,845

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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418

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the 1997 Winston Cup Champion?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jeff Gordon won the 1997 Daytona 500, he won the race under the caution flag, Terry Labonte finished 2nd and Ricky Craven finished 3rd. What do the 3 top finishers have in common? Hint

They are all brothers

Nothing, that was the way they finished

They are all former Winston Cup Champions

They are all on the same team

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many different pole winners were there in the 1997 season? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the 1997 Rookie of the Year?

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which driver led the series in wins during the 1997 season?

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many drivers finished outside the top 10 in points but won at least one race? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many different winners were there in the 1997 season? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500, the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway plus the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. He became the second driver in history to win what?

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Question 9 of 10

9. Two tracks were added to the schedule in the 1997 season. Which tracks were they? Hint

Texas Motor Speedway & California Speedway

Watkins Glen & Bristol

Bristol & Pocono

California Speedway & Lowe's Motor Speedway

10. The annual Winston Cup Banquet is held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, they award the prize money to the 2nd through 10th place finishers in the point standings and crown the Winston Cup Champion. The battle was hard fought but this driver finished in the 10th position and got the last table at the banquet. Who is he? Hint

Ted Musgrave

Rusty Wallace

Ken Schrader

Johnny Benson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the 1997 Winston Cup Champion?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

In only his 5th full year in Winston Cup, Gordon won his 2nd championship in three years.

2. Jeff Gordon won the 1997 Daytona 500, he won the race under the caution flag, Terry Labonte finished 2nd and Ricky Craven finished 3rd. What do the 3 top finishers have in common?

Answer: They are all on the same team

The three drivers were teammates, they all drove for Hendrick Motorsports. They had a big celebration in victory lane.

3. How many different pole winners were there in the 1997 season?

Answer: 19

Pole winners: Bobby Labonte (3), Dale Jarrett (3), Mark Martin (3), Drivers with 2 poles: Mike Skinner, Kenny Wallace, Bobby Hamilton, Joe Nemechek, Kenny Schrader, Ernie Irvan, Geoff Bodine. Drivers with 1 Pole: Terry Labonte, Robby Gordon, Rusty Wallace, John Andretti, Jeff Gordon, Todd Bodine, Johnny Benson, Bill Elliot, and Ward Burton.

4. Who was the 1997 Rookie of the Year?

Answer: Mike Skinner

The former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion drove the number 31 Richard Childress owned Chevy. Mike finished 30th in the final driver standings.

5. Which driver led the series in wins during the 1997 season?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon won 10 races: Daytona 500, North Carolina, Bristol, Martinsville, Coca Cola 600, Pocono, California, Watkins Glen, Southern 500 @ Darlington, and New Hampshire.

6. How many drivers finished outside the top 10 in points but won at least one race?

Answer: 4

Ernie Irvan won a race and finished 14th. Ricky Rudd won 2 races and finished 17th, Bobby Hamilton won 1 race and finished 16th, and John Andretti won 1 race and finished 23rd.

7. How many different winners were there in the 1997 season?

Answer: 11

Jeff Gordon (10), Dale Jarrett (7), Mark Martin (4), Jeff Burton (3), Ricky Rudd (2), following drivers won 1 race: Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, Ernie Irvan, Bobby Hamilton, Ricky Rudd, John Andretti

8. Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500, the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway plus the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. He became the second driver in history to win what?

Answer: Winston Million

Bill Elliot won the first Winston Million in 1985.

9. Two tracks were added to the schedule in the 1997 season. Which tracks were they?

Answer: Texas Motor Speedway & California Speedway

Jeff Burton won the inaugural race at Texas, and Jeff Gordon won the inaugural race at California.

Answer: Ken Schrader

It was a close call all the way to the final racce at Atlanta. Ted Musgrave occupied the 10th spot at the start of the race, but a 31st place finished dropped him to 13th in the standings. Johnny Benson finished 10th in the race but finished 11th in the standings, one point behind Kenny Schrader, the man at the last table. Rusty Wallace finished 9th.

Source: Author racemany2k

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