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1. Who won the first ever SCRA main event at Perris Auto Speedway?
2. In 1974, this driver had more (15) fast times than any driver in CRA and only four other drivers led more main event laps than he did. Yet, he only
won a single main event. It was a 50 lapper at Ascot. Who was he?
3. Who was 1972 CRA Rookie of the Year?
4. In 1974, six drivers won their first ever CRA main events. Can you name them?
5. Only one CRA Champion went on to win the Indianapolis 500. Who was he?
Hint: He actually won two CRA crowns (1947 & 1948).
6. In 1978, Ric Paronelli was CRA co-Rookie of the Year with another driver.
Can you name that driver?
7. What year did Sprint Car Hall of Famer Jimmy Oskie win his first ever CRA
Championship?
8. Who finished second to Billy Shuman when he won his first ever CRA main event?
9. Four very prominent sprint car drivers occupied the top four spots at the
1974 Western United States Championship at Manzanita (later to be known as the
Western World Championship). We will give you second through fourth. 2nd Rick Goudy, 3rd Bubby Jones, 4th Jan Opperman. Now see if you can name
the winner.
10. A few weeks after the WUSC at Manzy in 1974, CRA ran their 50 lap Grand Prix at Ascot. Rick Goudy was the winner followed Jimmy Oskie and Jan
Opperman. Opperman was making his first appearance in what famous sprint car that night?
11. Name the four Oval Nationals Champions at the PAS.
12. Who won CRA's first championship back in 1946?
13. Name the son of a past CRA president who won the 1975 CRA Rookie of the Year Award.
14. CRA ended the 1989 season with a pair of races on the paved half-mile Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield. Who won the main events?
Hint: They were both out of town drivers.
15. Name the driver who won the season opening CRA main event at El Centro in 1981.
Hint: He was driving for Gary Stanton.
16. Name the 1979 CRA Rookie of the Year who went on to race briefly in NASCAR
Winston Cup.
ANSWERS
1. J.J. Yeley
2. Walt Kennedy
3. Dean Thompson
4. Bob East, Dean Thompson, Billy Allen.
Billy Shuman, Tom Hunt & Terry Caves.
5. Troy Ruttman
6. Rip Williams
7. 1969
8. Ron Shuman @ Manzanita Speedway
9. Rick Ferkel
10. The Tamale Wagon
11. Jimmy Sills (1996), Rip Williams (1997),
Rodney Argo (1998) and Rickie Gaunt (1999)
12. Jack McGrath
13. Lee James
14. Jeff Gordon and Rich Vogler
15. Al Unser Jr.
16. Brad Noffsinger
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