Kind of like your style deck and I just, to what you do. I say every bit. Always sitting there, watching NBA playoff game with Michael. You could tell who he didn't like, because someone was shooting, he'd be like, that's a trash motherfucker, right there.
Oh fuck. I'm like damn, he doesn't like him. There's damners who'd be like, well I guess that's it for Raisie. And your family's like fuck school.
100% for Raisie. We're lucky to have somebody that drives us fast as Bird Talks. It's Ryan Blaney everybody. I got an audience, everything.
Got a whole crowd man. Nice. Yeah, we met at Daytona, I can't believe so much about Daytona. Number one, I've never been to an NASCAR event, race, anything.
So we did the pre-show. I think we were going to get you on that stage, but it was just so crazy over there. Yeah. That's an understatement.
And then when you see like the, I don't know, I was actually impressed with just like the logistics of how that thing operates. You know what I mean? Like just coordinating, just coordinating us to do our pre-show thing with all the people everywhere. And then they get us back into where you guys have your, I'm not your buses, but like your, you know, like your, it seems like there's trailers.
Yeah, all the race trailers and everything. Yeah, you guys are like in with your teams. Yeah, walk out with somebody and then we go into another press briefing room where all the drivers are going to be. And then there's VIPs in there.
And there's a quick interview. And then we go back out onto the, like basically on the track, you guys are still doing the pre-race stuff. And then they're like, oh, you can meet them right now. Like right before he races, I'm like, I think it was like, I can't believe these guys would talk to anybody before a race.
That's the crazy thing about, you know, our sport, I think that makes it a little bit different than everyone else. Or other sport is, you know, the access to people and fans and stuff like that. It's second to none. I feel like, you know, and absolutely.
Yeah, I talked to you guys 10 minutes before I got the race car. Yeah, dude. And I was like, is this okay? Yeah, man, hope it helps a good day out there.
What's up? What the fuck are you talking about? Yeah, I mean, it's just normal for us. And you get really good like changing your mind up real quick, like getting ready to go race or, you know, going from kind of meeting people and stuff like that to like, all right, that's blocking in really fast.
I mean, that's a skill. You have to develop that, I'm guessing, right? Yeah, it's just something you get used to, you know, with time. Are there a few other some known guys who are just like, not talkers?
There has to be. Yeah, yeah, there are some guys. Because I always feel like it's actually, this is my first time experiencing it with NASCAR. I wish you like, it's so unjust that it's happened in the last, like, the first time I've ever been in a basketball, in basketball, half time, like a team is down.
And they go, coach, what's going on? Like the coach has to be like, you know, he wants to lose his mind. And he has to be like, yeah, we're just, we're not playing a defense. Like the pop-up is just the best.
Yeah, he was watching his. Cause he was straight forward and didn't dress it up at all. He was like, we gotta play better. He like walked away.
But you get the sense that like, all right, this dude doesn't want to do this. Why are you making him do this? I will say, there are some times I don't want to. I can imagine, you know, I just.
Like when you met us? No, I enjoyed meeting you guys for sure, obviously. And, you know, there's sometimes I was like, man, I just want to do my job. Of course.
And that stuff, you know, meeting people like y'all, you know, that's, that's really fun. Cause you know, if you're fans of each other, you know, I'm big fans of you guys. So that was really cool to, you know, get to shake hands for a little bit beforehand. But you know, sometimes, I think the worst sometimes is, like if we're practicing or something, like just walk into your trailer, like where we all meet and their cars are to the garage area to get in our car.
Like just tons and tons of autographs. And like just can't see if people, you can't like get to what you're wanting to do. Yeah. Like, you know, you're really fortunate to be there.
So you can't really bitch about it too much. But at the same time, like I just want to go do my job, you know? Yeah, I can imagine. Yeah.
You come from like a line, like your lineage is racers. Yeah, my dad raced NASCAR, like the late 90s to like 2013. For a reason. Yeah.
Yeah. He just got out of it, you know, 10 years ago. And my grandpa raced too. That's crazy.
