NASCAR Racing Trivia Questions
What does NASCAR stand for?
A: National Association for Stock Car Auto
Racing.
What is NASCAR?
A: The National Association for Stock Car Auto
Racing (NASCAR) is an American family-owned and
operated business venture that sanctions and
governs multiple auto-racing sports events.
Who founded the company?
A: Bill France Sr.
When did he found the company?
A: In 1948.
When did his grandson Brian France became its
CEO?
A: In 2003.
What are the three largest racing-series sanctioned by this company?
A: The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series.
How many races does NASCAR sanction?
A: Over 1,500 races.
How many racing tracks are used for those 1,500 races?
A: Over 100 tracks.
In how many states to the races take place?
A: In 39 of the 50 US states as well as in Canada.
NASCAR has held exhibition races at the Suzuka and Motegi circuits in what country?
A: Japan.
In what country did they present the Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez?
A: Mexico.
In what country did they hold the Calder Park Thunderdome?
A: Australia.
Where does NASCAR have its headquarters?
A: Daytona Beach, Florida.
Owing to NASCAR's Southern roots, all but a handful of NASCAR teams are still based where?
A: In North Carolina.
NASCAR is second only to what other organization among pro sports franchises in terms of TV viewers and fans in the U.S.?
A: NFL.
How many countries are its races broadcast on TV in?
A: Over 150.
Fortune 500 companies sponsor NASCAR more than any other what?
A: Motor sport.
Stock car racing in the United States has its origins in what?
A: Bootlegging during Prohibition.
Bootleggers needed to distribute their illicit products, and they typically used what to escape the police?
A: Small, fast vehicles.
Many of the drivers would modify their cars for what?
A: Speed and handling.
By the late 1940s, races featuring these cars were being run for what?
A: Pride and profit.
Where were these races popular entertainment?
A: In the rural Southern United States.