Auto Racing Exciting Trivia
An exciting and racy quiz on everything auto racing!
- 1.How many championships did Dale Earnhardt, Sr. win before he died?
- A.
17
- B.
26
- C.
3
- D.
7
- 2.In auto racing, what does "banking" refer to?
- A.
The Slope Of The Racetrack
- B.
Bumping Another Racer's Car
- C.
Weaving In And Out Of Position
- D.
Tailgating
- 3.What does the acronym NASCAR stand for?
- A.
North And South Carolina Auto Racing
- B.
Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks
- C.
National Association Of Stock Car Auto Racing
- D.
Nextel All Star Challenge Aaron
- 4.Which web-based company was the sponsor of the 2007 IRL Indy 500?
- A.
GoDaddy.com
- B.
Ebay.com
- C.
Amazon.com
- D.
Match.com
- 5.Who won the Indy 500 in 2009 after recently being found innocent of tax evasion?
- A.
Dan Wheldon
- B.
Danica Patrick
- C.
Helio Castroneves
- D.
Scott Dixon
- 6.What is the name of the mountain on which the Bathurst Tooheys 1000 is raced in Australia?
- A.
Mount Bathurst
- B.
Mount Panorama
- C.
Mount Warning
- D.
Race Hill
- 7.Who won the PPG Indy Car Championship in 1994?
- A.
Al Unser, Jr.
- B.
Arie Lyundike
- C.
Jeff Gordon
- D.
Emerson Fittipaldi
- 8.Which driver was the fastest qualifier for the Indy 500 in 1991?
- A.
Roberto Guerrero
- B.
Gary Bettenhausen
- C.
Rick Mears
- D.
Mario Andretti
- 9.When did auto racer Davey Allison die?
- A.
36330
- B.
26529
- C.
32344
- D.
36354
- 10.During what month did auto racer Ernie Irvan have his near-fatal accident in Michigan?
- A.
September
- B.
July
- C.
June
- D.
August
- 11.Who finished second in the 1990 Daytona 500?
- A.
Terry Labonte
- B.
Darrell Waltrip
- C.
Dale Earnhardt
- D.
Derrike Cope
- 12.Which company was Mario Andretti's Indy car sponsor before Andy Granatelli's STP racing team?
- A.
Dean Van Lines
- B.
Safeway Food Stores
- C.
Mattel Toys
- D.
West Penn Power And Light
- 13.Which driver won back-to-back Indianapolis 500 races in 1970 and 1971?
- A.
Johnny Rutherford
- B.
Bobby Unser
- C.
Al Unser
- D.
Tom Sneva
- 14.Who won the inaugural U.S. 500 auto race?
- A.
Jimmy Vasser
- B.
Paul Tracy
- C.
Al Unser, Jr.
- D.
Michael Andretti
- 15.What size engine is the standard for the Indianapolis 500?
- A.
5.0 Liters
- B.
4.6 Liters
- C.
3.2 Liters
- D.
4.0 Liters
- 16.What was the name of the Renault racer without a windscreen?
- A.
The Clio
- B.
The Testarosa
- C.
The Laguna
- D.
The Spider
- 17.In the 1960's FX racing wars, who was known as "The Funny Farmer"?
- A.
Arnie Beswick
- B.
Hayden Proffit
- C.
Eddie Gregg
- D.
Dickie Harrell
- 18.Which racecar driver flew end over end in the closing laps of the Goody's Dash Series wreck in the 1999 Dash Series Race at Daytona?
- A.
Scott Weaver
- B.
Richard Earnhardt
- C.
Casey Atwood
- D.
Danny Bagwell
- 19.Who was the first driver to break into the 4 second zone?
- A.
Joe Amato
- B.
Eddie Hill
- C.
Connie Kalitta
- D.
Kenny Bernstein
- 20.What sanctioning body outlawed nitro methane in the 1950's?
- A.
NHRA
- B.
UDRA
- C.
IHRA
- D.
AHRA
- 21.In 1987 Bob Glidden managed to do what at every NHRA national event?
- A.
Win
- B.
Set A Record
- C.
Qualify #1
- D.
Go Out In 1st Round
- 22.By the end of 1998, who had won a Top Fuel & Funny Car season championship in NHRA?
- A.
Roland Leong
- B.
Kenny Bernstein
- C.
Don Prudhomme
- D.
Ed McCullough
- 23.What Pro Stock Bike record was set at Gainesville in March '99?
- A.
ET And Mph
- B.
None
- C.
Mph
- D.
ET
- 24.In 1993, who became the oldest Pro Champion in NHRA history at age 57?
- A.
Eddie Hill
- B.
Connie Kalitta
- C.
Don Garlits
- D.
Don Prudhomme
- 25.Who was the crew chief on the first dragster to top 300 mph?
- A.
Dale Armstrong
- B.
Jimmy Prock
- C.
Connie Kalitta
- D.
Lee Beard
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