Drivers at the Movies:The Coca-Cola Racing Family of drivers are on the big screen again this fall, and as they’ve demonstrated in past pre-feature spots, they seem to be getting just as comfortable in front of the camera as they do behind the wheel. But are they good enough yet to start critiquing others? Some of NASCAR’s top drivers recently made the move from the driver’s seat to the critic’s seat in the newest Coca-Cola Racing Family pre-feature movie short, entitled, “Critics,” which was filmed in Charlotte in May and is set to debut in more than 10,000 theaters nationwide this week. “Critics” features the Coca-Cola Racing Family drivers dishing out their opinions following a movie screening. And like many movie reviewers, the drivers disagree on various aspects of the film. While Kyle Petty compliments the film’s use of metaphor and Bobby Labonte praises the dream sequence, according to Bill Elliott, “that dog stunk like a hound.” The new short also features Coca-Cola Racing Family drivers Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Steve Park, Ricky Rudd, Kurt Busch, John Andretti and Michael Waltrip providing valuable film insight and critiques – and adding a lot of fun to the movie experience.(Coca Cola PR)(10-23-2002)
