Auto Racing Quiz

1. What driving technique is used to create an advantage on superspeedways?

Drafting

Side-By-Side

Pushing In The Corners

Going Loose Around The Corners

2. Which racing term is defined as "an engine that has failed completely"?

Blown Engine

Fishtail

Yellow Flag

Lap

3. What is it called in auto racing when a racer takes the outside line around a turn?

Black Flag

Pit

Riding The Rails

Hairpin

4. Who owns the car driven by Jeff Gordon on the 2006 Winston Cup circuit?

Rick Hendrick

Billy Bob

Ray Evernham

Richard Childress

5. What type of car did A.J. Foyt and Dan Gurney drive to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967?

Lotus

Jaguar

Porsche

Ford

6. In which state is Elkhart Lake?

Florida

Wisconsin

Michigan

New York

7. Which driver's nickname was "The Intimidator"?

Jeff Gordon

Dale Earnhardt

Dale Jarret

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

8. What was the nickname of race driver Don Garlits' dragsters?

Swamp Fox

Swamp Rat

Sweet Pea

Wynns Charger

9. What NASCAR superstar made his Winston Cup debut the same race Richard Petty retired?

Bobby Labonte

Jeff Gordon

Jerry Nadeau

Jeff Burton

10. Who won his first race in Bristol in 1979?

Richard Petty

Rusty Wallace

Dale Earnhardt

John Andretti

11. What comic book character was painted on Jeff Gordon's car during the 1999 NASCAR season?

Dilbert

Wolverine

The Incredible Hulk

Superman

12. Which driver won the Daytona 500 in 2000?

Dale Jarrett

Mark Martin

Darrell Waltrip

Terry Labonte

13. Which Winston Cup driver won the 1995 World of Outlaws Championship?

Kenny Wallace

Dave Blaney

Robby Gordon

Stacy Compton

14. What state was Ontario Motor Speedway located?

None Of These States, It Was In Canada

Illinois

California

Arizona

15. Which set of racing brothers are from Corpus Christi, Texas?

The Marcums

The Waltrips

The Labontes

The Bodines

16. Which race car driver was known as "Captain Nice"?

Ted Turner

Wilbur Shaw

Mark Donohue

Roger Penske

17. NASCAR's Cale Yarborough is best related to which of these facts?

Never Won Daytona 500

Daytona 500 Winner In 1968, '77, '83 and '84

Won A Gold Medal In The Olympics

Played Pro Baseball

18. NASCAR's A.J. Foyt is best related to which of these facts?

Never Won The Daytona 500

Won The Daytona 500 In 1959 Driving A Chevy

Won The 1972 Daytona 500 Driving A Mercury

Won 1999 The Daytona 500 Driving A Mercury

19. Where did Scott Goodyear finish the 1992 Indianapolis 500 after starting in last place?

Third

Thirty-Third

First

Second

20. Who did Richard Petty beat to win the 1984 Firecracker 400 for his 200th victory?

David Pearson

Benny Parsons

Bobby Allison

Cale Yarborough

21. Who is considered to be "King" of the World of Outlaws Series?

Doug Wolfgang

Sammy Swindell

Mark Kinser

Steve Kinser

22. Which driver is from Wisconsin?

Dave Marcis

Mark Martin

Jeff Gordon

Dale Jarrett

23. What was the Winston Cup series called before RJR Tobacco entered the scene?

Champion Series

Grand National

Coca Cola Series

Stock Unlimited

24. What company was the main sponsor of the car that Dale Jarrett drove in his first Daytona 500 win?

AC Delco

Interstate Batteries

Rayovac

Quality Care

25. Who was the first third-generation driver to win a Winston Cup race?

Kyle Petty

Davey Allison

Dale Earnhardt

Geoff Bodine

26. What team owner did Kenny Irwin, Jr. drive for in his first complete NASCAR Winston Cup Series season?

Galaxy Motorsports

Dave Marcis

Richard Petty

Robert Yates

27. Which driver won three straight "Bud at the Glen" auto races at Watkins Glen Motor speedway?

Terry Labonte

Rusty Wallace

Mark Martin

Dale Jarret

28. Which of the following came with the most horsepower stock from the factory in the USA?

1993 Supra TT

2000 Civic SI

1997 MX3 V6

2001 Celica GTS

29. In auto racing, which driver had a brother who won the 1996 NAPA 500?

Terry Labonte

Bobby Labonte

Mark Martin

Darrell Waltrip

30. What was Carl Long's number during the 2001 Winston Cup Season?

85

79

86

75

Auto Racing Quiz

1. What driving technique is used to create an advantage on superspeedways?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Which racing term is defined as "an engine that has failed completely"?

3. What is it called in auto racing when a racer takes the outside line around a turn?

4. Who owns the car driven by Jeff Gordon on the 2006 Winston Cup circuit?

5. What type of car did A.J. Foyt and Dan Gurney drive to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967?

6. In which state is Elkhart Lake?

7. Which driver's nickname was "The Intimidator"?

8. What was the nickname of race driver Don Garlits' dragsters?

9. What NASCAR superstar made his Winston Cup debut the same race Richard Petty retired?

10. Who won his first race in Bristol in 1979?

11. What comic book character was painted on Jeff Gordon's car during the 1999 NASCAR season?

12. Which driver won the Daytona 500 in 2000?

13. Which Winston Cup driver won the 1995 World of Outlaws Championship?

14. What state was Ontario Motor Speedway located?

15. Which set of racing brothers are from Corpus Christi, Texas?

16. Which race car driver was known as "Captain Nice"?

17. NASCAR's Cale Yarborough is best related to which of these facts?

18. NASCAR's A.J. Foyt is best related to which of these facts?

19. Where did Scott Goodyear finish the 1992 Indianapolis 500 after starting in last place?

20. Who did Richard Petty beat to win the 1984 Firecracker 400 for his 200th victory?

21. Who is considered to be "King" of the World of Outlaws Series?

22. Which driver is from Wisconsin?

23. What was the Winston Cup series called before RJR Tobacco entered the scene?

24. What company was the main sponsor of the car that Dale Jarrett drove in his first Daytona 500 win?

25. Who was the first third-generation driver to win a Winston Cup race?

26. What team owner did Kenny Irwin, Jr. drive for in his first complete NASCAR Winston Cup Series season?

27. Which driver won three straight "Bud at the Glen" auto races at Watkins Glen Motor speedway?

28. Which of the following came with the most horsepower stock from the factory in the USA?

29. In auto racing, which driver had a brother who won the 1996 NAPA 500?

30. What was Carl Long's number during the 2001 Winston Cup Season?