Q 01/05

In which US state is Daytona International Speedway?

A) Georgia

B) North Carolina

C) Florida

D) Alabama

Answer · why

C) Florida

Florida is home to the race because it grew out of speed trials and stock car races on the hard-packed sand of Daytona Beach, which moved inland once ...

Q 02/05

Twenty of the 59 starters in the first Daytona 500 were what kind of car?

A) Station wagons

B) Convertibles

C) Pickup trucks

D) Sports cars

Answer · why

B) Convertibles

Convertibles had their own NASCAR division at the time, and its cars were merged into the field for the first 500. Each type ran its own 100-mile qual...

Q 03/05

How long is one lap of Daytona International Speedway?

A) 0.5 miles

B) 1 mile

C) 2.5 miles

D) 5 miles

Answer · why

C) 2.5 miles

2.5 miles a lap is why the 500 runs to exactly 200 laps. The turns are banked at 31 degrees, which is what lets stock cars hold such high speeds all t...

Q 04/05

What did Bobby Johns's car lose to a gust while he led late in the 1960 Daytona 500?

A) The rear window

B) The hood

C) The windshield

D) The trunk lid

Answer · why

A) The rear window

The rear window went and the car spun out of the lead, letting the eventual winner drive past. Johns gathered it up and still finished second.

Q 05/05

Which NASCAR founder built Daytona International Speedway to move the racing off the beach?

A) Bill France Sr.

B) Humpy Wheeler

C) Bruton Smith

D) Carl Kiekhaefer

Answer · why

A) Bill France Sr.

Bill France Sr. saw new hotels crowding the old beach-and-road course and proposed a permanent track in 1953. The first Daytona 500 ran there six year...