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Best NASCAR Songs?

Friday July 16, 2004
Folks in the forum are trying to come up with a good list of songs to listen to when you're going to a NASCAR race. Everything from Sammy Hagar to Jim Croce has been suggested. Check out the list and add your thoughts. What IS a good NASCAR song?

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May 19, 2006 at 9:10 pm
(1) Ashley says:

Nascar Races by Cledus T. Judd is a great Nascar song.

October 11, 2006 at 8:44 pm
(2) james says:

riding with the legend,the checkerd flag is gold,ballad of the old school bus, the battel of the chevys and the fords, me and my dad,out there in the infield, driver’s prayer all wrightin by keith brynt. plus the intimidator charlie daniles band. the taladega song, the ballad of Dale Earnhart and Rusty Wallace, the nascar song all by tim willson , and old 28

December 28, 2006 at 3:15 pm
(3) griffin says:

AC DC – Shook me all night long is the best nascar song ever

January 2, 2007 at 11:00 am
(4) Emily says:

I love nascar but Cledus T. Judd (i think)

February 5, 2007 at 5:32 pm
(5) Ben Mitchell says:

If you’re looking for a song about stock car racing check out a country/rock tune called Stock Car Fever on an Indie CD, named Let It Ride. You can tune in at BenMitchellMusic.com or TradeWindsRecords.com

February 11, 2007 at 2:34 pm
(6) DIANA says:

Grandstaff She will never love me more than Nascar.

March 3, 2007 at 1:55 pm
(7) nichole says:

Daytona~The Backstretch Boys

I Love NASCAR~Cledus T. Judd

Nascar RaceS~Cledus T. Judd

Jeff gordon~Cletus T. Judd

The Wall~Collin Raye

She Don’t Love Me More Than NASCAR~Grandstaff

Runnin Wide Open~Joe Diffie

Route 66~John Mayer

Fast Cars And Freedom~Rascal Flatts

Dale Darrel Waltrip~Rodney Carrington

The Talladega Song~Tim Wilson

Bristol Song~Tribute DALE EARNHEARDT

Nascar Diehards~Drivin’ Sideways

The Talladega Shuffle~The Backstretch Boys

Rev It Up (NASCAR Rocks)~Blessid Union of Souls

Jeff Gordon is Gay~Bob And Tom

Dale Earnhardt the Intimidator~Brooks&Dunn

That’s Just Racin’~Drivin’ Sideways

Nascar Superstar~HAVEN QUINT

Life is A Highway~Cars-OS Soundtrack

April 21, 2007 at 10:36 pm
(8) richard tyree says:

my 3 favorite nascar race songs
1.die young-(black sabbath)
2.kickstart my heart-(motely crue)
3.fuel-(metallica)

April 25, 2007 at 1:36 pm
(9) Brittany says:

I like NASCAR races, Dale Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty Rusty Awesome Bill Irvine Gordan Earnhardt Jeff Johnson Jr, The C.D. billybobs and ???? country race track songs, and Riding with the legend

May 7, 2007 at 12:33 am
(10) jon says:

i heard a song on the radio the other day. it was like that song that hank willams sing’s about his dad picing him up and taking him to nashvile.but this was about dale earnhart sr and jr.does any one know the name of the song and wher to find it? j_e_h20@yahoo.com

May 17, 2007 at 12:27 pm
(11) Carolyn says:

i like them all

June 4, 2007 at 10:44 pm
(12) Raytona500 says:

The best Nascar song ever made is by Raytona500 and the song is called “It’s a NASCAR NATION”. It’s the first song about Nascar that us fans can pump our fists in the air to and scream NASCAR NATION!!!!

June 15, 2007 at 4:01 am
(13) Kellyanne says:

My favourite is “Oh King Richard” by Kyle Petty. Billy Ray Cyrus also has two great NASCAR songs – “The Fastest Horse In A One Horse Town” and “The Man (Tribute to Dale Earnhardt)”

June 19, 2007 at 11:37 pm
(14) Paul says:

Kellyanne…you got good taste. I wrote The Man with Billy Ray and several others by Drivin’ Sideways. Keep rockin’!

June 23, 2007 at 12:28 pm
(15) sudsy says:

i dont no how to get them, a radio station up here called the gearhead show, played some songs sung by cup drivers, wild bill, dale sr, yaroburo, bobby allison,and others, if anyone one there knows anymore about there let the site no of them, i was able to get about 45. miutes of them, these are the cartunes i listen to on my way to any track, bummer is going to cup races i seem to get more tickets then

July 12, 2007 at 3:17 pm
(16) Tim McNamara says:

The best Nascar Song was written by Tim McNamara Nashville TN, in ‘05 titled “Gentlemen Start Your Engines”. It was debut at the Texas 400 race in Spring ‘06 by Erika Jo. Erika Jo sang it at a Speed Week event in Charlotte, and then at the Indy 500.

