I totally laughed out loud that dale sr didn’t want to be the bad guy! Everybodies reaction was gold. Love the show

@alfee9411

4 жыл бұрын

Ha yes

@TheSeanBampton

4 жыл бұрын

The look on Mike's face....priceless. Literally the best reaction he's ever had.

@kevinsmith4741

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSeanBampton "I'm sure he didn't want to intimidate anyone" Lmfao

@marks8068

4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinsmith4741 made me spill my beer when that line dropped :)

Putting a request in now..please invite Michael Rooker to be on the podcast! Rowdy Burns, Merle Dixon and Yondu all rolled into one guest!

@swiftiesource06videochanne20

4 жыл бұрын

Becky Etheridge that’s a amazing idea! It would be cool to have Rooker and Kyle Busch on the same podcast since Rooker’a character is where Kyle got his nickname. But yea Rooker would be a amazing guest for sure. He’s passionate about racing to

@railtruckdriver853

8 ай бұрын

please get Michael Rooker on the show!

I can’t imagine my childhood without the movie Six Pack in it. It is one of the top 10 movies I feel it is my job to ensure my kids know.

I lost it when Dale said,"I thought he was tryin' to convert me to scientology."😂😂😂😂😂

@joshuanattinger9694

4 жыл бұрын

I had felt some smiles before that but yes, the chuckles began at that moment. Lol

@bobflorell8654

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I did too!

@soysan34

2 жыл бұрын

That was the best!🤣

@MSC-Songwriter

2 жыл бұрын

Me too..huge belly laugh!!!

@susanantheunisse7799

2 жыл бұрын

Still laughing….the look on Jr.’s face when he said it!

I was impressed by Ford vs Ferrari, I grew up during that time, have loved these cars all my life...

@lk5388

2 жыл бұрын

Great movie. Dale gave me a list that i have to catch up on but currently my no.2 racing movie behind rush.

The “Gimmie some Lovin’” montage ending with wrecking into the back of Mark Martin’s #6 Folgers Ford is the best

15:04 The Charlotte test is my favorite scene in the movie. 20+ years ago, I used to live about 10 mins from CMS and on cool nights in the spring, if the wind was blowing just right, you could hear them testing for the All Star race and the 600. The SOUND in that scene is off the charts good.

@ecomm7048

2 жыл бұрын

Same brother. Same. Just moved from Concord Mills area about a year ago.

@mattjohnston7686

2 жыл бұрын

Car sounded GREAT in that scene

I lost it when Jr jokingly blamed the movie for Carl Edwards ramming him on the victory lap! 🤣🤣🤣

JR and I are the same age, seen all those racin movies he mentioned. Stroker Ace and 6 pack were a couple of my faves growing up. Thanks Dale!

The ice cream thing really did happen. Benny Parsons told that story from when he drove for Harry Hyde.

Randy Quaid played Mr. Hendrick’s role & Senator Thompson was Bill France.

@ryanbearden9709

4 жыл бұрын

I liked Thompson as an actor. He passed away a couple of yrs ago. He had some good roles in movies... He was in Die Hard... He was in the Hunt for the red October. He played that naval commander of that air craft carrier. hes had some cool roles in movies.

@RoosterSpur

3 жыл бұрын

Just came to comment. You got it my man!

Days of Thunder is my all time favorite movie when I was a kid I watched it over and over I can say every line of the movie such a great film

I think the best scene was when Duvall told Cole to ram the pace car. Cole was like....you want me to hit the pace car? Duvall said yes...you hit every other car out there and I want you to be perfect! Classic.

@christinaw2518

3 жыл бұрын

My Dad yelled that @ me during my first driving lesson @ 14! 🤣🤣🤣 Not even kidding I umm accidentally had a dukes of hazard airborne moment and Dad’s head hit the ceiling 😂😂He told me to put it in park once we landed and he got out to go look for his muffler and found his transmission. Yup so we had to get Mom to pick us up and Dad didn’t say anything to me until he got home and poured a large rum & diet coke @ noon 😂😂 Finally he said ok so you are going to have to learn on an automatic and maybe always drive one! Lmaoooooo He was such a good Dad. I lost him when I was 22 to an unexpected medical emergency but I have nothing but wonderful memories. ❤️

@OverlandOne

3 жыл бұрын

@@christinaw2518 Very sorry to hear about your Dad. I am older now and both my Mom and Dad are gone but, as you said, we have all of those wonderful memories. I hope your driving has improved and you no longer do Dukes Of Hazzard jumps.

