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    'He didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you, he ______ ___'. Fill in the missing portion of the quotation?Days Of Thunder

      Rubbed you. '....and rubbin' son is racin''.

    What car does Harry tell Cole to hit in his first race?Days Of Thunder

      The pace car.

    What does Harry dress a girl up as to play a joke on Cole after he wins his first race?Days Of Thunder

      Highway Patrol Officer.

    Who is Cole's sponsor?Days Of Thunder

      Superflo.

    What does Harry tell Cole is the thing that wins a race?Days Of Thunder

      Tires.

    Who drives the car for Cole when he is injured?Days Of Thunder

      Russ Wheeler.

    'His way, my way and I was --- seconds faster'. How many seconds faster was he?Days Of Thunder

      6. This was said when Harry was trying to teach Cole not to burn up the tires.

    What is the first race that Cole wins?Days Of Thunder

      Darlington.

    What kind of cars did Cole race before NASCAR?Days Of Thunder

      Sprint Cars.

    What was the name of the rental car company that Cole and Rowdy rent from?Days Of Thunder

      Patriot. One of the best race scenes in the movie.

    Who played Harry Hog?Days of Thunder

      Robert Duvall. Harry is the pit crew chief.

    Who played Tim Daland?Days of Thunder

      Randy Quaid . Tim was the owner of City Chevrolet, who got Cole started racing NASCAR.

    What was the number of Cole's car?Days of Thunder

      46.

    What was the number of Rowdy's car?Days of Thunder

      51.

    What was the name of the dealership that Tim Daily owned?Days of Thunder

      City Chevrolet. City Motors was owned by Tim; it was painted on Cole's first car.

    Who first sponsored Cole's car?Days of Thunder

      Superflo. This was the first major sponsor for the team. Later Cole was sponsored by Mellow Yellow while he drove Rowdy's car.

    Where does Cole say he learned about stock car racing?Days of Thunder

      ESPN. Cole said this in one of the first scenes during a conversation between Tim, Harry, and Buddy. This was right before he drove his first lap in a stock car.

    What was Cole's time for his first lap on a NASCAR track?Days of Thunder

      31 flat. This was also at the beginning of the movie. His time was 31 flat below Rowdy's time.

    What was Rowdy's main sponsor?Days of Thunder

      Exxon.

    Where did Cole and Rowdy have their major crash?Days of Thunder

      Daytona. This is after Cole begins winning races. Daytona is shown on the ground at the beginning of the scene.

    In the beginning of the movie, what is Harry Hogge doing?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      Spreading manure. Harry tells him during the beginning of the movie.

    Tim Daland goes up to Harry and asks him a question. What is his question?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      To build him a car. The car in the movie was actually a Ford with a different nose and decals.

    Who plays the infamous Cole Trickle?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      Tom Cruise. Very easy if you have at least seen the movie cover.

    What occupation did Cole have before he tried out for NASCAR?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      Open Wheel. He talks to Harry for the first time, and is explaining why he isn't in open wheel anymore.

    What is Cole's first sponsor in the movie?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      City Chevy. City Chevy is the name of car owner Tim Daland's car business in Charlotte.

    During the clips of races in the middle of the movie, on one certain track Cole has a bad race and spins and winds up going into the pits. After the pit, what does Harry tell him to do?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      Hit the pace car. This actually happend in an ARCA race around 2000. The leader didn't see the pace car and couldn't slow down in time. Very funny story.

    During the crash at Daytona, who or what did Cole hit that made his car flip and send him to the hospital?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      Rowdy Burns. If you watch the crash, you see Rowdy spin as soon as he clears from the smoke, Harry told Cole to go high cause the wrecked cars would slide down the track, but he ran into the passenger side of Rowdy's car.

    What does Cole do as an excuse to quit the race when he come back after his wreck?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      Blows Engine. During this part Cole revvs the motor loud then it blows, and in the pits Harry hits the "taddletell" button and it reads about 9150 rpm's, death to the motor.

    Who was Cole's replacement driver-turned-teammate while Cole healed up?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      Russ Wheeler. Harry says the name when Cole is in the race shop, also the announcers say it when Russ wins numerous races.

    What does Cole do to have Tim fire him and Harry?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      Runs into Russ after the race. Tim - "He's fired, you're fired, you're all fired, is anyone listening to me?"

    What part of the body is Rowdy's injury?The Ultimate "Days of Thunder" Challenge

      Brain. The doctors make Rowdy have the brain surgery or he won't be able to race again.

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