🏁 NASCAR Chain

Name a driver who beat the current champion to the Cup Series title to extend your chain!

Same starting driver for everyone today

Random starting driver, play as many times as you like

NASCAR Chain: Cup Series Champions Trivia

Build the longest chain of NASCAR Cup Series drivers by naming someone who raced against the current driver. Test your knowledge of stock car racing history.

Winning a Cup championship means somebody else didn't. NASCAR Chain runs on that: you get a driver, and you name someone who beat them to a Cup Series title. Then someone who beat that driver to one, and on and on.

It's a memory test of championship seasons more than raw trivia, and one wrong link ends the whole run.

How to play NASCAR Chain, a free Cup Series championship game

Choosing Daily or Unlimited to start

Choose Daily Challenge, same starting driver for everyone, or Unlimited for a random start.

Thinking of a driver who beat the champion

Think of a champion who won the Cup while your current driver was chasing it.

Searching a name for the game to verify

Search the name; the game verifies the connection before it counts.

What happens once a link is verified

Each verified answer joins the chain and becomes your new current driver.

Saving your score with a nickname

Run it as far as you can, then save your score with a nickname to hit the top 10 board.

NASCAR Chain rules for links, badges and scoring

Scoring points with chain multipliers

Each verified link is worth 100 points, with your total multiplied by 1.5 at a chain of 5 and by 2 at 10.

What instantly ends a run

Repeating a driver already in the chain ends the run instantly, and so does a wrong answer.

Earning badges along the chain

Badges: Pit Crew at 3 links, Cup Contender at 5, NASCAR Legend at 10.

Connection problems asking for a retry

Connection problems never kill a run; unverified answers just ask for a retry.

NASCAR Chain walkthrough: Earnhardt Jr. to a broken run

Starting from Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Suppose you start on Dale Earnhardt Jr., a superstar who never lifted the Cup. Plenty of drivers beat him to titles, so you open with Jimmie Johnson. Verified, link one.

Chaining through Kyle Busch and Joey Logano

From Johnson you name Kyle Busch, the 2015 champion. Link two. From Busch you go Joey Logano, the 2018 title. Link three, 300 points, Pit Crew badge.

Blanking on an older era

Then you blank on the older eras, gamble, and it's over at 300. Steer toward seasons you actually remember.

NASCAR Chain tips for remembering championship seasons

Anchoring on a championship season

Anchor on seasons. Picture the champion celebrating and who finished behind them.

Steering into the playoff era

The playoff era is fresh memory for most fans, so steer chains toward the 2000s and 2010s.

Saving a rare driver for later

Every driver is single use, so don't spend an obvious champion early if a rarer name also works.

Placing the season before you type

No clock runs, so place the season before you type.

NASCAR Chain FAQ: verified links, badges and the leaderboard

What counts as beating someone to the title?

Winning the Cup championship in a season your current driver competed in. Season rivals, not fender to fender finishes.

Do I need an account to post a score?

No. The leaderboard just asks for a nickname after your run ends.

My answer wouldn't verify. Is my chain dead?

No. A connection problem just means retry; nothing is lost.

Is NASCAR Chain free to play?

Yes. NASCAR Chain is free to play on DoUKnowBall, right in your browser. No download and no signup needed.

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