July 16, 2007 at 10:19 pm
(17) John says:

i can’t believe no one has said this one:

Stroker Ace – Charlie Daniels Band

August 10, 2007 at 5:13 pm
(18) Catie says:

Riding With A Legend

The Chevys and Fords

November 9, 2007 at 9:02 am
(19) eva says:

whats the song that goes…”the race is on…………. comin up the backstretch…..lalalalaa” i cant think of it!!!! help!!!

November 9, 2007 at 9:06 am
(20) Steve McCormick says:

That would be: “The Race is On” by Sawyer Brown..

The race is on and here comes pride in the backstretch. Heartache is going to the inside…. etc..

December 13, 2007 at 12:00 am
(21) Tyler B says:

Cake- He’s going the distance

December 19, 2007 at 10:03 pm
(22) Carol says:

The best nascar song is IF YOU AIN’T FIRST(YOUR LAST)sung by Walt Evans at waltevans.com

December 21, 2007 at 8:51 am
(23) André says:

Back in the Saddle-Aerosmith

January 11, 2008 at 7:27 pm
(24) Jerry says:

I agree with Carol IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOUR LAST by Walt Evans is dynamite. I just seen him perform this at one of his shows and the crowd, that by the way had a number of Nascar fans in it, went crazy. Walt Evans is a Grammy nominated country artist from Michigan, you can find a sample of this song on http://www.waltevans.com and the whole song on his myspace site.

February 28, 2008 at 1:41 am
(25) Justin says:

Whats the new song on FOX about lets go racing boys? anybody know who sings it i’m trying to download it? email me at jreamer@stormontvail.org

February 28, 2008 at 12:16 pm
(26) Ethan says:

who sings the song….i been travelin round the world and dada da dadada it like molly somthin it a guy it realy popular with nascar in like 1998-2003

July 17, 2008 at 5:36 pm
(27) David says:

Another great Nascar song is the one off of I thing the Nascar 95 game for PS1…I cant think of the name of it, can somebody help?

“I’m travlin’ down that lonesome road. Feel like I’m…..Floodin’ with disaster..”

August 6, 2008 at 10:21 pm
(28) NASGOD says:

I would have to agree- Stoker Ace is very good. but Skynyrd- the music gods that they are, have a song- “The Last Rebel” which is a tribute to Dale Sr.

Also, Drivin’ Wheel by Foghat is pretty good too.

December 30, 2008 at 11:20 am
(29) Peggy Watson says:

20th Century Drifter by Marty Robbins. Wonderful song. Also remade a few years ago call 21st. centurydrifter. It’s about a race car driver loads up his car and is gone every weekend.

January 14, 2009 at 9:57 pm
(30) tyler says:

David I’ve been wondering that same thing!!! that’s actually why I did the search so i could find out the damn song, somebody help

January 17, 2009 at 12:01 am
(31) zartan says:

“the race is on” was originally done by george jones. sayer brown did a remake

January 17, 2009 at 12:04 am
(32) zartan says:

also 2 other songs i like to listen to when playing racing games are “i cant drive 55″ and “life is a highway”

February 25, 2009 at 11:45 am
(33) REN says:

IN 1998 BEFORE ONE OF THE TALLADEGA RACES ESPN PLAYED A COUNTRY WESTERN SONG WITH THE LYRICS “SOMEONES CALLING OUT TO ME SAYING MAN ITS TIME TO GO WE GOT TO MUCH LEFT TO SEE TO MANY MILES OF ROAD JUST START DRIVING LET THOSE WHEELS ROLL YEAH LET ‘EM ROLL.” DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT SONG THIS IS AND WHO SINGS IT.IT WAS AWESOME.

July 10, 2009 at 5:15 pm
(34) Jeff says:

Hey ya’ll if you like Dale Earnhardt Sr. I found a great song dedicated to his memory, and I think everyone will like it! The song is called “Miles To Go (A tribute to Dale Earnhardt)” by Ronnie Wayne Howell. You can get the song at cdbaby.com . You can either grab a CD single copy of the song or you can download it directly from CD Baby. Hope ya’ll enjoy it as much as I do. I listen to it every day. Great tune about a great man!!

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