So I guess the thing is most families that aren't like yours, the big thing is, there's always usually a mom who's like, this is way too dangerous for you to do. Yeah, fortunately my mother, you know, she just was around the whole time. Yes, she had to be. Yeah.
Yeah, I mean, when her, she was actually working at a racetrack when her and her and my dad met back in the 80s. Yeah. So, you know, so that's so they were already, you know, she knew everything. But obviously I think when you have kids, though, you know, it's different, right?
Right. Yeah. But it did help that she was around it so much with my dad. And you were kind of like, I'm imagining, like, there's a period where every kid, at least every boy, I think, kind of wants to do what their dad does, no matter what it is.
Yeah. But did you, I mean, you probably felt that, right? And then it's funny to say that. I always tell that to people.
You know, I always just want to do what my dad did. Yeah. Because that's what we did every weekend, you know, we would go, I have two sisters. So the five of us would load up and go to the racetrack.
And that's what we did every weekend. Watch your race. Yeah. Just watch your head race.
And then I started when I was nine. When you were nine, we were doing carts? Like, yeah. So every, so I've been meeting more and more pro drivers and like, that's the origin for everyone, this car driving, right?
Like everyone starts like that. Yeah, that's the easiest access for a young kid, right? But here's the thing I'm trying to figure out because I have not gotten a great answer on this yet. And that is that, so in other sports, like if you go, let's say you go watch kids play soccer.
Yeah. Or kids play basketball. Sometimes you see an outlier where you're like, holy shit, like this kid is not like the other kid. Like there's a separation in their skill set.
Does that exist also in cart driving where you're like, OK, man, like you're just standing out from the pack. Yeah. Yeah, you see that. I've seen kids that are super young, and they're just head and shoulders above everybody else.
And you're like, that kid's going to be really good. Was that you then? I mean, you could be honest about it. You must have done it.
I don't know. I, my dad would probably tell you yes. He would. But you know, I think it's certain things that the outside person sees that you're like, OK, that's pretty good.
I mean, obviously I thought I was OK. I'm not the most confident person in the world, especially as a kid. I was like, oh, I'm not shit or nothing like that. But obviously, my dad thought I was.
And they would let me go through the next steps. But yeah, it's funny now, I've grown up and almost 30. And I go to the cart track and watch kid. And you're like, that kid's going to be really fucking good.
You can just tell. Yeah. And he already is good. But he's way ahead of everybody else.
Just the way that he's seeing the track taking corners. It's not only like, OK, can they drive fast? And they got speed. Like, how do they race around other people?
Do they actually race awareness really good? And as a kid, that's hard to find. And speed is one thing to get out of him by his or herself, but then like, raceability. That's another step.
And if a kid has that, he's going to get that. He's going to figure it out. I've been fascinated by myself by doing track days, because I love cars. I've always been a kid.
Like, I was a little kid that first it was toy cars. Then it was like, we always had car magazines. And then as I was able to get into cars and try driving cars, I was like, man, I want to try to improve the skill set. And it's the most fascinating thing, because I think it's something that every dude thinks that they're good at.
Most guys, you're like, I can fucking drive. You're like, I'm a badass. You should see me drive. And then they're just on a highway.
And you're like, well, yeah, you're driving. And then you get on track. And then you get on track. And the fascinating thing is how humbling it is.
When the very first time I did it, I had a pro, a guy who had competed quite a bit, in the passenger seat. And he's telling you what you're doing wrong, which is almost everything. And then when you're done with your lap, he's like, yeah, you suck. And you're like, what?
And so it brings you down. Then you start going over and over it and trying to improve. And everything from, I didn't realize that most amateurs, they do is, they break early. Everyone breaks early when you're not used to it.
And then when you figure out where to break, you're like, here. And they're like, you're going to be all right if you do it. And the way that you break, the apex where it actually takes place is usually not where your mind thinks so when you haven't done it many times. And doing that over and over, I don't know.
I find it to be such an exciting, fun thing to improve as a skill set. Yeah, something you're always getting better at, right? Like you're laughing. You're like, oh, I made this corner better.
