I have a trivia question for you........while we are waiting on the new season to begin. Give this a try. It's a two parter.........

Which NASCAR race track is the longest, in length? I'm talking about miles around the track, and not number of laps.

Which NASCAR race track is the shortest, in distance around the track?

I think....

The longest is Talledega with a track of 2.66 miles.

The shortest is Martinsville with a track of .526

:good job: Way to go, Patti!! I thought sure someone would say "Bristol" for the shortest. :thanks: for playing.

Next trivia question:

Which NASCAR race is sponsored by Allstate?

I almost did...there's not much difference...I think Bristol's is .533 or something like that.

The Brickyard 400

Great, Patti!!! That race is at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and if it is full there are about 315,000 fans there.

Our resident NASCAR expert.... :red car:

:whistling: Anybody home? :red car:

Okay.........

Which long time NASCAR driver had a father named "Coocoo"?

is there a driver named "Cocoa Puffs"? :rollinglaughing:

:babyha: Not that will admit it, Kattie. :rollinglaughing:

Sterling Marlin

That's right, PQ. Coocoo was also a race car driver, and Sterling's son is following in his dad and granddad's footsteps. I think his name is Steadman.

Well...I guess I slept through that one....how about another one Joe?

Well........let's see.......

Until I can think of a better one..........Daytona is the first race of the season each year. They make a big spectacle of it, and have stuff going on for two weeks before finally having the big race.

What do they call the two weeks leading up to the Daytona 500?

Bike Week?

No, it isn't Bike Week.........at least that isn't what I am looking for.

February 4 - 17th?


<--absolutely no help whatsoever :rollinglaughing:

:rollinglaughing:

I guess I'd have to say that would be a valid answer, Kattie...............but, still not the one I want.

Think fast racing........lol.

(fill in the blank) is a name given to a two-week series of auto races held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida in early February. The events lead up to and include the NASCAR Daytona 500.

how about Speed Weeks? :red car:

Ding Ding Ding.........We have a winner!

Way to go, Kattie. :good job:

All the races have major sponsors, who attach their names to the events. It is interesting, to me, to see all the various names of the races.

Four of the events, not necessarily the points races, are sponsored by beverage companies...........

Can you name the four? Give me the four beverages, not the events.

Budweiser
Pepsi
Coca-cola
Gatorade

Donna!!! Welcome to the trivia forum. :hug:

That is correct.

Budweiser sponsors the first non-points race of the season, the Bud Shootout, the first weekend of Speed Weeks.

Gatorade sponsors the twin qualifying races that lead into the Daytona 500.

Coca Cola sponsors the first Charlotte race, the Coca Cola 600.

Pepsi sponsors the second Daytona race, the Pepsi 400, during the first week in July.

Thanks, Donna, for playing..........another beverage question is coming......lol.

:red car: woo hoo

Following up the last beverage question with another one......hehehehe

This is a little harder, hopefully..........not that the one Donna answered was easy
......LOL.


There were five cars last season that had beverage sponsors on the hood.

Name the five beverages that sponsored individual cars..........and..........
name the five drivers of those cars.

#2 - Miller Lite - Kurt Busch

#07 - Jack Daniel's - Clint Bowyer

#8 - Budweiser - Dale Earnhardt Jr.

#26 - Crown Royal - Jamie McMurray

#40 - Coors Light - David Stremme

You are absolutely correct, PQ.........


I made a slight mistake on that question, though. I said that there were five cars with beverage sponsors.............while, in reality........there were six!

Can you give me the sixth beverage sponsor, and the driver of that car?

Still looking for that sixth car with a beverage sponsor.....

STP? :babyha:

You are so funny. :rolleyes: :rollinglaughing:

I would say, "good guess"......lol.

Okay, good guess.......but, incorrect, Kattie.

Try again...........one beverage (may taste a little like STP to some), one driver

:rollinglaughing:

Sterling Marlin.......... Ginn Clubs & Resorts ???

Kyle Petty.......Marathon/Wells Fargo/Tire Kingdom/Schwan's


Schwan's sells punch....lol

Well...........the answer I was looking for, is......

Jim Beam, which sponsors Robby Gordon for most of his races, along with Menards and Harrahs.

I will give Donna credit for her answers..........and try to come up with a better question.....LOL.

Well...I missed all the fun...I couldn't get this thread to open up for me yesterday.... :cry:

With the Daytona race, in February, being such an important race........all the teams go there in January to test.

With so many cars testing, NASCAR has developed an unique way to determine who can test the first week (this past week) and who can test the second week (this coming week)........to make sure all the cars aren't there at the same time.

What is the method that NASCAR uses to determine which cars test which week?

If I remember this right....and I am not too sure....but I think they go by the ranking they finished the following season and odd numbers go one week and even numbers go the next week.

Good answer, Donna. You are correct!

All the cars that finished the season last year in first, third, fifth, seventh, etc
test one week, and all the cars that finished second, fourth, sixth, eighth, etc
test the other week.....just as you said.

Any car that is new for this year, like the Toyotas for instance, are placed in one week or the other, to balance the weeks up.

I didn't think this would be answered so quickly, so I have to come up with another question.....lol.

With the death of Benny Parsons, it is only reasonable to have a trivia question with Benny in it.........

Benny Parsons won his only Winston Cup Championship in 1973, one of only four drivers to win championships during the 70's.

Who were the other three drivers to claim championships in that decade?

For extra credit (ght JCB), how many championships did each win?