Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is the greatest driver in NASCAR history. He has a lavish mansion, a sexy wife and all the money he could ever want. But when he is challenged by a gay French Formula One driver (Sacha Baron Cohen) he stands to lose everything.

Film Trivia

• John C. Reilly won the crew's fastest actor award, reaching a speed of 143mph on a NASCAR race track.
• Will Ferrell offered Steve Carell the chance to star in this movie but due to scheduling conflicts he had to decline.
• Some of the big car crash stunts in this film were done for real, using explosive jacks that were later erased using computer graphics.
• Ricky Bobby's driving licence states that he was born on July 16th. This is the same date that Will Ferrell was born on.
• Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) and his husband Gregory (Andy Richter) both voiced lemurs in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

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