Yeah, it was like, I mean, these laps. And you realize, because at your level, an improvement would be shaving 0.02 seconds off a time? They get like a 10th. Yeah, that's a big improvement.
That's a big improvement. And you're really starting there. Like, yo, you dropped 20 seconds off your time. You're like, oh, wow, that is a big improvement.
What did you do that? Where did you do your track? Well, I've done a few out in California. I've been out to Willow Springs.
I started, I did M School one time out there. I got to drive at Willow Springs. And I did Coda a few times. Yeah, I could drive Sunday if you wanted.
If you want to, I might need a reliever. Oh, yeah, dude. You have my number. So I've done that.
And there's Harris Hill out here, which is a small track. But yeah, and I've done a couple of the other schools. It's just like, for me, it's just like the biggest thrill is that at first, you know, you get behind and you get them on a track and you realize, oh, that's what these were. They can actually do it.
Yeah, then it blows your mind. Yeah, it's really cool we were getting into it and described it really well, you know, if I'm getting better and having a instructor with you and kind of pointing out there. It's a game changer. Yeah, it's nuts.
Because you don't know what you don't know, right? You don't get to have that person there to kind of help you along. But yeah, it's something that's hard to explain to people who just have never done it before, right? And I took, Bert actually got me a race car for a birthday present.
I got him something else. But he got me a Specky 46 BMW, right? Which is like just all stripped down three series that had been in some, yeah, that's it right there actually. Oh, nice.
And so I took it out to Harris Hill and yeah. That's awesome dude. And dude, I spun out so crazy in this thing. But the enjoyment, the thrill that I'm talking about was that on, I don't know, lap 567, when my back ends started to go, I was able to recover.
And I fought the instinct of your instinct, I think, when you're learning is to take your foot off the throttle. And he's like, no, give it throttle so that you keep the tires going. And I was able to recover. And he was like, that's what I'm talking about.
That thrill is just like any other skill set. It's like if you were learning the box and you figure out when to slip a punch or throw a cross, those things are, I don't know, you learn those things, I guess, probably in carting is probably when you start figuring that out. Yeah, pretty much. And then every car is different, right?
As you get older. That's something that I want to ask you about. Because I've heard so many people change teams, right? And then you get into a new car.
I think to most spectators, you go, it's the same fucking car, man. It looks like there's different paint on it. They really do perform differently. And like the couple of people, if someone changes teams at the NASCAR level, there are little things that are different.
But at the end of the day, the cars have the same rules. But they might be different, right? Might be a Chevy instead of a Ford or Toyota. So they're not entirely different, but they are different.
Every team is changing. You might change something from a Ford to a Sh and a Ford. Yeah, they're called late models. And they're called a super late model.
Super late model. OK. And you're driving this at 12 years old. Yeah, that's that middle one, that's seven right there.
Yeah, that's not me, but that's that super late model. Yeah. And is that at 12? Is that legal or like a Dominican baseball player?
I'm 17 years old. No, I was. You could drive those. I think that was a minimum age limit back then.
Seriously? Yeah. And there's guys seriously 40 years old race. I mean, I grew up with a lot of great guys who, you know, where you're going to Ohio, but I grew up in North Carolina.
High point North Carolina. Oh, well, North Carolina. We're like neighbors. Really?
Well, I went to college in Hickory. Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah.
I went to the most prestigious university in the country. We went to LaNorra College. Nice. I think a great program over there.
Yeah. Look where you are now. I know. I know.
That's crazy. By the way, LaNorra, you should just be sending me shit. I'm definitely your most successful alum. No.
And they got free advertising on the show. Yeah, man. How about that? You went so did you go to like high point?
High or? I actually went to high school in Cornersville. I wish I was in this little private school in I was actually home and I was like, you know, hey, we got a senior year you can't miss. Yeah.
Certain days. We're like, well, we're going to miss these days because we're racing. Yeah. And they wouldn't work with us.
So we're like, okay, they would work with you. Yeah. I'm like, I'm going to do online school then. I love it.
You actually have a family. Like, see, there's families who've been like, well, I guess that's it for racing. And your family's like, fuck school. I know.
