been almost 2 weeks since the question was posed. time for the answer/new question.
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been almost 2 weeks since the question was posed. time for the answer/new question.
jonesi seems to have abandoned the Trivia.
Anyone, ask a question.
Who was the first Driver to win races in both Cup and Indianapolis type cars?
Who was the most recent?
note: Indy type cars are AAA/USAC/CART/IRL/ChampCar, I am not including NASCAR's speedway division that ran in the 50's. Cup indicates top level division starting in 1949, not Busch series (so no guessing Montoya unless he wins at Pocono this Sunday. ;) )
Kasey Kahne is probably the most recent. I'll have to think some on the first though...
Kasey Kahne has never started an Indy/Champ race. He did race some Atlantics, but no wins there either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoss Ghoul
O.K., I just read the question real quick and thought you meant sprint cars as well when I saw USAC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
Tony Stewart is the most recent I can think of.
I'll guess Parnelli Jones, I know he won in NASCAR in the 50's.
Tony Stewart is probably the second most recent, and Parnelli was probably the second to accomplish the feat, keep trying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoss Ghoul
Duh, forgot about Robby Gordon, I think he had 2 wins in Cart before coming to NASCAR.
I'll leave the second part open to someone else, I can't come up with anyone else off the top of my head.
Robby Gordon is correct, I'll give a hint on the other. He used his knowledge of tire wear to gain his only Nascar win.
Robby has three wins ;)
Dick Rathmann
Dick Rathman, brother of 1960 Indy 500 winner Jim Rathman, won 13 times in Nascar, but unfortunately never finished higher than 3rd in an Indy/Champcar event. Keep trying.Quote:
Originally Posted by muggle not
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He used his knowledge of tire wear to gain his only Nascar win
Remember my hint!
Johnny Mantz, inauguaral Southern 500 winner?
DJ's got it! :up: Johnny Mantz won at the Milwaukee Mile in 1948 (It was still dirt then) and had raced at Indy in 1948 and 1949. He was the slowest qualifier for the first Southern 500 starting 43rd in a car partially owned by Bill France. He knew tire wear would be a problem on an asphalt track so he mounted different tires than any of his competitors (I've read where it was truck tires or possibly even Indy type tire) He had less problems than the others, and ran away with the race.Quote:
Originally Posted by djarumdudley
I guess either you or Hoss can go next since both of you got half of the question.
Mantz used truck tires and never changed tires during the whole race.
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Originally Posted by Alexamateo
i'll go. how many non-points paying races has Jeff Gordon won?
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Originally Posted by djarumdudley
does the 150 count, cause I know he cheated on that one :p :
In Cup yes, I know. 2 of which were great, knocking Gordon out of the way for his first, and schooling/snookering Harvick at Sears Point.Quote:
Originally Posted by harvick#1
I was refering to his wins in CART.
he didn't snooker Harvick, they were goin back to the caution and passed him breaking anything that was left of the gentlemans agreement, but Robby still would've passed Harvick that day even if under green
Five
nope, try againQuote:
Originally Posted by muggle not
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Originally Posted by djarumdudley
NONE
GD
10Quote:
Originally Posted by djarumdudley
4 Daytona Qualifiers
1 "Open"
3 "All Star" races
2 Busch/Bud shootouts
ten is correct, your court.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
Sticking with the non-points wins theme. What driver has won the most non-points races without ever winning a points-paying Cup race?
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Also, does anyone want a hint?
A hint or two would be nice. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
I'm not sure, but I'll bet he likes sushi! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
Another hint??Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
He had two wins in Japan(hence, the sushi hint), and also a Daytona Qualifier.
Mike Skinner!!
That's it you're up!
with Jamie McMurray's dramatic Dayona win this past weekend he finally achieved his second career Cup series victory. It was a span of 166 races between wins for him, the most races between a drivers first and second career victories.
who stands second for amount of races run between the first and second career victory? (this is limited to drivers with just TWO career victories)
oops
I'm having a blonde day excuse me
bump
Bobby johns
not Bobby Johns. here's a hint, he was one of the great independents.