Watch the Jeff Gordon-Clint Bowyer 'Days of Thunder'-style rental car race at Daytona

Tom Gatto

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Watch the Jeff Gordon-Clint Bowyer 'Days of Thunder'-style rental car race at Daytona image

Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer had their tense moments as NASCAR Cup Series drivers. The 2012 tussle at Phoenix is still remembered. But they've been best buds in the Fox broadcast booth during the start of the 2021 season.

Gordon, Bowyer and Fox had lots of fun with the "conflict" angle this past weekend at Daytona. And what better way to do that than a bit ripped from "Days of Thunder," which turned 30 last year?

Think "rental cars." 

If you've already seen the segment that aired before Sunday's race, then you know it was fun to watch and it looked as if Gordon and Bowyer had a blast shooting it. If you haven't seen it, then behold:

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If Fox wants to keep the bit going . . . we'll just point out that the Talladega spring race is in April and the network will be airing it.

Tom Gatto

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.