Day Of Thunder is a classic. One of my top favorite films for sentimental reasons.

We need a “Stroker Ace” review from Steve! It’s long overdue

Dale, your Dad appearing in BASEketball was one of the highlights of the whole movie, and the fact he was willing to do that, considering the context and humor of the movie, made him I think an even bigger legend then he already was! Not to mention, the fun to think, he was depicted as a washed up driver, and it was released in June 98. Obviously Sr won the 500 in February :D

Hans Zimmer did some great original music for Days of Thunder

@michaeltoss8204

4 жыл бұрын

And for Rush as well.

@garytowler3965

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job guys!

@KK-ex5zu

4 жыл бұрын

So did Joan Jett! Although they didn’t do a song in the movie, her and her band did like a one minute instrument

This is my favorite podcast from you guys so far. Good job

@CSDonohue11

4 жыл бұрын

DANIEL NERADT Great episode.

Gotta watch "Greased Lighting", with Richard Pryor..

@bigdave46148

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. Saw it as a kid. Really good movie.

@DC322

4 жыл бұрын

I saw that movie. Loosely based on Wendell Scott.

@keithjames4803

4 жыл бұрын

@@lskiller1903 HorseShit!

@turbo1438

4 жыл бұрын

Overwhelmingly YES! Greased Lighting fueled my love of racing.

@ChazISfat

4 жыл бұрын

I'm gunna watch it thanks man

Jrs dad had a cameo in Stroker Ace. Even Kyle Petty, and Ricky Rudd had cameos

@randymichel459

4 жыл бұрын

I think Chocolate Myers was in it too.

@TheCrewChief374

4 жыл бұрын

@@randymichel459 Well it is possible, however, I do know that Harry Gant and Neil Bonett were in the movie according to the cast list I saw.

@bigtarheelfan

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWGKmbqSe8ubgqw.html

@TheCrewChief374

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigtarheelfan Yep, that is the scene that I noticed Ricky Rudd in during the movie

@MrsMarshall

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they did! I used to rewind the VHS to see them again! Lol!🤣

That was awesome ..Letarte is a class act plus he’s funny as hell! I wish those two were still racing together, they were a hell of a team!!

@andymurphy8178

4 жыл бұрын

Gunner 258 yeah letarte kinda surprised me with his personality!he was enjoyable to listen to!

@gunner2586

4 жыл бұрын

andy murphy ...yeah he’s really entertaining and super knowledgeable. I would like to hear some of his story’s about NASCAR. You know he has tons of them.

@fishhuntadventure

6 ай бұрын

@@andymurphy8178 Every good leader has that capacity. Otherwise he’d only lead like one guy out of ten because the rest wouldn’t be willing to try for him.

Well that was 25 minutes well spent. Great stories. Was never a NASCAR fan until I got sent this by Mr. KZread Algorithms. Watched a bunch of these now and I’m hooked. Such a tool.

Rush is about the rivalry between Ferrari’s Niki Lauda and McLaren’s James Hunt, and about the scandalous, dangerous, glamorous, and reckless indulgence life of an F1 driver of the 70s, and about the almost lethal injuries of Lauda and his unbelievable comeback in the 1976 F1 World Championship. If you haven’t seen it, I heavily suggest watching it.

@cameronwalther6520

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly one of the best racing movies to ever come out...it's a great film

@patrickanderson9023

2 жыл бұрын

You know it’s a good movie since the director was Ron Howard.

@lk5388

2 жыл бұрын

Its my no. 1 racing movie, but i have a lot to catch up

What a show you can see Jr and Stevies genuine brotherhood and good vibes. Stevie is awesome. Capital A

My dad use to talk about the part at the barn were Robert Duvall tells Tom cruise to look at that bloodhound, he's the best bloodhound he's ever had and he's never had to teach him a damn thing. Goes to natural raw ability. My dad used it as an example in a conversation he was having with me. I think Dale Sr felt that way about Dale Jr.

I just want to say........as a kid watching Days of Thunder the part where they were riding in the lounge of the trailer was the most believable part. Me and my 3 brothers raced open wheel cars and my dad pulled our hauler with an old day cab Peterbilt and that's where we rode! Some of the best memories I have racing were riding in that trailer up and down the west coast.

I love Days of Thunder. But the thing that cracks me up is how banged up the cars get racing at Daytona. In reality, Cole would have been luck to finish only 3 laps down let a lone winning the race. The areo was toast on that car. Also, riding the wall that far he would have gotten passed by half the field. Even still, fun movie! Welcome back Dale!

