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Indy 500 Trivia

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1. The first Indy 500 was held in what year?
1910
1911
1912
1913
2. Who won the first Indy 500?
Jules Goux
Bill Vukovich
Howdy Wilcox
Ray Haroun
3. Which of these drivers has four Indy 500 wins?
Bill Vukovich
Bobby Unser
AJ Foyt
Scott Dixon
AJ Foyt won the Indy 500 in 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1977.
4. Which of these teams has the most Indy 500 wins?
Team Penske
Andretti Green Racing
Bryan Herta Autosport
Chip Ganassi Racing
Team Penske has won the most Indy 500 wins, with 19.
5. How many times has the Indy 500 been canceled?
5
6
7
8
The Indy 500 was canceled 7 times. In the years 1917-1918 and 1941-1945, because of the world wars.
6. How many drivers from countries outside of the United States have won the Indy 500?
11
22
33
44
7. How many drivers from Asia have won the Indy 500?
1
2
3
4
In 2020, Takuma Sato became the first Asian driver to win the Indy 500.
8. Every year, the winner of the Indy 500 drinks this at the end of the race.
Coffee
Champagne
Water
Milk
The tradition started when Ray Haroun drank it after he won the first Indy 500.
9. What current IndyCar driver has won four Indy 500s, the tied record.
Josef Newgarden
Alex Palou
Will Power
Helio Castroneves
Helio Castroneves won the Indy 500 in 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021.
10. This last name has has won seven different Indy 500s, under three drivers.
Unser
Fittipaldi
Rahal
Mears
Al Unser, Al Unser Jr., and Bobby Unser have combined to win seven Indy 500s.
11. How many drivers have won the Indy 500 back-to-back years?
5
6
7
8
Helio Castroneves was the most recent driver to win the Indy 500 in back to back years, in 2001 and 2002.
12. Who was the youngest driver to win the Indy 500?
AJ Foyt IV
Helio Castroneves
Troy Ruttman
Alexander Rossi
Troy Ruttman won the Indy 500 on May 30th, 1952. When he was 22 years and 80 days old.
13. Who was the oldest driver to win the Indy 500?
Will Power
Juan Pablo Montoya
Eddie Cheever
Al Unser Jr.
Al Unser Jr. won the 1987 Indy 500, when he was 47 years old.
14. How many cars start the Indy 500 each year?
33
34
35
36
15. What year was the Indy 500 not held on Memorial Day Weekend?
1973
2020
2009
1941
The 2020 Indy 500 was postponed to August because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
1 Comments
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Level 53
May 13, 2024
You misspelled Ray Harroun, otherwise great quiz.