Interesting Trivia On Auto Racing! Quiz

1. Which V8 Supercar race is known as "The Great Race"?

Bathurst 1000

Clipsal 500

V8 Shanghai Round

Sandown 500

2. Which driver competed closely with Ryan Newman for Rookie of the Year in 2002?

Jimmie Johnson

Casey Mears

Greg Biffle

Kurt Busch

3. Marcos Ambrose drives for which V8 Supercar racing team?

Gibson

Holden

Glenn Seton

Stone Brothers

4. What bodyshell did Mark Skaife drive to several V8 Supercar wins?

Nissan Skyline

Ford Falcon

Holden Commodore

BMW M3

5. Australian V8 Supercars made their debut in what city in 2005?

Shanghai

Baghdad

Tokyo

Beijing

6. Who won the 2000-2002 Australian Touring Car Championships?

Mark Skaife

Glenn Seton

Marcos Ambrose

Craig Lowndes

7. V8 Touring Car racing returned to which Australian state in 2004?

New South Wales

Victoria

Tasmania

Queensland

8. Hidden Valley Raceway is located in which Australian city?

Sydney

Melbourne

Canberra

Darwin

9. Who makes the control tire used by all 2006 V8 Supercar racing teams?

Dunlop

Goodyear

Pirelli

Firestone

10. What is the minimum category weight of a V8 Supercar?

1205 Kg

1355 Kg

1415 Kg

1170 Kg

11. Pukekohe Park Raceway is the venue for which V8 Supercar race?

Clipsal 500

Tasmania Triple Challenge

Sandown 500

V8 International

12. Chrysler returned to V8 Supercars in 2005 after how many years?

4

34

14

24

13. In what Australian city can the Barbagallo Raceway be found?

Adelaide

Shanghai

Wanneroo

Sydney

14. Who was the first car owner for the Rusty Wallaces 1st Cup start?

Roger Penske

Raymond Beadle

Dale Petersohn

Cliff Stewart

15. In what year was the South Australian Motor Sport Act passed?

1997

1990

1972

1984

16. How many days does the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar race last?

4

5

3

2

17. In auto racing, when did TEGA and SEL sign the "Memorandum of Understanding"?

1999

1994

1997

1993

18. What company won the naming rights to Australian auto racing's Carrera Cup in 2005?

Wells Fargo

Principal Financial Group

American Express

Wright Patton Shakespeare

19. How many fans attended V8 Touring Car series races in 2004?

1.6 Million

2.2 Million

1.2 Million

1.9 Million

20. V8 Touring Cars are the pinnacle of racing in which country?

United States

Australia

New Zealand

Japan

21. In what year did Tasman Motorsport make its V8 Supercar debut?

2005

1997

2002

2004

22. Which car maker is no longer a force in Australian V8 Supercars?

Ford

Nissan

BMW

Holden

23. How many households saw V8 Touring Car racing worldwide in 2004?

800 Million

700 Million

100 Million

500 Million

24. V8 Touring Car racing crowds increased by how much in 2004?

0.05

0.35

0.1

0.2

25. What company put Australian touring cars on the world scene?

Nabisco

Konica

Avesco

General Motors

26. Who won the 1990 Daytona 500 after Dale Earnhardt had a flat on the final lap?

Derrike Cope

Ernie Irvan

Darrell Waltrip

Tim Richmond

27. How many auto racing fans attended the first V8 Shanghai Round in 2004?

100000

30000

70000

50000

28. V8 Supercar races will be held at Bahrain starting in what year?

2005

2008

2007

2006

29. Who was the first to drive a Dodge Intrepid to victory lane?

Sterling Marlin

John Andretti

Casey Atwood

Bill Elliott

Interesting Trivia On Auto Racing! Quiz

1. Which V8 Supercar race is known as "The Great Race"?

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

2. Which driver competed closely with Ryan Newman for Rookie of the Year in 2002?

3. Marcos Ambrose drives for which V8 Supercar racing team?

4. What bodyshell did Mark Skaife drive to several V8 Supercar wins?

5. Australian V8 Supercars made their debut in what city in 2005?

6. Who won the 2000-2002 Australian Touring Car Championships?

7. V8 Touring Car racing returned to which Australian state in 2004?

8. Hidden Valley Raceway is located in which Australian city?

9. Who makes the control tire used by all 2006 V8 Supercar racing teams?

10. What is the minimum category weight of a V8 Supercar?

11. Pukekohe Park Raceway is the venue for which V8 Supercar race?

12. Chrysler returned to V8 Supercars in 2005 after how many years?

13. In what Australian city can the Barbagallo Raceway be found?

14. Who was the first car owner for the Rusty Wallaces 1st Cup start?

15. In what year was the South Australian Motor Sport Act passed?

16. How many days does the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar race last?

17. In auto racing, when did TEGA and SEL sign the "Memorandum of Understanding"?

18. What company won the naming rights to Australian auto racing's Carrera Cup in 2005?

19. How many fans attended V8 Touring Car series races in 2004?

20. V8 Touring Cars are the pinnacle of racing in which country?

21. In what year did Tasman Motorsport make its V8 Supercar debut?

22. Which car maker is no longer a force in Australian V8 Supercars?

23. How many households saw V8 Touring Car racing worldwide in 2004?

24. V8 Touring Car racing crowds increased by how much in 2004?

25. What company put Australian touring cars on the world scene?

26. Who won the 1990 Daytona 500 after Dale Earnhardt had a flat on the final lap?

27. How many auto racing fans attended the first V8 Shanghai Round in 2004?

28. V8 Supercar races will be held at Bahrain starting in what year?

29. Who was the first to drive a Dodge Intrepid to victory lane?