2006 Winter Movie Preview

With Nascar settling into a winter break before Speedweeks, the latest batch of Nascar-themed movies hit the theaters in the coming weeks. What will you be able to see during Hollywood's annual dumping ground? Lets take a look:

The Matador: A Spanish bullfighter, bored with the challenges before him in his native land, takes on the ultimate challenge--fighting cars in the bullring of Martinsville (contains graphic violence).

The New World: Toyota makes its maiden voyage to the "promised land" (Nextel Cup), but is met with skeptical natives, volatile politics, and the one thing that puts fear in the hearts of all pioneers--templates.

Glory Road: Ron Fellows and Boris Said team up to convince Nascar to sanction an all-road course series in 2007. Hilarity ensues.

Transamerica: Hauler drivers finally revolt against Brian France when a change to the schedule has an opening run of Daytona, California, Darlington, Las Vegas, Mexico City, Tokyo, and Neptune.

Why We Fight: A two-hour long debate between Ryan Newman and Rusty Wallace reveals the one thing they can agree on: Travis Kvapil is screwed.

Annapolis: Idealistic Nascar humor writer Mike Mackler takes a job in Maryland's capital, then has his spirit crushed. Based on a true story.

A Good Woman: Motorsports pioneer Janet Gutherie fights hard in the male-dominated world of Nascar to achieve her ultimate dream--to leave Nascar for open-wheel racing.

The Pink Panther: What happens when marketing goes too far? What happens when diecast takes over logic? What happens when a driver finally says NO to a special paint scheme?

Eight Below: Insert "Dale Jr. had a bad year in 2005" joke here.