Thunder days 2: The world of nascar pushes for a suite

The film with Tom Cruise had boosted the interest in the American automotive discipline in the early 1990s. And it would need a new dose of Cole Trickle today.

Will the Motor Sport War be played on the screens in the coming months?

In recent years, Formula 1 has been looking to set up massively in the United States, where it has always had a relative impact. And discipline seems closer than ever to get there. The automotive competition – Property of the Liberty Media group (American company) – has indeed never been so popular across the Atlantic.

Thanks to the series Drive to survive on Netflix. Thanks to races in Las Vegas or Miami cut for the show. And she will even have her movie. F1produced by Lewis Hamilton in person and supported by the company (which let him film as he pleases in his paddocks and his circuits), has the ambition of being one of the success of summer, to boost the passion of young fans of uncle Sam and take a strain root, thanks to Brad Pittin the hearts of American mechanical sports amateurs.

This also means stinging the existing motorized disciplines … like the Nascar and its oval circuits. So the rival prepares the counterattack!

Faced with this dynamic of F1THE Nascar hopes to be able to count (still) on Tom Cruise To resume the steering wheel and give a boost to the discipline.

Released in 1990, Thunder days saw Tom Cruise Embody Cole Trickle, a young prodigy of circuits seeking to make his place in the ruthless universe of the NASCAR. With in his paddock Robert Duvall And Nicole Kidman. The film directed by Tony Scott had helped to popularize this discipline more widely with the general US public. A doping effect that some hope today to reissue.

Because Thunder days 2 is indeed in the pipes. Discussions confirmed by Cruise Himself in May 2025, and now a major name in the environment, the pilot Jeff Gordonis the lawyer for the project (via Road & Track). This week he ensures this week in the American media that the continuation will indeed be done:

“I was on the set of mission: impossible this year, then at the preview. And the first thing that Tom told me, it is: ‘We do it. We turn Thunder days 2. ‘ I’m fully! And I’m not the only one in the world … Rick Hendrick is also ready. “

Rick Hendrickboss of Hendrick Motorsports was already involved in the original film. He could again play a central role in this suite.

And for Jeff Gordonthis initiative goes far beyond the simple nostalgic come back. Thunder days 2 could be a huge marketing asset to relaunch discipline in the coming years, as the first part had been able to do it 35 years ago:

“We are still looking for ways to make this sport grow. Look at what Tonnerre days did for the NASCAR in the 90s. I think this second film could have the same impact today.”

Because the Nascar suffer. Not to mention the installation of F1, the oval has experienced a slow decline in America for some time, with less full stands, TV audiences in sharp decline, and a lack of interest of the young audience. So a blockbuster worn by Tom Cruise could well give the championship an unexpected spotlight. Especially if Brad Pitt Roll for competition!

The battle of the circuits is already played on the screens.