That line stuff was okay. You could literally look up every answer. And my roommate was from Randallman. Yeah.
And that's where Paddy's from. Yeah. Yeah. It's so funny because I think when you go, Kase shot to Kasey, you go to Randallman, there's like a statue of just Paddy somewhere in town.
Oh, yeah. That's like a Richard Petty shrine. Yeah. Yeah.
And then like at the Daytona, we're like, hey, that's Richard Petty right there. Yeah. All 78 pounds of them. Just walking around.
It's crazy. It looks great though. I mean, it looks like an amazing area. Well, that's not it.
But yeah. Yeah. He's just sitting there. Yeah.
He actually looks exactly what I remember seeing him on TV looking like 30 years ago. He looks the same. Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah. That's crazy. He's the ambassador of the sport. He still owns race team.
Oh, he still owns that's right. He owns two cars, two car team. Yeah. Also at the air, we drove by the airport and we saw MJ's plane and we all got super excited.
We're like, oh man, I wanted to spot him. He had a bit of the race, right? And they told him. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. He'll come. I've been a couple times.
Super nice guy. Yeah. And he's awesome guy. And it was funny the first time I met him.
We were watching a playoff game. So they are a bubble wall. It's a really good friend of mine. He and I grew up together.
Yeah. He drives for Jordan. Yeah. This guy is the coolest thing.
And I can imagine that's like watching a race with Rich Petty. Yes, sure. That's the most insight, what's Michael think about this guy and this guy? That's the coolest thing.
You can tell we didn't like it. Someone would shoot. He would to trash motherfucker. They're like damn, you don't like them.
It was so cool. They're good at it. He's saying that shit during the game. It was hilarious.
That's awesome. That's not in my life. If there is an auction and that was the prize, I would bid seriously to sit there and just this trash ass motherfucker. Trash.
It was a cool thing. It was a cool thing. That's the all time best trash-duckers. I know.
I know. I'm still not talking trash, I guess. It's amazing. I haven't played golf with him yet, and I don't know if I want to.
You do. Because I'm scared. You do. I mean, there'd be so much trash.
You're a pretty good golfer. I'm OK. I'm like an 11 handicap. Oh, you got to do it.
Yeah. You got to do you play golf? No, I did. It's one of those things where I got into it right at it, like when I was in college.
Yeah. I was playing pretty often. But I also feel like for me, it's one of those things where I got to the point where I was playing. I could go if you were like, you want to go play golf?
Or I wouldn't humiliate myself. Yeah. And I was like, OK, with that. And then once a few years went by, I didn't play golf.
I tried to pick up a club again. It was a disaster. It's slicing and everything. Right.
But man, you got to play with him just for the story. I like to. Just to hear him tell you what a piece of shit you want. I know.
And at the end, you owe me $140,000. And you go like, oh my god. You just break me down and then take all the money. You can't do it.
Yeah. Yeah. I know I've heard some good. I know a couple people who have played with him.
And all I'll say is that it is worth playing. You should play. I don't have to win a couple races, I guess. I'm going to win.
We saw the we saw the. Yeah, I'll try. I'll come and talk trash for you. That's a good idea.
Yes. You'll be my ace in the hole. So you're a you know, you guys, you know, being comedians are really quick with it. We're quick with it.
But I also feel like here's the thing. You have a certain confidence for talking trash. And I think the moment I were in the presence of Michael Jordan, I'd be like, just try better for the next group of better. I would completely mess like a.
I would like a. I'd be the best and you'd be like, we supposed to talk, talk, talk for me, man. He would you turn on just our trash talk to me. Yeah.
I'd be like, fuck Ryan, Mike, Mike, I love you, Mike, Mike. You saw my Jersey. Rise a piece of shit. Oh my god.
OK, when you graduate, let's say from cart racing, yeah, you go up and in a level is each level of racing, like do you have doubt? At least when you enter it, like, am I going to be good enough for this? Yeah, I think there always is. Like, you know, I hope I can compete at the next level.
Is it like a notable fear or you're pretty confident going into it? I wouldn't say there was a fear. And you were kind of both, right? You're confident going in because you had success at what you were doing.
