Retired NASCAR legends Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer may no longer compete in the Cup Series, but in the lead-up to the NASCAR Daytona Road Course Race, they headed onto the track for a Days of Thunder-inspired competition.
Rather than piloting powerful racing cars, Gordon and Bowyer were instead handed the keys to two cheap rental cars and let loose. It didn’t take long for things to start getting out of hand, as the two veterans repeatedly ran into each other to get track position. At various times during the race, the two performed PIT maneuvers and repeatedly slammed the sides of the rentals into each other.
Before long, pieces of the cars started flying, including Bowyer’s wing mirror and one of Gordon’s headlights.
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During the coverage, NASCAR commentator Mike Joy said Fox had intended on auctioning off the cars after the race, but suggested they instead sign and sell some of the remaining parts. Bowyer later took to Instagram with a tongue-in-cheek sales pitch for his ruined Ford.
“SLICK!!! One owner/ garage kept. Normal wear and tear but I’m talking knee deep in rubber! Air blows cold!! Won a race at the famed @rolex24hours track in @daytona ‘under protest’,” he wrote.
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