NASCAR by HightB

Champion(s):

PeskinK


Runner(s)-Up:

NBryant86


Quiz Description

Questions about racing of the stock car variety. Listen to your crew chief and try not to get kicked out of an Applebees when playing this quiz.

Full Results:

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1 PeskinK 535 97 15
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2 NBryant86 404 91 00
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3 GrahamJ 366 85 15
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4 SussmanM 351 79 15
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5 QuintongJ 349 73 15
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7 SpoeriJ 339 61 15
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8 IngramB 307 55 15
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9 RobinJRichards 269 50 15
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10 JepM4sta 248 44 15
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11 ConnorA 242 38 15
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12 RalliP 152 32 15
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15 MorrisK 60 14 00
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17 jp8635 0 2 00
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Questions:

NASCAR can be said to be a family business, as Brian is the third-generation CEO from this family, which was founded by Bill (BLANK), Sr.

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FRANCE

Many Americans were introduced to stock car racing by Tom Wolfe's March 1965 Esquire piece titled "The Last American Hero" about this driver, who registered 50 top-level wins over 14 seasons before retiring and lending his name to pork rinds and "Midnight Moon", a legal liquor product

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Robert Glenn "Junior" JOHNSON

Since 2001, this North Carolina town has been represented in the South Atlantic league by the Intimidators, in honor of hometown hero and brief part-owner Dale Earnhardt Sr.

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KANNAPOLIS

On September 10, 2016, Virginia Tech and Tennessee will compete in an inter conference game at this speedway, named for the city bordering the two participating states.

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BRISTOL

In 2010, ESPN's "30 for 30" series presented "To the Limit", a biopic of this driver, who finished 3rd in the final 1986 Winston Cup standings, but passed away in 1989 from AIDS.

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Tim RICHMOND

Brad Daugherty, a UNC basketball star who went on to the NASCAR broadcast booth, chose this jersey number in honor of Richard Petty's car

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43

The 2015 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame included this Virginian, the first African American to win a top-level NASCAR race. His story was portrayed by Richard Pryor in the 1977 film Greased Lightning.

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Wendell SCOTT

One of the most famous finishes in NASCAR history was at the 1979 Daytona 500, when this driver collided with Donnie Allison on the final lap, leading to a post-race fight that included Donnie's brother Bobby.

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(William Caleb) "Cale" YARBOROUGH

Fill in the blank, as often stated by Darrell Waltrip: "BLANK, BLANK, BLANK, Let's Go Racing"

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BOOGITY

This county-western musician was a formidable part-time competitor in 35 NASCAR starts throughout the 60's and 70's, with two top 10 finishes at the Southern 500 and a top 5 finish in the 1974 Michigan race. The 1983 Nashville race was named in honor of him after his death from a heart attack in December 1982.

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Marty ROBBINS

Gratuitous sponsor question! After Ricky Bobby "graduated" from having Laughing Clown Malt Liquor as a sponsor, he represented this iconic product before his downfall and redemption, although he could recycle part of the uniform for his comeback race at Talladega.

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WONDER Bread

Although this Wisconsin-born legend of the Midwestern short track circuit failed to win an official Winston Cup-level race in 303 attempts, he did earn Rookie of the Year honors at age 48 in 1989 in addition to two Bush Series-level events.

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Richard "Dick" TRICKLE