“Well how bout that, a side we don’t have to fix- I don’t won’t you to feel spoiled, Buck” Buck and Harry about Coles fender! Classic lol

Jr needs Tom Cruise for an interview :))))

Dad didn't want to play the bad guy. I was thinking the same thing Steve said before he said it, just didn't think anyone would say it. Fact that Dale Jr laughed about it shows what a REAL guy he is.

I wonder how many Nascar employees haven't seen these movies. I Was SHOCKED! this episode is one of my best one yet. I learned a lot too. But I loved Six Pack and Stroker Ace. Days of Thunder was a good movie. I thought it was soo fictional to a point, but Steve's conversions about the fact points of the movie changed that. Great episode 👏

Bless you Jr... I was so worried when I saw the news of the plane crash.... Thank God everyone got out safe... Could u imagine losing Sr. in car crash at Daytona then losing Jr. & his family in a plane crash...

Even though I grew up helping my uncle with his dirt late models in the 70s and 80s, I'm a drag racer at heart, I'm also the biggest Dale Sr fan that you never want to meet! Every year on Saturday night before the Daytona 500, my wife, daughter and I watch Days Of Thunder, and the replay of the 2000 Winston 500 (my favorite win). My wife is still a Jeff Gordon fan and our daughter still loves Jr. These days, we also watch all 3 Cars movies with our twin grandsons earlier on Saturday. With that said, I can completely identify with Robert Duval as Harry Hogg. I talk to ALL of my vehicles all the time. I whisper secrets to my Freightliner when we're on the road together (my wife named her "The Mistress" years ago), but, what applies most here is that I definitely talk to my race car. We talk a lot in the shop and I can't even tell you everything that we talk about. What I can tell you is that when we're in the water box, I always say "c'mon baby, do it for me one more time". Her usual reply is "let's do this". Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose and sometimes, she gets hurt. I don't like it when I hurt her because then, I have to deal with my wife and daughter asking "What the HELL did YOU do to MY race car?!?" and explain to the crying 3 year old grandsons that I'll fix her. The boys love hanging out in the shop though with us though!

It's so great to hear Jr and company mention Lemans and Grand Prix as two great racing movies. Grand Prix is absolutely phenomenal.

I can't believe he had not seen any of the classics! Days of Thunder, Dale Jr, Jeff Gordon, and Kyle Busch are the reasons I love NASCAR. My favorite scenes are the drafting explanation and Russ Wheeler screaming for his life after he tasted that sweet payback:).

Many moons ago when I was 14 they totally tore up our baseball field (The Old Johnson Field in DeLand, FL) so that they could film the opening dirt track scenes for Days Of Thunder. Thanks for the memory rehash Dale!

The ice cream story did happen. Darlington '87 spring IIRC. Benny Parsons/Harry Hyde!

Dale Sr was in stroker Ace as well!! Very cool stuff!!

thanking for mentioning Steve McQueen's Le Mans & Grand Prix. Especially Le Mans. That movie is pure ear sex. Every in car shot delivers an eargasm.

@jennifursun3303

4 жыл бұрын

i liked that also liked Grand Prix

@jennifursun3303

4 жыл бұрын

good movies

@amc401nash6

4 жыл бұрын

Le Mans and Grand Prix are definitely must see movies, although in Grand Prix they did spend way too much time at the hotel bar.

@marks8068

4 жыл бұрын

@@amc401nash6 Grand prix was dreadfull as a movie, but it reflects the cars, tracks and the total atmosphere of those days very well.

I have watched so many of these videos now and get so involved and comfortable, I have started to feel like I am really there and a member of the crew as it were.

You guys have a great freaking podcast, it really is high quality and genuine. Congratulations Mike, It seems like I remember it being your idea.

I love to hear Junior talk he’s so damn funny without trying to be

I noticed Tom Cruise's arch-nemesis had that certain look about them too. You can see the same thing with Val Kilmer in Top Gun

2:44 Don't you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby!

What would be very cool is an episode where all the inspired by real life elements of Days of Thunder have their true stories told.

Days of thunder is top gun with stock cars and it's magical when cole comes out that smoke after the wreck and that music drops chills every time

Steve looks at movies from a how realistic are they stand point and I can relate. Good episode

@sebfettel

Жыл бұрын

And he was a good crew chief. Sorry, I'm tipsy ;) cheers!

would love to see Dale Jr's top 25 list of must see racing movies and a seperate top 25 must see nascar documentaries

Russ Wheeler always reminded me of Rusty for some reason

@PnwOnTour

4 жыл бұрын

‘If the boy comes near me I’ll put em’ in the wall, simple as that’

@daveshively3295

4 жыл бұрын

Really???