Yeah. But then also, you don't know what the next day is going to be like, yeah, you have no idea the jump in skill level and difficulty of driving this car, especially when you're younger. But sometimes I feel like it was easier when you were younger because you just didn't know anything, right? You were just having fun and stuff like that.
Your ignorance is actually a blessing for that. Yeah. But I think as you get older and like, as I got into the NASCAR scene when I was 18 and started driving trucks, you know, like over series, you know, every jump, it's like, I really hope I can compete at this level. That's what I'm saying.
So is that how notable is this? Like, so to make it relative to another sport, right? It's like everybody who was like a great college basketball player or a football player, they all go, man, when you get to the NFL or the NBA, they're like, this, the speed, they always have the speed of the game. And they're like, there's no comparison.
Like, is that like when you get to Cup Series, are you like, oh, this is huge jump? Huge jump. Like from Xfinity, which is level down to the Cup Series, that jump in between is just like college to a professional sport. That much.
Yeah. I mean, the competitive level of it, you know, the amount of good athletes that are in it, drivers. And yeah, the cars are way different. And they've changed a little bit.
I'd say like five or six years ago, the speed difference was so big going from an Xfinity car to a Cup car. Like you were fucking terrified. Seriously? Oh, they were so fast.
I mean, they were 30 miles an hour faster. The Cup car. At the industry. Yeah.
Like we go to Michigan, big two mile racetrack. Can you be running 215 getting in the corner in a Cup car? Oh, God. Hold on.
And Xfinity cars will go 185, something like that. And that's really the thing. It was a big difference. And sometimes you're going both on the same weekend.
Yeah. And so like jumping from car to car, it was just a huge difference. But the level, I think the biggest difference now is just the difficulty in there's so many good race car drivers at the Cup level. Like I'd say Xfinity, there's like seven or eight guys that can win every week.
And the Cup level, there's 25. They can win every least. Yeah. So that's the toughest part about it.
It's the skill level is just so high. And the mistakes are low. Like not many people make mistakes on the Cup level. So it's harder to kind of go from the back to the front or something.
Who just? By the way, didn't somebody just walk across the track? Yeah. I just saw that.
It was on Sports Center. Yeah. I think I was scrolling on my phone. And I was like, what the hell is this?
So the guy's name is Josh Williams. He was an Xfinity car at Atlanta. Yeah. And he they got a wreck.
And they tried to repair the car. And they didn't repair it enough for the time they had. And so it kind of threw some body panels on the racetrack. And they had to throw a caution for it.
And I guess NASCAR told him to park it. You're done. You're done. Take this into the pit.
Yeah. He's like, I'll leave it at the fucking. He's like, I'll leave it on the racetrack. I'm just like, I'll walk back to the pits.
This is so hot. It was the greatest thing I've ever seen. And it's like, it was like, it felt like a movie moment in a way, you know? Like, it was.
It was kind of moment where you're like, oh, this feels like this is almost scripted, you know? He just like, and then he waves. Like people were saying like, this is his AB, his Antonio Brown moment, you know, when AB took all his shit off and was like, bye, everybody. I think Antonio Brown like actually tweeted something about this.
Did he really? Yeah. That's my dog. I did see that.
You know the picture of Antonio Brown, you know, going off the field and someone put like Josh Williams as Antonio Brown. That's like his head on Antonio Brown's body. So this is just really this feelings that Josh did about what was happening. I guess he didn't think that, I guess he was pissed at NASCAR as parking him.
Was parking him. I didn't think it was justified that they were parking him. And is his punishment just they suspended him for one race? For one race.
I mean, that's bad, but at least they're not like just like ruining his career. No, no, he'll be fine. But yeah, they just spent it for one race. But I've never seen anything like that.
No, I was sitting in my bus at the racetrack watching it. I just couldn't stop laughing. And I knew it was going to be on every little news outlet thing. The thing about that is like, it's that's funny.
Like when AB did it, you were like, oh, it's funny. And then you go, oh, something is not right. Yeah, yeah, like his got way worse, I think. I think Josh's was a, yeah, he was making a little statement.
