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Play Daytona 500 trivia and win

This is a big weekend for race fans and most race fans already know why. For those who don’t follow the world of NASCAR as closely, this Sunday is the 2016 Daytona 500. While the Super Bowl is played at the end of the NFL season, racing’s equivalent of the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, runs at the beginning of the race season. In other words, the NASCAR season starts with the Daytona 500.

While this blog usually focuses on tips for car owners and drivers, as a slight diversion this week, we offer Daytona 500 & NASCAR Trivia, mostly the prior. Below, you will find a list of questions about the Daytona 500 and NASCAR. Answer those questions using any resources you wish – online resources, a library or even by asking your Uncle Ted who has followed NASCAR since a little longer than forever. If you get all the answers correct, you have a chance to win.

What do you win? You win a free oil change (includes up to five quarts of oil) at Performance Unlimited in Ringwood, IL. If Ringwood, IL, is out of your range, so to speak – in other words, if you live in Beaumont, TX, and don’t want to drive the 1,107 miles to Ringwood – we’ll send you a consolation $5 gift card for Panera Bread, courtesy of Rich Publicity.

How does it work? In an email to rich@richpublicity.com, write down the number of the question next to your answer. Be sure to answer all the questions. Include your name, email and street address (must be 18 or older to enter). Those submissions where all the answers are correct are entered in the drawing, which will be held Wednesday, Feb. 24. One name will be chosen.


  1. What was the first year for the Daytona 500 and who won?
  2. How long did the race last and why?
  3. How long did it take for Lee Petty’s son, Richard, to win his first Daytona 500?
  4. Who has won the most Daytona 500 races and how many times?
  5. How many drivers have won more than one Daytona 500?
  6. How many cars are racing in this year’s Daytona 500?
  7. What is the Daytona 500 trophy called?
  8. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the crew chief of the winning car in the Daytona 500?
  9. Has the president of the United States ever served as the Grand Marshal for the Daytona 500? If so, who and when?
  10. Who won the pole position for this year’s Daytona 500? 
  11. What year was NASCAR founded?
  12. How many NASCAR sanctioned races are there this year?
  13. What is the top prize in NASCAR each year and who won it last year?


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