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Flickchart Matchup of the Day

According to History.com, NASCAR was founded on this day back in 1948.  I don’t know much about auto racing, but I have watched a couple of movies (from 1978) with some burning rubber:

The Driver vs. Zero to Sixty

I like Ryan O’Neal.  Or, at least I like him in Barry Lyndon, that being my second favorite Kubrick film.  I also like Isabelle Adjani, particularly for her wild-eyed performance in Possession.  Not only are they both in The Driver, but there is some top-notch car chasing to behold as well.  While the plot is your basic tenacious cop vs. cool as ice criminal situation, it’s the no-nonsense action and hard-edged tone that make it worth watching.

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