Yeah, he wasn't into anything. Yeah, but yeah, it was pretty, it was pretty hilarious. And it looks like Kenny Powers. Yeah, yeah, that's what makes it way better.
Yeah, yeah. He's like one of the nicest guys over me, too, that he was just over it, I guess. But wait, there he is. He's starting right at start, finish line.
Amazing. That's pretty great. Amazing. So when are you on the road again?
Me? Yeah. So I did all the North America, like all the states. Canada, I did South America.
It's been a long tour, man. And it's this, it was all, it was the same tour. It's all the same tour, yeah. I mean, the show, like when you tour for that long, what happens is your show takes like twists and turns as a perfect, because you're doing it for so long.
It's like, you get to a point where you're kind of tired of doing, like let's say, a chunk of material. So you naturally drop it and then you naturally replace it. So like if you were looking at the show in August, September 21, to now, you would see like a probably half an hour of different material, because it's like the big hits kind of stay in there, like the other stuff just kind of move. So I was actually editing the special, like sitting up looking at the cuts and I was like, oh, yeah, because I already forgot some, I was like, I forgot, I used to do this bit.
It was only a few months ago that I filmed it. But you naturally let things go. Right, yeah. I could fit, yeah, especially torn that long, right?
You want to switch it up. Yeah, you get bored of it. You get bored of it. And it's the truth is like the only way, because the thrill of doing stand up is always new stuff.
Like new is the dope. So but the only way you get new stuff is to let go of stuff. You know what I mean? I can't just add it because then your time is going on.
I mean, you can't do that. And then sometimes you're up there like 80 minutes, 90 minutes. And you're like, you can just sense it. It's too long.
So you reduce it. Like you go, I'm just going to stop doing this bit. And then you fill something else in. And it just kind of goes like that.
And that's the exciting part is just doing new shit. Yeah. That's awesome. I've always been curious about the comedian kind of grind, because from what I know, it is a fucking grind.
Especially getting going. I mean, everything's tough getting going, right? Totally. Yeah, it's a travel of bunch.
I think that's the one thing that athletes and entertainers have in common is we all know the grind of travel. Yeah. That like, you know, you got to go to the next city. And it's like, for us, like if you don't get on that plane and go to the next city, there's no show.
Right. And then if you don't go to that next race, like, just, well, you're not part of the race, man. So like, there is no, you just have to like accept it. That's the thing is you embrace it and you go, yeah, I travel for a living.
Yeah. It gets good in a lot of places. And you get to a lot of places. But I don't know if this is the same thing for you.
Like, every time I go somewhere, they're like, oh, you're going to Chicago. You got to go see that museum exhibit. And you're like, yeah, I don't fucking think so. I get the same.
Like, why not? I'm like, because I'll be tired. Yeah. Because I just got in.
Because I just did 15 other cities. Right. And it's not that I mean, look, I like museums. And it's just that I'm like, I don't think you understand, sometimes that all we're trying to do is have the energy to do the thing we're going to that city for.
You're just trying to like, I just got to go to race. Yeah. And like, we're just trying to conserve enough energy to get on stage and do those shows. Yeah, it's funny, as it, when I was younger, you know, it kind of just started out on the on the top side in like 2016, I think was my first full year.
And now it's 23, 22, 23. And I used to love going like, we go to wherever, whatever race, whatever, you know, town, Kansas City. I like to go out and kind of see stuff. Yeah.
You had all the energy and stuff. And then you were good to go the next morning, right? To practice or race or something like that. I would never go out before the night of race.
But as I got older, I just really loved sitting in my motor home. And like, like me and my girlfriend go eat. But like, it's not very often when I go out to eat. I'm a race driver because I just want to be in my little cocoon.
And don't do anything. And that's a really good sign. That's a healthy disposition. And I think it'll only increase as you get older.
Yeah. As you get older, you're just like, let's just stay in this room. Yeah. I don't like going anywhere.
Yeah. It's perfect. Yeah. And then like, and then you're going to get more known and you'll retreat into a small.
