Alan Kulwicki
Is remembered as a beloved do-it-yourself champion. 1992 Cup champion as an owner-driver.
NASCAR Trivia
Play free NASCAR trivia and quiz games — 57 questions and 30 drivers profiles. Jump into the game, or read on.
NASCAR Drivers
Bill Elliott
'Awesome Bill from Dawsonville,' father of a later champion. Daytona 500 winner (1985, 1987).
Bobby Allison
Is remembered as the patriarch of a famous racing family. 1983 Cup champion.
Brad Keselowski
An engineering-minded superspeedway ace with 36 Cup wins. Talladega ace (6 wins).
Cale Yarborough
Retired as one of stock-car racing's all-time greats. 3x consecutive Cup champion (1976-1978).
Chase Elliott
A road-course ace from Dawsonville, Georgia, like his father Bill. NASCAR All-Star Race winner (2020).
Dale Earnhardt
'The Intimidator,' killed in a last-lap 2001 Daytona crash. Daytona 500 winner (1998).
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Never won a Cup title; retired to the booth, known as 'Junior'. Daytona 500 winner (2004, 2014).
Dale Jarrett
Comes from one of NASCAR's great families. 1999 Cup champion.
Darrell Waltrip
Became a beloved TV announcer known for 'Boogity, boogity, boogity!'. 3x Cup champion (1981, 1982, 1985).
Davey Allison
Is remembered as a talent lost far too soon. 1992 Daytona 500 winner.
David Pearson
The crafty 'Silver Fox' who won the wild 1976 Daytona 500. Daytona 500 winner (1976).
Denny Hamlin
Co-owns 23XI Racing alongside Michael Jordan. Daytona 500 winner (2016, 2019, 2020).
Fireball Roberts
Is remembered as a pioneer who helped popularize the sport. 33 career Grand National wins.
Jeff Gordon
The 'Rainbow Warrior' who helped bring Jimmie Johnson to Hendrick. Daytona 500 winner (1997, 1999, 2005).
Jimmie Johnson
Two-time Daytona 500 winner backed by a home-improvement sponsor. Daytona 500 winner (2006, 2013).
Joey Logano
Nicknamed 'Sliced Bread'. Daytona 500 winner (2015).
Junior Johnson
Was immortalized as 'The Last American Hero'. 50 career Cup wins as a driver.
Kevin Harvick
Nicknamed 'Happy,' now a FOX broadcaster. Daytona 500 winner (2007).
Kyle Busch
Fiery, polarizing competitor nicknamed 'Rowdy'. Brickyard 400 winner (2015, 2016).
Kyle Larson
Two-time Cup champion (2021, 2025) and dirt-racing phenom. Coca-Cola 600 winner (2021).
Lee Petty
Is honored as a founding figure of stock-car racing. 3x NASCAR champion.
Mark Martin
Is regarded as one of the best never to win a title. 40 career Cup wins.
Martin Truex Jr.
Longtime No. 78 then No. 19 driver paired with crew chief Cole Pearn. Coca-Cola 600 winner (2016).
Ned Jarrett
Later called his own son's Daytona 500 victory on TV. 2x NASCAR champion (1961, 1965).
Richard Petty
Won a record seven Daytona 500s and is called 'The King'. 7x Daytona 500 winner.
Rusty Wallace
Retired with 55 wins and moved into broadcasting. 1989 Cup champion.
Terry Labonte
Retired as one of the sport's most respected veterans. 2x Cup champion (1984, 1996).
Tony Stewart
Nicknamed 'Smoke,' still races dirt sprint cars. Brickyard 400 winner (2005, 2007).
Wendell Scott
Was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a trailblazer. First Black driver to win a NASCAR premier-series race (1963).
NASCAR Trivia Questions
Which driver won the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship?
Answer: Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson won the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series title, his second championship after also winning in 2021.
Who won the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship?
