Which NASCAR Driver Are You?

By: Mark Lichtenstein

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Strap yourself in and start your engines! During this quiz we're going to race around the streets and around a NASCAR track. The way you live life in the fast lane or the way you behave at a red light could go a long way to telling us which famous NASCAR driver you are most like! Share your ways of the road with us, and we'll make sure you find out.

NASCAR originated in the Appalachian region of the United States. Through the illegal transport of alcohol, smugglers began to soup up their cars to outrun the law. Now one of the largest sports in the world, NASCAR's humble and unique roots has grown entire and empire of drivers. Whether you approach your commute like Richard Petty in the last leg of the Daytona 500 or you are more of a Sunday driver according to your kids, this quiz will give you the name of the NASCAR driver you could tell to ride shotgun.

Keep your eyes open for the checkered flag to drop! Once you've made it, we'll reveal your NASCAR identity to you. The next time you have your buddies over to watch the race, you'll have full bragging rights!

Do your professional peers secretly loathe you?

No, I don't inspire strong feelings.

Some not to secretly
They're jealous of me, but I think they like me.

Yes

Are you among the best at what you do?

No, I'm not very good.

I'm pretty good, within my subset.
I am one of the best ever.

I'm very good, but not well known for it.

Are you out for the team, or number one?

I'm all about the team.

I want my team to win, but my fans want me to win even more.
I'm about my team and my team is about me.

I'm out for number one.

How are you in a crisis?

I take the path of least resistance.

I lock up.
I get calm and look for my way out.

I tend to shove other people out of the way.

Would your friends call you unflappable?

No, they'd say I flap pretty hard, and thus work hard.

Yes, totally unflappable.
No, I'm pretty emotional.

No, I break down after a crisis is over.

Are you the same business as your family?

No, but we're in related fields.

No, I'm the black swan.
Yes, we're in the same business.

Some of my family works with me.

Do your successes occasionally come with terrible sacrifices?

Not yet, thank God.

No, just long stretches of failure in between.
Yes, terrible ones.

Sometimes, but they're usually tied to my regrets.

Are your victories occasionally tainted by accusations of unfair play?

No, certainly not.

Some people question why I'm even in the field I'm in.
No, if anything my unfair play is overlooked.

Not in the beginning, but nowadays, yeah.

Are you attractive as a person?

I don't make much of an impression.

Yes, but not so much because of my personality.
Yes, I'm magnetic.

No, I'm a but of a misanthrope.

Do people often try to associate themselves with your glamour?

No, because I have none.

Yes, they do.
Not so much my glamour as my track record.

I have the opposite of glamour.

How much do you stand out from the crowd?

I totally blend in.

I stand out a lot.
I stand out a bit.

I try to bury myself in the crowd.

Are you beloved in your field?

No, I'm known of, but most have no feelings about me.

Loved by some, and hated by others.
I am.

I have a lot of haters.

How were you as a rookie?

I was promising.

I had most of my successes then.
I was fine, but tolerated mostly due to connections.

I was the brightest star of my class.

How tall are you?

I'm below average.

I'm tiny.
I'm tall.

I'm about average.

How close to the edge are you willing to live?

I don't want to get too close.

I want to be near but not on the edge.
I want to be right on the edge.

I will step right over the edge all the time.

Do your colleagues support you?

Yes, because I support them.

Most do.
They all do.

Some do, but most have it in for me.

How much of a head start do you tend to get on tasks?

I always have a big head start.

I get started sooner than most, later than some.
I'm slow to action.

I'm usually in the back.

How many close calls have you had?

Seven. Not bad right?

Just two
Four

Seven major close calls, and a few close scrapes

Which car is your favorite?

Chevy SS

Ford Fusion
Chevy Camaro

Chevy Monte Carlo

Are you different in your private life?

I'm just as bland in private as I am in public.

I'm much warmer in private.
I'm the same until my family brings me back down to Earth.

I have less steel in my spine, but I'm more or less the same.

Do you have ambitions to be an actor?

Yeah! That'd be awesome!

Only in ads
Maybe if I play myself.

Nope

When do you plan to retire?

I'm not even thinking about that yet.

When I'm doing something I love, even if unsuccessfully.
At the top of my game

When I don't feel wanted anymore.

Are you a thought leader in your field?

No, I'm a follower.

On certain, specific things
I am.

I am not, no one would listen to me.

If you were in a motorsport other than NASCAR, what would it be?

Carting

Indy Racing
Formula One

Rallycross Racing

What stock car would you daily drive?

Chevy Impala

Ford Edge
Lincoln MKZ

Cadillac CT6

How old are you?

41

35
42

60

Can you talk intelligently on the subject of NASCAR?

I drone a bit.

I can talk about it, but I don't have major insights.
I can talk intelligently, but mostly people would just want to hear me talk because they are interested in me personally.

I have forgotten more about NASCAR than most people will ever know.

Do you know much about INDYCAR?

I used to watch it when I was a kid.

I watch it now and then.
I read about it, but I'm too into NASCAR to be said to be a fan.

I love it, but NASCAR is my jam.

How will your boosters feel about your retirement?

Hopefully wistful

They'll applaud, but someone will eclipse me some day.
They'll probably cry and then get over it.

They'll give me a pat on the back and move on.

How much wear has your profession had on your health?

A bit

Almost none
I've got a few dents and dings.

I've got some health problems as a result.

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