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    Tom Cruise left NASCAR shocked with request to drive in real race ahead of Days of Thunder sequel


    Tom Cruise left NASCAR shocked with request to drive in real race ahead of Days of Thunder sequel

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    1. dailymail on

      Cruise played rookie NASCAR driver Cole Trickle in the hit 1990 movie he co-wrote and will revive the role in a sequel starring Ann Hathaway due to be released in 2028.

    2. DifferenceSenior3067 on

      This is the least surprising thing ever. That man is on a mission to die filming a movie stunt.

    3. Older_cyclist on

      Paul Newman and Tom Cruise worked together on The Color of Money. Paul was a successful race car driver as PL Newman. Tom was interested in racing, so Paul introduced him to SCCA racing. Problem is Tom can’t drive a race car, it was huge failure.

      I can image NASCAR being shocked. This ain’t no special effects!

    9. CFBCoachGuy on

      Just to clarify, he asked to race in the ARCA Series, not the NASCAR Cup series (the premier division). The ARCA series uses older cars and is touted as a development league. It’s populated by a couple promising young drivers, weekend warriors, a few retirees, and a bunch of rich kids trying to burn through daddy’s money.

      Cruise can get into this series pretty easily. He won’t win, but I can guarantee that he won’t be the worst driver on the track.

    10. SilentJ87 on

      That should be one of the least surprising things ever. It’s how Tom Cruise has handled all his stunts in recent years.

    11. Ares__ on

      This is the 3rd daily mail post ive seen in like 10 mins.. can I block them?

      Edit: just did… Hopefully that works and its not digg all over again with the super users

    13. stonecutter7 on

      Fuck it. Let him. Like how i think a civilian should be put into the last lane of the 100m qualifiers in the Olympics. Show how good the pros really are

    14. SalehHulud on

      Would be funny if cruise just spent late part of career making sequels to all of his 80s movies

    15. mr9025 on

      Tom Cruise looking at professional drivers and thinking “yeah, I can do that” is so goddam Tom Cruise, it’s borderline insane.

    16. LowConstant3938 on

      This guy is gonna die doing some shit like this. I genuinely don’t believe TC will make it to 70

    17. FalstaffsGhost on

      I mean, have they not read the media stories about him about how he wants to do all of his own stunts, including flying actual navy planes

    23. Lukedelpapa on

      He has 4 SCCA wins from the late 80s. So he has raced before, granted forever ago. why not let him give it a try?

    24. franknwh on

      This is hilarious and also totally on-brand/believable. I 100% would watch a race for the first time in maybe 20 years.

    25. Decent_Direction316 on

      A real race…..how do you insure he isn’t a hazard out there?  By having him run back of the pack?