NASCAR Quiz
Daytona, Talladega, Petty, Earnhardt, Johnson: 15 questions on stock car racing's biggest names and races.
Which race opens the NASCAR Cup Series season each February and is nicknamed "The Great American Race"?
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Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 has opened the Cup season since 1982 and is NASCAR's richest and most prestigious race, run on the 2.5 mile (4 km) Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
Unlike most sports, NASCAR puts its biggest event first, which is why the Daytona 500 is often called the Super Bowl of stock car racing.
Which driver, nicknamed "The King", won a record 200 Cup Series races?
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Richard Petty
Petty won 200 races and seven championships between 1958 and 1992, including 27 wins in the 1967 season alone. David Pearson is second on the all-time list with 105.
Petty's 200th and final win came at the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona with President Ronald Reagan watching from the broadcast booth.
Which driver known as "The Intimidator" drove the black No. 3 Chevrolet?
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Dale Earnhardt
Earnhardt won seven championships, tying Richard Petty's record, with a hard charging style in the black GM Goodwrench No. 3 that made him the most feared driver of his era.
Earnhardt needed 20 attempts to win the Daytona 500, finally taking it in 1998 as crew members from every team lined pit road to shake his hand.
What does a white flag signal to drivers in a NASCAR race?
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One lap remaining
The white flag tells the leader there is one lap to go. Yellow signals a caution, red stops the race, and the checkered flag ends it.
A black flag is an order for an individual car to come to pit road, usually for a rules infraction or a mechanical problem.
Which driver won five consecutive Cup Series championships from 2006 to 2010?
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Jimmie Johnson
Johnson, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports with crew chief Chad Knaus, won five straight titles, then added two more in 2013 and 2016 to join Petty and Earnhardt on seven.
Before Johnson, no driver had won more than three Cup titles in a row, a mark set by Cale Yarborough from 1976 to 1978.
Which track is the longest oval on the Cup Series schedule at 2.66 miles (4.28 km)?
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Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway, opened in Alabama in 1969, is longer even than Daytona and has 33 degree banking, producing tight pack racing and the multi-car crashes fans call the Big One.
Cars at Talladega and Daytona run restricted engines to keep speeds below the 200 mph (320 km/h) levels reached in the 1980s.
Which driver won Cup championships in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001 driving the No. 24 Chevrolet?
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Jeff Gordon
Gordon's rainbow liveried DuPont No. 24 for Hendrick Motorsports made him the face of NASCAR's 1990s boom. He won 93 races, third on the all-time list, before retiring in 2015.
Gordon was just 24 when he won his first title in 1995, making him the youngest champion of NASCAR's modern era at the time.
Which manufacturer began competing in the Cup Series in 2007 with the Camry?
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Toyota
Toyota entered the Cup Series in 2007 as the first foreign manufacturer in the series' modern era, joining Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge, and won its first drivers' championship with Kyle Busch in 2015.
Dodge left NASCAR after Brad Keselowski won the 2012 title, leaving Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota as the three manufacturers.
Who became the first woman to win the pole position for the Daytona 500, in 2013?
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Danica Patrick
Patrick qualified fastest at more than 196 mph (315 km/h) for the 2013 race and finished eighth, the best Daytona 500 finish by a woman.
Janet Guthrie was the first woman to race in the Daytona 500, finishing 12th in 1977.
Who won the 2001 Daytona 500, the race in which Dale Earnhardt was killed on the final lap?
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Michael Waltrip
Waltrip's first Cup win, after more than 460 winless starts, came driving for Dale Earnhardt Inc., with teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. second, as the team owner crashed in turn 4 behind them.
Earnhardt's death led NASCAR to mandate the HANS head and neck restraint and to install energy absorbing SAFER barriers at its tracks.
Who won the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship, his third title?
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Joey Logano
Logano won the 2024 championship race at Phoenix for Team Penske, adding to his titles in 2018 and 2022 in a season in which he won four races.
Penske drivers won three straight Cup titles from 2022 to 2024: Logano, then Ryan Blaney, then Logano again.