@ethangraham5443

4 жыл бұрын

Russ wheeler was based off of Rusty Wallace

“He did not want to be the bad guy”.... 😳😂😂😂🤣

@marks8068

4 жыл бұрын

He didnt want to "intimidate anyone" ;) made me spill half my beer

What i really loved about days of thunder was actually how it parallels the history of nascar. While the movie was made between the rivalry between tim richmond and dale sr. , I thought it actually paralleled the rivalry of jeff gordon and dale sr. Jeff's history in motor racing actually paralleled cole and tim. All the characters started first in open wheel racing, but lacked the financial backing to compete in open road indy or formula class racing. All of them were bless to have a very successful nascar team take a chance on them. All of them were very quick and instinctive drivers.

@kyleschafer6275

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget how both Cole and Jeff had a rough start and then found success. Rus Wheeler would be like Tony Stewart, another open wheel driver with an attitude problem who would be a main rival.

@aaronthomas6155

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, Days of Thunder has events from multiple drivers. Jeff Gordon's history didn't even come close to a parallel with Tim Richmond.....

That's funny I did the same thing when they filmed the movie Chistene when they blew up the gas station.Thanks for bringing back that memory.Cool show guys.

Richmond was a superb super modified driver. I am lucky enough to remember him driving a sprint at eldora and going for a ride.

I can't get enough of this podcast

Great show. All of the movies discussed are on my shelf & get watched all the time.

You guys have to get Jimmy Spencer on your show and have him tell you all of the stories of him and his dad racing.

@wlogue

3 жыл бұрын

YES!!

this is making me download that movie again. I had all the matchbox cars to that movie. Nascar in the 90s was amazing. I miss it. And I miss Dale Sr.

If you haven't seen Days Of Thunder what are you doing?!

@goodnightcharly5135

4 жыл бұрын

Sorta living it

My favorite scene was when Duvall had Cruise run laps Cruises way and then had Cruise run laps his way and showed the difference in tire wear and speed.

Definitely need to get Lemans in there soon for Steve. There have been great dynasties in motor sports but none quite like that of the Porsche 917K Long Tail, It started me on a lifelong love of that car and all forms of motorsports. It wasn't just the Ferrari Beater, it chased them off the podium! And oh yea... Steve McQueen!

@davdhartung9817

4 жыл бұрын

McQueen ended up hating the film. Did not show for first showing.He never raced again.

Running on Empty. Australian movie. Love these stories. 👍

really enjoyed this conversation! btw, I realize they are discussing racing; but it was unrealistic that 3 guys talking about this movie would have not 1 single comment about Nicole Kidman! Really?! loved all the stories related to the movie! great job!

Two lane blacktop, and cannonball with david carradine are two amazing street race movies

Odd how none of them mentioned the gigantic Clyde Torkel's Chicken Pit sign in the background!

@keithstark1

2 жыл бұрын

I came here for this lol

"Say hello. Say hello, Son" Hilarious. That whole exchange is funny.

I remember Michigan and Carl Edwards coming out to hit Dale. I immediately thought... "that's just like Days of Thunder!" I love the movie and still watch it a couple of times a year. Unlike Steve, it did change my life a bit as I migrated south to be in the sport, and worked in it for almost a decade.

Am I the only one who finds irony in the fact that Letarte worked for Hendrick for like 20 years and: - Never rode in a car until just before his final season - Never saw Days of Thunder until 2019

Base on tim richmond, i met him at my 1st race.1985 southern 500 where bill won the million.still got his autographed driver card!

@Kilz78

4 жыл бұрын

That is freaking awesome!!

@larrywt656

4 жыл бұрын

Although the producers always said the Cole Trickle was actually a combination of several drivers, I have always seen more Tim Richmond in him than anyone else.

@mariejr8808

4 жыл бұрын

Some of it was about Dale sr and Jeffry Bodine especially the part were they had to drive together to the dinner when they got two different cars

@aaronthomas6155

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariejr8808 They actually drove to dinner in the same car. The event was changed for dramatic affect.

@mariejr8808

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronthomas6155 they were supposed to but they didn’t I’m wanting to say Richard even said that it happened

The guy who played the movie version of Rick is Randy Quaid

@lisadennisorourke797

4 жыл бұрын

Taylor Smith correct guy who played Bill France was the actor who was the DA on Law & Order 2001-2005

@TaylorSmith-fz7qn

4 жыл бұрын

@@lisadennisorourke797 True. Also a politician. Knew of him from Days of Thunder first though.

