Trivia Question

Jim Wilmore
@jim-wilmore
13 years ago
488 posts
Out of the digits 0-9 only one has never been on a car that won the championship in any combination, what number has never been on any NASCAR top Division starting with the Modified Division (1948), Strictly Stock Division (1949), Grand National (1950-1971), Winston Cup (1972-2003), Nextel Cup (2004-2007) or Sprint Cup (2008-Present) car that won a championship? What number is it?
updated by @jim-wilmore: 03/29/17 10:44:53AM
Tim Leeming
@tim-leeming
13 years ago
3,119 posts
Jim, you have just caused short circuits in my computer and certainly my brain (yes I do have one). I can't wait for the correct answer to this one. I am clueless.


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S.T.A.R.S. Radio
@stars-radio
13 years ago
514 posts

OK not sure if I under stand the question but here is what I interpret.

Nascar Champs

#0 = #60, 300, 20

#1= #91, 11,17, 71

#2= #22,92,42,72,27,2,24,20,

#3= #3,300,43,

#4= #43,42,4,44,48,24

#5= #5 Terry Labonte 1996

#6= #6,60

#7= #87,71,17,27

#8= #87,8,88,48

#9= #92,91,9

So I say all the number 0-9 have won championships.

TMC Chase
@tmc-chase
13 years ago
4,073 posts

Pretty sure the answer is 6. Can't recall a top-level series champ with 6 as part of the number.

Carl Edwards won the NW series in 60 - but not sure a driver sporting a 6 has ever won a title at the top level.

Good trivia.




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S.T.A.R.S. Radio
@stars-radio
13 years ago
514 posts

1950 Bill rexford # 60

1966 David Pearson # 6

See my list above for all the numbers that I have confirmed to have won championships

William Horrell
@william-horrell
13 years ago
175 posts
S.T.A.R.S. Radio...I would tend to agree.
JAck Redd
@jack-redd
13 years ago
111 posts
It is either #0 or #1 oops, could it be #7?
S.T.A.R.S. Radio
@stars-radio
13 years ago
514 posts

#20, #60, #300 would erase the #0's

#11,17,71,91 would erase the #1's

#7, 17,27, 71 would erase the # 7's

TMC Chase
@tmc-chase
13 years ago
4,073 posts
Dadgum it, I should've known that one. I worked backwards from today & hit Pearson with 17 in his H&M years. Forgot to go back one more to his 6.


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Jim Wilmore
@jim-wilmore
13 years ago
488 posts

Infinity

In mathematics, "infinity" is often treated as if it were a number however, that is not the answer to the question, or is it. In mathematics there is always an answer but it may not be the answer you are looking for. Is the question really a question or is it any one number or is the question all the possibilities of how many number combinations that are possible that did not show on an championship car. Therefore, the possibilities are endless like in infinity So what is the right answer you ask. There seems to be correct answers given but is there? I believe you will find the answer to the question in the statement made by the great philosopher Donald Rumsfeld
[T]here are known knowns; there are things we know we know.
We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.
But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we don't know we don't know.

Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

Jim Wilmore
@jim-wilmore
13 years ago
488 posts

OK, I confess, Once upon a time I questioned why Mark Martin never won a championship so I did a little research and what I found was that the #6 did not show up on any of the cars I researched and so I accepted that the #6 was never on a championship car. End of story...not so fast. So this morning I got up because Icouldn't sleep and logged onto RR.com at 3:23 AM (see above time) and felt a need to post some trivia. Thinking back at the halfass research I did quite some time ago I posted the question without going back and confirming the facts.

The answer, so I thought, was #6, even toomuchcountry came up with the #6 but for the love of God and Country Bill Rexford and David Pearson did have the #6 on their cars, how I missed that I cannot explain and either can Donald Rumsford. So I humbly apologize for wasting your time, it was a blunder that I'm sure some won't soon forget. I guess that blows my chance of ever being a guest speaker on RR.com again. Wink!

Pete Banchoff
@pete-banchoff
13 years ago
279 posts
I was surprised that the number 5 came up only once with Terry Labonte. Thanks for breaking that info down STARS. Good stuff!
Jim Wilmore
@jim-wilmore
13 years ago
488 posts
Thank you PK, your words of wisdom are comforting. I did finally research the answer today after reading STARS answer (to my astonishment) and realized I made a mistake. Although Toomuchcountry gave me a glimmer of hope, if not for only a moment that I may be right. It's been a long day, with only 2 hours of sleep I think I'll take 2 aspirins and call it night. I did post a photo of Bill Rexford tonight that will show up shortly, and he's driving the #500 in 1957 for what it's worth.
Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
13 years ago
9,137 posts

Now, Jim did post the pic quickly in the photo section of Bill at Canton, Oh in 1957. Reposting here for fun. What is the series, out of curiosity?




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Jim Wilmore
@jim-wilmore
13 years ago
488 posts

It was an ARCA race and in 1957 there were seven ARCA races at Canfield Fairgrounds (not Canton as originally posted.) Canfield Speedway was a special place for Bill where he won the inaugural event (later known as the Poor Man's 500) the only race he won all season, and went on to take the Grand National Championship that year in 1950. He was the youngest diver to win the championship. He was aided to the championship when Lee Petty was stripped of some points for racing in non-NASCAR sanctioned events. His only lead lap finish in his career was at Canfield Speedway (when he won). His only career pole came at Canfield Speedway the following year in 1951.

Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
13 years ago
9,137 posts
Thanks, Jim. That's really interesting history.


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JAck Redd
@jack-redd
13 years ago
111 posts

Fun is fun and there is no fun without fun! Thanks for the post Jim! I enjoyed it and talking about

a "Brain Game", this was one for us ALL! LOL Loved it and keep them coming!

Jim Wilmore
@jim-wilmore
13 years ago
488 posts
Darn it, if Terry hadn't have won my trivia would have be legitimate. hahaha