Answer: Chase Elliott
Chase Elliott won his first Cup title in 2020, the same season he was named Most Popular Driver.
Joey Logano won Cup Series championships in 2018, 2024, and which other year?
Answer: 2022
Joey Logano won Cup titles in 2018, 2022, and 2024, all driving for Team Penske.
Which driver captured his first Cup Series championship in 2023?
Answer: Ryan Blaney
Ryan Blaney won his first Cup title in 2023, driving the No. 12 for Team Penske.
Which NASCAR legend is nicknamed 'The King'?
Answer: Richard Petty
Richard Petty earned the nickname 'The King' for his record 200 Cup Series wins and seven championships.
How many career Cup Series wins does Richard Petty hold, the all-time record?
Answer: 200
Richard Petty won a record 200 Cup Series races over his 34-year career, a mark no one has approached.
Who ranks second on NASCAR's all-time Cup Series win list with 105 victories?
Answer: David Pearson
David Pearson recorded 105 Cup Series wins, second only to Richard Petty, and was a three-time champion.
Which driver was known as 'The Intimidator' and drove the black No. 3?
Answer: Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt, 'The Intimidator,' won seven championships driving the iconic black No. 3 Chevrolet.
Dale Earnhardt died in a last-lap crash during which 2001 race?
Answer: Daytona 500
Dale Earnhardt was killed on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001.
How many career Cup Series wins did Dale Earnhardt finish with?
Answer: 76
Dale Earnhardt scored 76 Cup wins, his last coming at the fall 2000 Talladega race.
Which record did Jimmie Johnson set that neither Petty nor Earnhardt achieved?
Answer: Five consecutive championships
Jimmie Johnson won five straight Cup titles from 2006 to 2010, a feat unmatched in NASCAR history.
How many drivers have won seven NASCAR Cup Series championships?
Answer: Three
Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and Jimmie Johnson are the three drivers tied with seven Cup titles each.
Which four-time champion recorded 93 career Cup wins, the most of any Hendrick Motorsports driver?
Answer: Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon amassed 93 Cup wins and four championships, the most victories of any Hendrick driver.
Kyle Larson won the 2021 Cup title with how many race wins that season?
Answer: 10
Kyle Larson scored 10 wins in his 2021 championship season, his first with Hendrick Motorsports.
Which driver holds the record for most combined wins across NASCAR's three national series?
Answer: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch has won more than 230 races across the Cup, Xfinity, and Truck series combined, a record.
In which lower series does Kyle Busch hold the all-time wins record with over 100 victories?
Answer: Xfinity Series
Kyle Busch holds the Xfinity Series record with 102 career wins, plus the Truck Series record.
Which is the longest oval on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule at 2.66 miles?
Answer: Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is NASCAR's longest oval at 2.66 miles, longer than Daytona's 2.5 miles.
What is the length of Daytona International Speedway's tri-oval?
Answer: 2.5 miles
Daytona International Speedway is a 2.5-mile tri-oval that opened in 1959 and hosts the Daytona 500.
Which Cup Series track is the shortest at 0.526 miles and nicknamed 'The Paperclip'?
Answer: Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is NASCAR's shortest track at 0.526 miles with tight flat corners resembling a paperclip.
Which short track is a concrete half-mile known as 'The Last Great Colosseum'?
Answer: Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway is a 0.533-mile concrete oval with steep banking, called 'The Last Great Colosseum.'
Which historic track is nicknamed 'The Track Too Tough to Tame' due to its egg shape?
Answer: Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway's asymmetrical egg-shaped layout earned it the nickname 'The Track Too Tough to Tame.'
Which race is billed as 'The Great American Race' and opens the Cup Series season?
Answer: Daytona 500
The Daytona 500, 'The Great American Race,' is the season-opening crown jewel of the NASCAR Cup Series.
Who won the first Daytona 500 in 1959 in a famous photo finish?