@techman210

4 жыл бұрын

@@lisadennisorourke797 Senetor Fred Thompson of Tennessee played the Character based on Bill France!

@tsw199756

4 жыл бұрын

Randy Quaid was also Eddie in the grizwald vacation movies. Lol

@TaylorSmith-fz7qn

4 жыл бұрын

@@tsw199756 Oh yeah that's right! Come to think of it, didn't he also play that alcoholic crop-duster from Independence Day?

It doesn’t get any better than this. Nicely done! Love it!

Stroker Ace is an amazing movie. Can't wait to see his review.

Awesome stuff! I haven't seen all of Days of Thunder either... Gotta get the DVD now.

@sportytaco2153

4 жыл бұрын

It's available on Prime right now

Thing about Days of Thunder tough, if you didn't see it back in the day it's not gonna be the same. The soundtrack and everything just had to live it...it's like watching Top Gun for the first time today.

Speaking of Carl Edwards, he would be a good guy to have on.

There is no excuse, no excuse, to not have seen "Stroker Ace". If you are a rookie in NASCAR or it's your first job working in the stock car industry than it should be required to see "Stroker Ace".

Need to check out the ‘ol barn in Mooresville. Learned that it existed while visiting Charlotte area. Very cool!!!

"He comes near me, I'm gonna put him in the wall." - Russ Wheeler

@JacobStevens13

2 жыл бұрын

I'm dropping the Hammer

In my ‘dinner table’ wish list... Junior is now on it! ...permanently!

I’m waiting for Steve to come back to review the next film

Got to get Michael Rooker for an interview he is a great guy 👍🏻

Any diehard gearhead/wrenchead who has spent days and the whole night till sun up in the engine compartment or underneath a car knows that tight love/hate relationship that develops with the car...and talking to the car ain't uncommon at all. BTW, I seen Smokey and the Bandit in the theater when it came out. Best damn, good time movie ever.

Stroker Ace was born to race, he had a mean streak 10ft wide...

My stomach hurts from cracking up this is pure gold.

The ice cream story was told by Benny Parsons and is supposedly true

@aaronthomas6155

2 жыл бұрын

The hauler getting stopped by police is supposedly true as well and was supposedly done to Tim Richmond.

This is the best podcast. I love it.

Love to see Days of Thunder part 2 with todays technology.....with Cole Trickle Jr

How amazing would Days of Thunder been with Dale Sr. as Rowdy Burns..

Stroker Ace is the only racing I saw. I will look forward to hearing what Steve thinks of stroker Ace.

Watched the movie bout two weeks ago still a classic!

The intro gets me every time brings me back to first time at Martinsville in 02 early morning in the campground when i was a kid

Steve Letarte has got to be the hardest working dude in racing; that hadn't got to see Days of Thunder.

So many hilarious moments in this interview! 😂👍

I just watched it recently, the funny/awesome thing is that almost every wide shot of the cars coming around the front stretch or restarting has Dale Sr as the leader everytime

10:40 made me laugh out loud...loud enough to hear the neighbor wake up at 1:20 am..🤣🤣🤣🤣

Great interview video,looking forward to stoker ace review

It was Fred Thompson who played "Big John". Former senator of Tennessee. Also, I want to say how much I have enjoyed these episodes. It's a behind the scenes perspective of racing and the ups and downs.

Dale's just as engaging back when he had the national guard as a sponsor they were in indiana for the brickyard and jr shot one of our cannons off. Ill never forget meeting dale jr.

Days of Thunder had alot of similarities with the characters and actual drivers. Ford vs Shelby is another great one!

@aaronthomas6155

2 жыл бұрын

Every event in Days of Thunder was inspired by an actual event or story from actual races and drivers. The filming of the movie is it's own insane story. To get the race footage, the camera cars had to actually pass tech inspection and qualify for the races, including the final scenes of the movie at Daytona, which were shot during the actual 1990 Daytona 500. According to Rick Hendrick, Jeff Gordon was actually supposed to drive the #46 car and not the #24 car, but the number 46 belongs to Paramount Pictures.

My college theater professor (Steve Ayers; credited Stephen Michael Ayers) was a pit crewman in the movie - as an insufferable jerk in real life, the behind the scenes stories he told about it, were over the top, & hilarious, because you'd think he was billed behind Cruise & Duvall the way he tells it!🤣

loved Grand Prix especially the music glad to know I'm not the only one who talks to everything THANKS STEVE it is soo nice to talk to things that won't talk back