Test your knowledge while educating yourself on the greatest automobile race in the world. For nearly one hundred years, the greatest spectacle in racing plays out each May in Indianapolis. The entire scope of the Indianapolis 500 is presented in this fun test: drivers, track information, teams, race information, cars, rules, records, and so on. Grade your knowledge on the Indy 500 scale. The answers are provided in the back of the book.

How Much Do You Really Know About the Indianapolis 500?

500+ Multiple-Choice Questions to Educate and Test Your Knowledge of the Hundred-Year HistoryBy Pat Kennedy

AuthorHouse

Copyright © 2010 Pat Kennedy
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ISBN: 978-1-4490-8894-1

Contents

Chapter 1 Drivers: Questions 1-123.....................................1Chapter 2 Track/Facility: Questions 124-182............................36Chapter 3 Owners/Teams: Questions 183-211..............................54Chapter 4 Race Information: Questions 212-348..........................64Chapter 5 Cars/Engines: Questions 349-400..............................107Chapter 6 Rules and Regulations: Questions 401-429.....................122Chapter 7 Qualifications: Questions 430-450............................133Chapter 8 Records: Questions 451-529...................................139Chapter 9 Answers......................................................161Chapter 10 Grading......................................................189

Chapter One

Drivers

1. Salt Walther raced in seven "500s." What was his real first name?

(a) Anthony (b) David (c) Herschel (d) Thomas

2. Rick Mears drove at the Speedway for how many years before crashing a car?

(a) three years (b) seven years (c) 11 years (d) 14 years

3. Which winner became the first since Ray Harroun to retire in Victory Lane?

(a) Jimmy Bryan (b) Sam Hanks (c) Johnny Rutherford (d) Al Unser Sr.

4. What was Jim Clark's occupation prior to becoming a race driver?

(a) airplane pilot (b) engineer (c) mechanic (d) sheep farmer

5. Who was the first African American driver to qualify at Indy?

(a) Carmelo Anthony (b) George Mack (c) Walter Payton (d) Willy T. Ribbs

6. In 2005, defending champion Buddy Rice had an accident in practice that resulted in a broken back, preventing him from defending his championship. Which former winner, who was also recuperating from serious injuries, took over his car, actually qualifying with the fastest qualifying speed?

(a) Kenny Brack (b) Eddie Cheever (c) Buddy Lazier (d) Arie Luyendyk

7. The 1939 pole sitter Jimmy Snyder was a former what from Chicago?

(a) airplane pilot (b) mailman (c) milkman (d) truck driver

8. Between 1930 and 1932, this top-notch driver led 410 of the 421 laps he completed, or more than 97 percent. Who was this driver?

(a) Billy Arnold (b) Fred Frame (c) Louis Meyer (d) Louis Schneider

9. Which potential race favorite was injured in a motorcycle accident in the infield on Pole Day 1969 and was forced to miss the race due to a broken ankle? (a) Roger McCluskey (b) Johnny Rutherford (c) Al Unser (d) Bobby Unser

10. The pole winner in 2001 did not make it past the first turn on lap one before getting in a single-car accident. Who was it?

(a) Scott Goodyear (b) Roberto Guerrero (c) Greg Ray (d) Scott Sharp

11. Name the driver who arrived at the Speedway in May of 1966 with both arms in casts from a sprint-car accident at Eldora that prevented him from competing at Indy?

(a) Ronnie Duman (b) Billy Foster (c) Bobby Grim (d) Johnny Rutherford 12. Whose car was Tony Bettenhausen testing in 1961 when a suspension failure caused the car to barrel-roll flip down the main straight, proving fatal for Bettenhausen?

(a) Eddie Johnson (b) Eddie Russo (c) Paul Russo (d) Shorty Templeman 13. Match the driver with his hometown.

Rick Mears (a) Bakersfield, CA Bobby Rahal (b) Dayton, OH Danny Sullivan (c) Louisville, KY Salt Walther (d) Maui Island, HI Danny Ongais (e) Medina, OH

14. In 2000, there were for the first time, two female

drivers in the field. Who were they? (a) Sarah Fisher (b) Danica Patrick (c) Lyn St. James (d) Desir Wilson

15. What was the hometown of 2000 pole sitter Greg Ray?

(a) Dallas, TX (b) Fort Worth, TX (c) Houston, TX (d) Plano, TX

16. What driver is famous for the "spin and win" in 1985?

(a) Michael Andretti (b) Rick Mears (c) Bobby Rahal (d) Danny Sullivan

17. Which driver is remembered for spectacular flips down the main straight in three successive years in the early 1960s, resulting in his retirement from racing?

(a) Bob Christie (b) Allen Crowe (c) A. J. Shepherd (d) Jack Turner 18. What former winner had four fine finishes in his first four "500s"-second, second, first, and second?

(a) A. J. Foyt (b) Bill Holland (c) Tom Sneva (d) Rodger Ward 19. Who was the first Mexican driver to qualify for the Indy 500?

(a) Josele Garza (b) Roberto Guerrero (c) Bernard Jourdain (d) Pedro Rodriguez

20. Bob Harkey drove in six "500s." Besides racing, what was another occupation?

(a) bar owner (b) insurance salesman (c) stuntman (d) tax collector

21. What "500" winner wore a green shamrock on his helmet?

(a) Billy Arnold (b) Jimmy Bryan (c) Pat Flaherty (d) Jimmy Murphy

22. In 2004, the son of a former winner qualified for the first time in a car using the same paint scheme and car number as his father's winning car. Who was it?

(a) Marco Andretti (b) Larry Foyt (c) P. J. Jones (d) Robby Unser

23. Who was Mario Andretti's twin brother? (a) Aldo Andretti (b) Jeff Andretti (c) Marco Andretti (d) Michael Andretti 24. The winner of the first race of the Hulman era in 1946 was George Robson. In what country was he born?

(a) Canada (b) England (c) Germany (d) USA

25. After eight years of trying, which driver finally qualified for the race in 1976 and finished 25th?

(a) Sheldon Kinser (b) Ralph Liguori (c) Al Loquasto (d) Jan Opperman

26. Which racing brothers swapped identities (first names), to get around age restrictions so both could race, and retained those identities for the rest of their lives?

(a) Mears (b) Rathmanns (c) Unsers (d) Whittingtons

27. Which driver won the pole position then was fatally injured in a practice accident the next week?

(a) Tony Bettenhausen (b) Scott Brayton (c) Floyd Roberts (d) Bill Vukovich Sr.

28. What was the birth place of Mario Andretti?

(a) Nazareth, PA (b) Rome, Italy (c) Speedway, IN (d) Trieste, Italy

29. Which of the following winners was the only one who never failed to qualify for the "500" race when they made a four lap qualification attempt?

(a) Emerson Fittipaldi (b) A. J. Foyt (c) Buddy Lazier (d) Bobby Rahal (e) Johnny Rutherford (f) Tom Sneva (g) Al Unser Jr. (h) Rodger Ward

30. Who was the first Japanese driver to qualify for the "500"?

(a) Kosuke Matsuura (b) Hideshi Matsuda (c) Hiro Matsushita (d) Tora Takagi

31. Who was the first third-generation starter in the "500" whose grandfather and father also competed?

(a) Marco Andretti (b) Al Unser Jr. (c) Robby Unser (d) Bill Vukovich III

32. Who was the first driver to win the "500" for Roger Penske?

(a) Gary Bettenhausen (b) Mark Donohue (c) Rick...