Nascar Trivia

What NASCAR track is owned by the city/town/village it is located in ?
 
Excellent answer but the Atlantic Rural Exposition (Virginia State Fair) sold the race track to RIR in 99 leaving only one track still owned by a city/town/village.
 
Dover is owned by a Mega corp Dover Downs Gaming inc that owns Key Industries that ownis Rollins Inc that owns a bunch of other tracks shopping malls and casinos .
 
The Bahre family owns NHIS and it is one of the last independently owned tracks in NASCAR but it is not owned by a city /town/village .
 
Isn't the property on which Daytona International Speedway is located owned by either the city of Daytona Beach or the county and leased to the speedway?

Wasn't there some discussion recently about the terms of that lease as well?

I'd have to do some digging in my files and on the internet to be sure and don't have the time to get at it right now, but maybe later....
 
boB said:
Isn't the property on which Daytona International Speedway is located owned by either the city of Daytona Beach or the county and leased to the speedway?

Wasn't there some discussion recently about the terms of that lease as well?

I'd have to do some digging in my files and on the internet to be sure and don't have the time to get at it right now, but maybe later....
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You are a WINNER Big Bill France got a 50 yr lease for the sum of 10 grand a yr and a tax free status from the city The city gets to renegotiate the deal in 2007. ISC says they have a 25 yr renewal option the city says they dont look for big fireworks about this in the next year.
Your turn boB
 
Well, we've mentioned Big Bill France Sr, so I guess I'll ask a two part question:
Where was Bill Sr. originally from and what ocupation was his formal training in?
 
Gee, I guess that one was too easy. It's your turn Kat.

Did you find anything more specific than the D.C. area.?
I've seen some sources which say that and found one which claimed Virginia, but most do say he was from Washington, D.C.

Just curious.
 
I know he grew up on a farm, so I assume it was Virginia boB.


In the '50s, what was common to most stock cars that we don't see today?
 
another thing that there was in the fifties that we don't see today is:
comaraderie among the drivers.
 
Chrome trim

door handles

roll up windows

stock steel bumpers (chrome at that)

stock bench seats with the passenger side backrest removed

leather belts wrapped around the door post to hold the door closed

drivers in tee shirts with a pack of Camels or Lucky's rolled up in one of the sleeves

work pants or blue jeans, penny loafers or flight boots

factory paint jobs with numbers and lettering done in white shoe polish

stock ignition switches and cigarette lighters still in the dash

treaded street tires instead of racing slicks

cork helmets (or even worse, football helmets)

rope instead of a real seatbelt

stock gas tanks instead of a racing fuel cell

Drum brakes

stock exhaust manifolds

wet sump oil systems

roll bars built from wooden 2x4's (actually did happen. I don't remember but I don't believe the car was allowed to run.)

and on and on and on....

However, the one thing those cars had in common with the race cars of today is that they were all a bit of a way from what came off the dealers' showroom floor.
 
Kat, when you say hatch, are you referring to the little trap door on the passenger's side floor that the driver could pull open with a piece of wire, which allowed him to check the right front tire for wear?

I can remember some of those actually had spotlights hooked up to them to make it easier for the driver to see the tire.
If he could see white cord showing, he knew it was time to pit for new rubber.
 
boB said:
Kat, when you say hatch, are you referring to the little trap door on the passenger's side floor that the driver could pull open with a piece of wire, which allowed him to check the right front tire for wear?

I can remember some of those actually had spotlights hooked up to them to make it easier for the driver to see the tire.
If he could see white cord showing, he knew it was time to pit for new rubber.
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That's it boB! Your turn :beerbang:
 
Ok, another easy one. I posted this on another board not long ago, so I'm sure some folks will get it right away.

What auto manufacterer was the first to be officially affiliated with NASCAR and what was that affiliation?
 
Off the top of my head I would say Hudson .Since the Loyd family who owned the local Hudson dealership donated the first pace car .
Big Bill named the lake/pond in the infeild at the speedway after them Lake Loyd
 
Jaguar just a wacky guess since there was one that won a Nascar race
 
Nope, it wasn't a foreign manufacter, but it was an "independent" that later merged with another "independent" and that company went on to some limited success in the Winston Cup series with a driver who made the list of 50 all time greatest drivers.

Bill France
Curtis Turner
Beds and Bathtubs

Short of giving it away completely, I can't think of many more hints.
 
HistoricMustang said:
Nash or Lincoln, depending on how you identify independent.

Here is one. What current NASCAR high profile individual (not a former driver) was involved in developing the Augusta International Raceway road course in Augusta?

www.augustainternationalraceway.com
Henry
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HistoricMustang, rules of the game are that you have to first answer the previous question correctly before posting a new question....and...the person that asked the question has to confirm the correct answer.
Stick around and play the game, it is fun and interesting.
 
Historic Mustang,

You've given two answers; only one of which is correct. Which one do you want to go with?
 
Perhaps historicmustang has left us. Someone else take a crack at the answer. Afterall you have a 50 - 50 chance. :)
 
Lincoln. This forum could be interesting.

Anyone want to take a shot at my question?

Thanks
 
Historic,
Hate to break the bubble but you guessed wrong. Linclon has been a division of Ford Motor Company since back in the 1920's.

Bill France Sr. and Curtis Turner talked Nash Motors into providing them a car to run in the 1950 Pan American/Mexico road race. They wanted the Nash because the seats folded down into a bed and they figured they could save on hotel bills and at the same time get some much needed publicity for the fledgling NASCAR organization amongst the mainstream racing community of the day.
Thus Nash became the first manufacturer to be officially affiliated with NASCAR.

Lincoln won the Pan American in '53 and '54 (if my memory is correct) but that was a very strong, factory backed effort.
 
So it goes. A fifty-fifty chance and the coin landed on the wrong side. Put up the next trivia quiz and I will hold onto my original question.

Several more will follow, like what Winston Cup Rookie of the Year had the title taken away because of an off track tragic event.

Good Stuff!
 
boB said:
Historic,
Hate to break the bubble but you guessed wrong. Linclon has been a division of Ford Motor Company since back in the 1920's.

Bill France Sr. and Curtis Turner talked Nash Motors into providing them a car to run in the 1950 Pan American/Mexico road race. They wanted the Nash because the seats folded down into a bed and they figured they could save on hotel bills and at the same time get some much needed publicity for the fledgling NASCAR organization amongst the mainstream racing community of the day.
Thus Nash became the first manufacturer to be officially affiliated with NASCAR.

Lincoln won the Pan American in '53 and '54 (if my memory is correct) but that was a very strong, factory backed effort.
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Go ahead bob, post another question since no one really got the answer correct.
 
Naw, mugglenot, let Historic Mustang go ahead with his questions. He's got a couple of good ones.
I've done a little digging and haven't found the answer to either one of those he's posted yet.

Anybody else have the answers he's looking for?

That website of his is pretty interesting, too.
 
Ok Historic, go ahead and post a single question. Remember, it has to be about Nascar Cup racing.
 
Thanks for letting me put one up. Lets use the original.

What driver from the NASCAR all time top 50 drivers list was very involved in developing the Augusta International Speedway, a six track mega complex?

This driver was the initial Vice-President.

Henry

PS. Let me say this group is doing an outstanding job and I will stay as active as possible with my 50 hour per week work schedule. Thanks for letting me in!
 
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