Reel Racing: ‘American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans’ Recounts Garage 56 Effort in France
The new documentary explores what brought NASCAR to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023.
Adam Cheek joined Frontstretch as a contributing writer in January 2019. A 2020 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, he covered sports there and later spent a year and a half as a sports host on 910 the Fan in Richmond, VA. He's freelanced for Richmond Magazine and the Richmond Times-Dispatch and also hosts the Adam Cheek's Sports Week podcast. Adam has followed racing since the age of three, inheriting the passion from his grandfather, who raced in amateur events up and down the East Coast in the 1950s.
Reel Racing: The Movie Paint Scheme Chronicle, 2007
2007 had some obscure movies alongside major blockbusters represented in NASCAR.
Reel Racing: A Conversation with ‘Earnhardt’ Docuseries Director Joshua Altman
Altman discusses his approach to the project, working with the Earnhardt family and more.
Reel Racing: The Movie Paint Scheme Chronicle, 2006
Two NASCAR-themed movies made their heralded appearances on paint schemes in 2006.
Reel Racing: The Movie Paint Scheme Chronicle, 2005
Jeff Gordon wheeled the first movie paint scheme on a Cup Series car into victory lane in 2005.
Reel Racing: The Movie Paint Scheme Chronicle, 2004
2004 became the new king of movie paint schemes seasons, with 16 liveries across two series that spotlighted nine movies.
Reel Racing: The Movie Paint Scheme Chronicle, 2003
2003 was a landmark year for movie paint schemes, with nine different films represented on 15 cars.
Reel Racing: The Movie Paint Scheme Chronicle, 2000-2002
Promotions well after film releases, multiple cars and multiple series defined movie schemes in the early 2000s.
Reel Racing: The Movie Paint Scheme Chronicle, Part 1 (1980s & 1990s)
Adam Cheek begins an odyssey of chronicling NASCAR’s movie paint schemes, starting with the 1980s and 1990s.