Who won the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959?
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Lee Petty
Lee Petty, Richard's father, crossed the line side by side with Johnny Beauchamp, who was initially flagged the winner. Three days later, after reviewing photos and film, NASCAR declared Petty the winner.
Lee Petty won three Cup championships of his own, so the Petty family collected 10 titles between father and son.
Which pair of brothers brawled with Cale Yarborough on live television after the 1979 Daytona 500?
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The Allisons
Yarborough and Donnie Allison crashed while fighting for the lead on the final lap, and when Bobby Allison stopped to check on his brother a fight broke out in the infield as CBS cameras rolled.
The 1979 race was the first 500 mile race broadcast live from start to finish, and a snowstorm across the East Coast handed it a huge television audience.
Who set the fastest qualifying lap in NASCAR history, 212.809 mph (342.5 km/h), at Talladega in 1987?
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Bill Elliott
Elliott's lap in his Coors Ford Thunderbird came at the 1987 Winston 500, the race in which Bobby Allison's airborne crash into the fence led NASCAR to mandate restrictor plates. The record still stands.
Elliott, nicknamed Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, won the inaugural Winston Million bonus in 1985 and was voted NASCAR's Most Popular Driver 16 times.
Who won the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix in November 2025?
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Kyle Larson
Larson finished third in the championship race on November 2, 2025, the best of the Championship 4 drivers, to give himself and Hendrick Motorsports a second title after 2021.
William Byron opened that season by winning back to back Daytona 500s in 2024 and 2025, the first driver to do so since Denny Hamlin in 2019 and 2020.
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NASCAR grew out of bootleggers racing modified cars on Southern dirt tracks into one of the biggest spectator sports in the United States. Richard Petty won 200 races, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson matched his seven championships, and the Daytona 500 remains the only major series that opens its season with its biggest race.
These 15 questions cover the Great American Race, the flags, the superspeedways at Daytona and Talladega, the legends of the 1980s and 1990s, and recent champions including Joey Logano in 2024 and Kyle Larson in 2025. It suits anyone who has watched a Sunday race, with deeper cuts on the 1959 photo finish and the 1979 infield brawl for longtime fans.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Medium. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
Good to know before you play
Who has won the most NASCAR Cup Series championships?
Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson share the record with seven championships each. Johnson won five of his in a row from 2006 to 2010.
What is the biggest race in NASCAR?
The Daytona 500, held each February at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. It opens the Cup Series season and is nicknamed the Great American Race.
Does this NASCAR quiz include recent seasons?
Yes. Alongside the history questions it covers the 2024 champion Joey Logano and the 2025 champion Kyle Larson, with every answer explained.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- Which race opens the NASCAR Cup Series season each February and is nicknamed "The Great American Race"?
Daytona 500 The Daytona 500 has opened the Cup season since 1982 and is NASCAR's richest and most prestigious race, run on the 2.5 mile (4 km) Daytona International Speedway in Florida. Unlike most sports, NASCAR puts its biggest event first, which is why the Daytona 500 is often called the Super Bowl of stock car racing. - Which driver, nicknamed "The King", won a record 200 Cup Series races?
Richard Petty Petty won 200 races and seven championships between 1958 and 1992, including 27 wins in the 1967 season alone. David Pearson is second on the all-time list with 105. Petty's 200th and final win came at the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona with President Ronald Reagan watching from the broadcast booth. - Which driver known as "The Intimidator" drove the black No. 3 Chevrolet?
Dale Earnhardt Earnhardt won seven championships, tying Richard Petty's record, with a hard charging style in the black GM Goodwrench No. 3 that made him the most feared driver of his era. Earnhardt needed 20 attempts to win the Daytona 500, finally taking it in 1998 as crew members from every team lined pit road to shake his hand. - What does a white flag signal to drivers in a NASCAR race?
One lap remaining The white flag tells the leader there is one lap to go. Yellow signals a caution, red stops the race, and the checkered flag ends it. A black flag is an order for an individual car to come to pit road, usually for a rules infraction or a mechanical problem. - Which driver won five consecutive Cup Series championships from 2006 to 2010?
