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NASCAR Trivia Quizzes
Daytona 500 Trivia Quiz
Test your Daytona 500 knowledge in our NASCAR Daytona 500 Trivia Quiz. Do you know how long Daytona International Speedway is? Who won the first Daytona 500?
General NASCAR Trivia Quiz
Test your NASCAR trivia knowledge in our NASCAR general Trivia Quiz. Do you know which track hosted the 1000th NASCAR race? What year the fuel cell was introduced?
Take our NASCAR trivia quizes and see whether we think you are a NASCAR Noob or NASCAR Trivia Guru!
NASCAR History
NASCAR Driver Birthdays
- Scott Riggs: 01-01-71
- Robby Gordon: 01-02-69
- Bobby Hamilton Jr: 01-08-77
- Mark Martin: 01-09-59
- Stephen Leicht: 01-09-87
| Some NASCAR History in January | |
| 1965 | New NASCAR rules go into effect that eliminate the Chrysler Hemi engine and the Plymouth and Dodge models that were raced in 1964. Chrysler balks at the new rules and announces it will boycott all NASCAR races in 1965. |
| 1972 | NASCAR announces the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National season will be reduced to 30 events. Only races of 250 miles or more will be part of the schedule. |
| 1974 | In the wake of the crippling energy shortage, NASCAR announces all races will be reduced 10 percent in length to conserve fuel. In addition, NASCAR plans for smaller starting fields and limited practice sessions. |
| 1965 | Billy Wade is killed during a tire test at Daytona. Wade had replaced the late Joe Weatherly on the Bud Moore Mercury team and had become the first driver to win four NASCAR Grand National events in a row. |
| 1954 | Two-time NASCAR Grand National champion Herb Thomas wins the 1954 season opener at West Palm Beach in his Hudson Hornet. Thomas collects the $1600 first prize, which is sweetened by the contingency money from Pure Oil Company and Champion Spark Plugs. |
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