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Contest Update

May 21, 2008

We have two winners in the FastMachines Indy 500 giveaway!

The top prize winner got 10 of 11 correct as I had to toss out question #7. Technically there are 90 faces on the Borg Warner Trophy but my use of the phrase “given to the ‘500′ winner” was cause for everyone to answer “zero” since the actual prize given to the winner is a “Baby Borg” that does not have faces on it. Also, for quesiton #6 I was looking for M. Schumacher as the driver with the most wins (5), but accepted Penske as well since he’s the top Owner winner (14).

RESULTS:
AndRome on May 16th, 2008 3:36 am = 1 Correct

Racer7777 on May 16th, 2008 9:15 am = 2 correct

Richard1958 on May 16th, 2008 3:02 pm = 8 correct

guysky on May 17th, 2008 2:22 pm = 6 correct

OregonRacer on May 20th, 2008 4:37 am = 10 correct

stutz57 on May 20th, 2008 10:56 am = 9 correct

Thanks for playing.

Full Q & A below:

1. What fast food restaurant used to stand at the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, across from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? (White Castle)

2. What was the name of the dress shop in the Speedway Strip mall that used to occupy the south side of 16th Street, across form the IMS South Gate? (Dorothy’s)

3. What is the exact location of the famed “Coca-Cola”parking lot? (30th & Georgetown Rd. – 25th & Moeller Rd.)

4. The original pagoda, the one that burnt down in 1925, was painted what colors? (Green & White)

5. What is the exact height of the scoring pylon at IMS? (90’ 4”)

6. Who has the most victories at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? (M. Schumacher)

7. How many faces are on the façade of the Borg Warner Trophy given to the ‘500’ winner? (90)

8. Who’s the only face depicted on the Borg-Warner Trophy wearing glasses? (Tom Sneva, 1983 winner, at his request)

9. The Turn 1 (and later Turn 4) infield areas were once commonly referred to as what? (The Snake Pit)

10. What product provides is the source of wealth for the Hulman/George family, now owners of IMS and the IndyCar brand? (Clabber Girl Baking Powder)

11. Though IMS will not release an official seating chart, an Indianapolis Star reporter “counted” the seats at IMS in 2006. How many did he say there are? (257,325)

12. How much did Tony Hulman pay for the track when he purchased it in 1945? ($750,000)

Written by Douglas Brown · Filed Under Contest, IRL | 2 Comments 

Indy 500 Ticket Giveaway Trivia Contest

May 15, 2008

The Contest
Hey Indy 500 trivia buffs! Here’s your chance to win! We’ve put together a series of Indianapolis Motor Speedway trivia questions that we think will be tough to just “Google” the answers. Take a crack at the questions below, follow the rules and win!

The two people to get all (or the most) questions correctly answered will win a pair of tickets (Tickets ONLY; Paddock Box, Box 51, Row N) to the 2008 Indy 500 to be run on Sunday May 25.

The Rules

  • Questions must be answered in the comments section of this posting.
  • Number your answers 1-12, same as the questions.
  • The first two (2) commenter with the most correct answers get two (2) tickets each.
  • Therefore, you need to provide a legitimate email address that we can contact you at to get your mailing address.
  • The contest closes at 12 Noon Eastern Time, Wednesday May 21, 2008, winning two (2) seats each.
  • If there are no correct answers by the deadline, we’ll give the tickets away to the first response (by date and time in the comments section of this posting) that gets closest to the right answer by the allotted time.

The Questions

  1. What fast food restaurant used to stand at the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, across from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
  2. What was the name of the dress shop in the Speedway Strip mall that used to occupy the south side of 16th Street, across from the IMS South Gate?
  3. What is the exact location of the famed “Coca-Cola” parking lot?
  4. The original pagoda, the one that burnt down in 1925, was painted what colors?
  5. What is the exact height of the scoring pylon at IMS?
  6. Who has the most victories at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
  7. How many faces are on the façade of the Borg Warner Trophy given to the ‘500’ winner?
  8. Who’s the only face depicted on the Borg-Warner Trophy wearing glasses?
  9. The Turn 1 (and later Turn 4) infield areas were once commonly referred to as?
  10. What product provides is the source of wealth for the Hulman/George family, now owners of IMS and the IndyCar brand?
  11. Though IMS will not release an official seating chart, an Indianapolis Star reporter “counted” the seats at IMS in 2006. How many did he say there are?
  12. How much did Tony Hulman pay for the track when he purchased it in 1945?

Written by Douglas Brown · Filed Under Contest, IRL | 11 Comments 

NASCAR Trivia Contest

April 24, 2008

Calling all the NASCAR knowledgeable: we have two copies of Daytona 500 - 50 Years of the Great American Race, a highly-collectible 2-DVD set that we’re giving away to the first two people to answer the following Daytona 500 trivia question. We’ve come up with a question that we don’t think is “Google-able” too easily….but we could be wrong. Read more

Written by Josh Katinger · Filed Under Contest, DVD, Featured, NASCAR | 9 Comments