Jimmie Johnson Johnson, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports with crew chief Chad Knaus, won five straight titles, then added two more in 2013 and 2016 to join Petty and Earnhardt on seven. Before Johnson, no driver had won more than three Cup titles in a row, a mark set by Cale Yarborough from 1976 to 1978. - Which track is the longest oval on the Cup Series schedule at 2.66 miles (4.28 km)?
Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway, opened in Alabama in 1969, is longer even than Daytona and has 33 degree banking, producing tight pack racing and the multi-car crashes fans call the Big One. Cars at Talladega and Daytona run restricted engines to keep speeds below the 200 mph (320 km/h) levels reached in the 1980s. - Which driver won Cup championships in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001 driving the No. 24 Chevrolet?
Jeff Gordon Gordon's rainbow liveried DuPont No. 24 for Hendrick Motorsports made him the face of NASCAR's 1990s boom. He won 93 races, third on the all-time list, before retiring in 2015. Gordon was just 24 when he won his first title in 1995, making him the youngest champion of NASCAR's modern era at the time. - Which manufacturer began competing in the Cup Series in 2007 with the Camry?
Toyota Toyota entered the Cup Series in 2007 as the first foreign manufacturer in the series' modern era, joining Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge, and won its first drivers' championship with Kyle Busch in 2015. Dodge left NASCAR after Brad Keselowski won the 2012 title, leaving Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota as the three manufacturers. - Who became the first woman to win the pole position for the Daytona 500, in 2013?
Danica Patrick Patrick qualified fastest at more than 196 mph (315 km/h) for the 2013 race and finished eighth, the best Daytona 500 finish by a woman. Janet Guthrie was the first woman to race in the Daytona 500, finishing 12th in 1977. - Who won the 2001 Daytona 500, the race in which Dale Earnhardt was killed on the final lap?
Michael Waltrip Waltrip's first Cup win, after more than 460 winless starts, came driving for Dale Earnhardt Inc., with teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. second, as the team owner crashed in turn 4 behind them. Earnhardt's death led NASCAR to mandate the HANS head and neck restraint and to install energy absorbing SAFER barriers at its tracks. - Who won the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship, his third title?
Joey Logano Logano won the 2024 championship race at Phoenix for Team Penske, adding to his titles in 2018 and 2022 in a season in which he won four races. Penske drivers won three straight Cup titles from 2022 to 2024: Logano, then Ryan Blaney, then Logano again. - Who won the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959?
Lee Petty Lee Petty, Richard's father, crossed the line side by side with Johnny Beauchamp, who was initially flagged the winner. Three days later, after reviewing photos and film, NASCAR declared Petty the winner. Lee Petty won three Cup championships of his own, so the Petty family collected 10 titles between father and son. - Which pair of brothers brawled with Cale Yarborough on live television after the 1979 Daytona 500?
The Allisons Yarborough and Donnie Allison crashed while fighting for the lead on the final lap, and when Bobby Allison stopped to check on his brother a fight broke out in the infield as CBS cameras rolled. The 1979 race was the first 500 mile race broadcast live from start to finish, and a snowstorm across the East Coast handed it a huge television audience. - Who set the fastest qualifying lap in NASCAR history, 212.809 mph (342.5 km/h), at Talladega in 1987?
Bill Elliott Elliott's lap in his Coors Ford Thunderbird came at the 1987 Winston 500, the race in which Bobby Allison's airborne crash into the fence led NASCAR to mandate restrictor plates. The record still stands. Elliott, nicknamed Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, won the inaugural Winston Million bonus in 1985 and was voted NASCAR's Most Popular Driver 16 times. - Who won the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix in November 2025?
Kyle Larson Larson finished third in the championship race on November 2, 2025, the best of the Championship 4 drivers, to give himself and Hendrick Motorsports a second title after 2021. William Byron opened that season by winning back to back Daytona 500s in 2024 and 2025, the first driver to do so since Denny Hamlin in 2019 and 2020.
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