Answer: Lee Petty
Lee Petty edged Johnny Beauchamp in a photo finish to win the inaugural 1959 Daytona 500.
Which race is the longest on the NASCAR schedule at 600 miles?
Answer: Coca-Cola 600
The Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway is NASCAR's longest race, run on Memorial Day weekend.
The Southern 500, NASCAR's oldest superspeedway race, is held at which track?
Answer: Darlington Raceway
The Southern 500 debuted at Darlington in 1950 as NASCAR's first 500-mile race.
Who won the inaugural Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994?
Answer: Jeff Gordon
Hometown favorite Jeff Gordon won the first Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis on August 6, 1994.
What is the name of the current NASCAR Cup car introduced in 2022?
Answer: Next Gen
The Next Gen car, NASCAR's seventh-generation Cup car, debuted in 2022 replacing the Gen 6.
Which major chassis innovation did the Next Gen car bring to Cup racing?
Answer: Independent rear suspension
The Next Gen car introduced NASCAR's first independent rear suspension, replacing the solid rear axle.
How many forward gears does the Next Gen car's sequential transaxle have?
Answer: Five
The Next Gen car uses a five-speed sequential transaxle, a departure from the previous four-speed H-pattern gearbox.
Which three manufacturers compete in the NASCAR Cup Series today?
Answer: Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota
Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota are the three manufacturers currently competing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
In what year did Toyota become the first Japanese manufacturer in the Cup Series?
Answer: 2007
Toyota entered the Cup Series in 2007 with the Camry, the first new manufacturer since 1971.
In what year did NASCAR introduce stage racing, splitting races into segments?
Answer: 2017
NASCAR adopted stage racing in 2017, dividing races into three stages (four for the Coca-Cola 600).
How many drivers qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs each season?
Answer: 16
Sixteen drivers make the Cup playoffs, narrowed through elimination rounds to a Championship 4 finale.
Who was the first Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series (Grand National) race?
Answer: Wendell Scott
Wendell Scott won a Grand National race at Jacksonville on December 1, 1963, the first Black driver to do so.
Which driver won back-to-back Daytona 500s in 2024 and 2025 in the No. 24 Chevrolet?
Answer: William Byron
William Byron won consecutive Daytona 500s in 2024 and 2025, driving Hendrick Motorsports' No. 24.
Jimmie Johnson won all seven of his Cup Series championships driving which car number?
Answer: No. 48
Johnson drove the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports throughout his championship run from 2006 to 2016.
Three-time Cup champion Tony Stewart is known by which nickname?
Answer: Smoke
Stewart earned the nickname 'Smoke' for his habit of smoking the tires, and it stuck through his 2002, 2005, and 2011 Cup titles.
How did Carl Edwards famously celebrate his race victories?
Answer: Doing a backflip off his car
Edwards performed a backflip off his driver's side door after each of his 28 Cup Series wins.
Who founded NASCAR in 1948 after a famous meeting at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach?
Answer: Bill France Sr.
Bill France Sr. organized the December 1947 meetings at the Streamline Hotel that led to NASCAR's incorporation in February 1948.
Which Cup Series track is nicknamed 'The Tricky Triangle' because of its three distinct corners?
Answer: Pocono Raceway
Pocono's 2.5-mile triangular layout has three unique turns, each modeled after a different classic racetrack.
Which driver finally won the Daytona 500 in 1998 in his 20th start, greeted by a handshake line of rival crews on pit road?
Answer: Dale Earnhardt
After 19 winless attempts, Earnhardt's 1998 victory prompted crew members from every team to line pit road and slap his hand on the way to Victory Lane.
Who won the 2011 Cup Series championship on a tiebreaker after finishing the season dead even in points with Carl Edwards?
Answer: Tony Stewart
Stewart won the 2011 finale at Homestead and took the title on the first tiebreaker, five wins to Edwards' one.
Which driver won the 1992 Cup Series championship as an owner-driver, edging Bill Elliott by just 10 points?