Yeah. You'll build a bigger wall around your compound. Yeah. I mean, it's just the nature of how things go.
I mean, also it's like, look, either you want peace and some type of like tranquility in your life, or you don't. For people that don't, then they go out and they pursue that. Yeah. You know, they're just like, my enjoyment is in being in all of that excitement.
And then some people go like, I'm fine without it. Yeah. Like my co-host pursues those moments. Yeah.
Yeah, of course. Dude, you know what bird fucking does? This is how so I'm the guy that goes, good night, thank you for coming out. And then I go to my room.
Yeah. He's like, what do you do? You just like shut your eyes. I'm like, yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. He's like, you just like order something to eat and like watch TV. And like, yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. He from the stage is like, we're going to be at Mickey's bar over on the corner of Fourth and Main, like tells an audience where he's going. And then goes to party with them.
Yeah, some real Ricky Bobby shit. Yeah. Like, yeah. Wow.
By the way, are you guys fans of Talladega Nights? Is that like? I personally like that movie. It's fun, right?
It is a very funny movie. I love it. Some guys get offended by it. I like that.
Do they really? I don't give shit. Like they're mocking us. Yeah, they're like, they're like, they're like, it's supposed to do that.
It's a movie. It's a funny movie. It's a funny movie. Yeah.
I don't get it. But I love that movie. I mean, they had to have done it in because it's all this licensing. They must have partnered with NASCAR to do it.
Yeah. So they did. That was kind of a little bit before my I was kind of in it when they were filming that. That was in 2006.
Yeah. So that was before me. But yeah, I do know like, yeah, they were at the racetracks and stuff. And yeah, I do all that stuff.
But yeah, it's I love that movie. There are people that are offended by that. Yeah, some guys like on a stupid movie. They're like, yeah, it's funny.
They're not trying to hurt us. I don't think that's what people don't get that about comedy and stuff. Yeah, I mean, you're just trying to have fun. I also feel like there is something about somebody doing an impression of you is actually it is an honor, you know what I mean?
Like that they have to like you to do it well. That's the truth. So I know you have to respect you to do it well. If it's if it's done poorly, then it usually doesn't work.
And that means that, you know, that you can sense when it's done maliciously. Yeah, right. Yeah, of course. Yeah.
And I think last time, like, you know, fans have never been to a race or something like that. Like how accurate is Talladega nights to what you do? I say every bit. Always.
I'm like, I'm like, down eight nights, just like what we do. Really, I'm like, yeah, totally. By the way, speaking of Bert, when we were at the Daytona 500, dude, he was as popular as you guys. Yeah, fuck yes.
Like I felt like I was his handler and like we first of all, he was shirtless. Everyone was like, did you take a shirt off? Can I see shirtless when I met you? No, I told him.
Okay. I was like, I was like, I'm the driver. But the race started, he took a shirt off. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. He was he was he was he was in full bird mode, but like they're driving us around a cart. His shirts like tucked into his pants.
Yeah. He has guys beer and people were just like, right? Like, it was fucking crazy. Yeah.
Do you think they went ahead that reaction if his shirt was on? And they recognized him more with the shirt off. Definitely more with the shirt off. And I told I told it on podcast that almost a thousand people, because once we were like down on the track walking around, he had a shirt on almost a thousand people walked up to us and they all said the same thing.
I don't recognize what you're shirt on, man. Like that. Oh, really? Yeah.
No, I was like, you're shirt on, man. Everybody said he was like, okay. And he just like pull it up. Yeah.
Yeah. Well, like when I walked up to you all on the grid, you were just standing the grass like by yourself. Yeah. I know I was around you.
I was like, damn, they kind of unrecognized. No, it's way they planted us there for you. Oh, okay. Yeah.
We were moving all around and we were checking out cars and talking to people. Yeah. And then they're like, Ryan's going to be back in a minute. Wait right here.
Okay. Okay. I didn't know that. It was all staged.
Yeah. No, no, no, we just waited. We just waited. We met Jeff Gordon, which was crazy.
Nice. That's also another crazy thing. It's like kind of like meeting Jordan. You're like, no shit.