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NASCAR Math
By Kay Bell • Bankrate.com

NASCAR math quiz

So you think you know stock car racing. But do you have a good enough handle on it to ace Bankrate's NASCAR math quiz? For our five calculations, we use car numbers and other racing stats that followers of the sport should know.

Here's how it works. Take rookie phenom Jimmie Johnson and divide by Rusty to get the reigning Winston Cup champion. The numbers? Jimmie's 48 divided by Rusty Wallace's 2 car equals the 24 Dupont Chevrolet driven by champ Jeff Gordon, who also happens to be co-owner of the 48.

Let's see what kind of time you can post in getting the answers. Readers, start your calculators!

  1. The King's number plus Rusty's ride will get you what third-generation NASCAR driver?

    44
    45
    40

  2. If you take Dale Jr.'s car and subtract the Chevy driven by his Dale Earnhardt Inc. teammate Steve Park, you'll come up with this Dodge young gun.

    7
    28
    17

  3. Divide DJ by the total Winston Cup championships Jeff Gordon has won and you'll arrive at the defending Daytona 500 champ.

    21
    29
    22

  4. Bobby Labonte times Johnny Benson. If you do the math right, these two Pontiacs will give you the number of points a driver earns for taking the checkered flag first.

    99
    20
    180

  5. We're heading to advanced mathematics class for our final problem. The square root of Kenny Schrader's candymobile equals what Ford favorite?

    6
    5
    9

-- Posted: Oct. 1, 2002
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