Nascar Cinema—Holiday Preview

Dateline: December
With the holidays fast approaching, Hollywood’s starting to release its top Nascar-themed movies. Here’s a preview:
The Polar Express: Brian France (Shane McMahon) finally gets his wish to hold Cup races in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Medicine Hat
Garden State: Martin Truex, Jr. (Fred Durst) returns to Wall Township for thanksgiving—but when will his relatives stop hitting him up for money?
The Grudge: Tony Stewart (as himself) plots revenge against Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Douglass Ladd, etc. etc. (warning—movie is 5 hours long)
Ladder 49: Can Ken Schrader (Homer Simpson) help his team climb out of the “field filler” blues? More importantly, can it be done while racing 12 times a week?
Sideways: Robby Gordon (John Stamos) describes his non-roadcourse career.
National Treasure: Will Mike Helton’s (Ron Jeremy) plan to put the entire purse for the Daytona 500 at the finish line make for a more climactic finish?
The Machinist: The garage crews of the NBS 24/7 teams wonder: where are our residuals?
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Ryan Newman (Moe Howard) examines his engine program
The Life Aquatic: Story of the only driver who doesn’t have a sponsorship agreement with a beer, soda, or sports drink

In Next Week’s Column:
National Association for Majority Race Fans: “Everything’s Fine”
Darlington Speedway airlifted to suburban Seattle
Proud Americans boycott Toyota, Herbie the Love Bug