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20th Anniversary of Days of Thunder

February 25, 2009

The 20th anniversary of the filming of Days of Thunder is here and it sure brings back a lot of memories for me. Having been a young man during the filming, coming to grips with that having happened 20 long years ago is pretty wild. Where does the time go?

Michael Myrick, #46 City Chevrolet Lumina © Steve Matchett

We were asked to get one of the original movie cars back in running condition, and it is a real blast from the past. To see how things used to be done is really educational for some of the younger guys, but for those of us who were around back then, it’s just like coming home to an old friend. To see these photos of Tom Cruise and Rick Hendrick driving the old car and a new, two-seat, C.O.T. version of the #46 City Chevrolet around Daytona, just brings it all full-circle for me.

#46 City Chevrolet Lumina and #46 City Chevrolet COT doing burnouts at Daytona, 2009 © LAT South, USA LAT Photographic

Here is some random Days of Thunder stuff from my archives:

Charlotte Motor Speedway © Paramount Pictures

Tom Cruise © Paramount Pictures — Charlotte Motor Speedway © Paramount Pictures

Days of Thunder Handbook of Production Information cover © Paramount Pictures

Days of Thunder Family Fun Book cover © Exxon

Tribute Magazine, Tom Cruise, Days of Thunder, July 1990, Cover

Days of Thunder movie poster © Paramount Pictures

A description of Days of Thunder from Paramount page 1 © Paramount Pictures

Canadian Days of Thunder News Release page 1 © Paramount Pictures

Days of Thunder movie trailer scan © Paramount Pictures

#46 City Chevrolet Postcard © Paramount Pictures

Days of Thunder Japanese Program Cover © Paramount Pictures

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