Did any real NASCAR drivers appear in the Will Ferrell comedy Talladega Nights?
If you take a look at the cast listing on IMDB, you’ll see quite a few people listed as playing “himself.” A number of those are either current or former NASCAR drivers–like Wally Dallenbach, Jamie McMurray, Dale Earnhard Jr., and Benny Parsons–or are associated with NASCAR in some way–like Mike Joy, a NASCAR commentator on Fox, and Larry McReynolds, Davey Allison’s and Dale Earnhardt’s crew chief for their Daytona 500 wins.On paper Will Ferrell and John C Reilly might appear to be an unlikely comedy team, but somehow Ferrell and Reilly pull it off in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. And as a bonus, Ferrell once again runs around in his undies. What more can you ask from a goofy comedy? Sources: http://www.imdb.
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