Answer: Alan Kulwicki
Kulwicki, who owned his own team, clinched the 1992 title by leading one more lap than Elliott in the season finale at Atlanta.
After the last-lap crash in the 1979 Daytona 500, Cale Yarborough famously brawled in the infield with which pair of brothers?
Answer: Bobby and Donnie Allison
The televised fight between Yarborough and the Allison brothers after the 1979 Daytona 500 is credited with boosting NASCAR's national popularity.
Winners at Martinsville Speedway traditionally receive what distinctive trophy?
Answer: A grandfather clock
Martinsville has awarded winners a Virginia-made grandfather clock since 1964, one of NASCAR's most coveted trophies.
Who won the inaugural Chicago Street Race in 2023 in his very first NASCAR Cup Series start?
Answer: Shane van Gisbergen
Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen became the first driver since Johnny Rutherford in 1963 to win in his Cup Series debut.
Who became the first woman to win a pole position in the Cup Series, qualifying fastest for the 2013 Daytona 500?
Answer: Danica Patrick
Patrick's 2013 Daytona 500 pole was the first Cup Series pole ever won by a woman, and she went on to finish eighth in the race.
Which driver claimed the Winston Million bonus in 1985 by winning three of NASCAR's four crown-jewel races, earning the nickname 'Million Dollar Bill'?
Answer: Bill Elliott
Elliott won the 1985 Daytona 500, Winston 500, and Southern 500 to collect the $1 million bonus in its first year.
Who were the first brothers to each win a NASCAR Cup Series championship?
Answer: Terry and Bobby Labonte
Terry Labonte won titles in 1984 and 1996, and younger brother Bobby added the 2000 championship; the Busch brothers later became the second such pair.
Who won at Kansas Speedway in May 2024 by 0.001 seconds over Chris Buescher, the closest finish in Cup Series history?
Answer: Kyle Larson
Larson's 0.001-second photo-finish win at Kansas broke the previous record of 0.002 seconds set by Ricky Craven over Kurt Busch at Darlington in 2003.
During his record 27-win 1967 season, how many races did Richard Petty win consecutively?
Answer: 10
Petty won 10 straight races between August and October 1967, a streak considered one of NASCAR's unbreakable records.
Who or what was 'Jocko Flocko,' credited as a winner of a 1953 Grand National race at Hickory?
Answer: A rhesus monkey who rode along in Tim Flock's car
Tim Flock raced with the monkey Jocko Flocko as a 'co-driver' in eight 1953 races, including a win at Hickory, making him NASCAR's only winning monkey.
Which moonshiner-turned-racer retired in 1966 with 50 Cup wins, at the time the most ever by a driver who never won a championship?
Answer: Junior Johnson
Junior Johnson never ran a full season as a driver, but he won 50 races and later six championships as a car owner.
Who set NASCAR's all-time fastest official qualifying lap of 212.809 mph at Talladega in 1987?
Answer: Bill Elliott
Elliott's 212.809 mph lap in April 1987 still stands because restrictor plates were introduced after Bobby Allison's airborne crash at Talladega that same weekend.
Which seven-time Cup champion drove the Garage 56 Chevrolet Camaro at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans?
Answer: Jimmie Johnson
Johnson shared the Hendrick-prepared Next Gen Camaro with F1 champion Jenson Button and Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller in the special Garage 56 entry.
Who won the first-ever points race for the Car of Tomorrow, the 2007 Food City 500 at Bristol?
Answer: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch held off Jeff Burton by 0.064 seconds at Bristol in March 2007, then famously criticized the new car in Victory Lane.
Who won NASCAR's first Strictly Stock championship in 1949, driving for owner Raymond Parks?
Answer: Red Byron
World War II veteran Red Byron, who raced with a leg brace bolted to his clutch pedal, won two of the eight 1949 races to become NASCAR's first champion.
