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The 10 Greatest NASCAR-Related Songs

By Christopher Olmstead

May 24, 2015; Concord, NC, USA; The band ZZ Top performs for members of the U.S. Military and fans before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
May 24, 2015; Concord, NC, USA; The band ZZ Top performs for members of the U.S. Military and fans before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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No. 1: Talladega by Eric Church

“Talladega” by Eric Church is our number one NASCAR song.  Why? The song is about the iconic track on the NASCAR circuit- Talladega Super Speedway where the infield atmosphere is just as important if not more so to the race experience on the track, however the Church song “Talladega” is about more than just the track, the drivers, or NASCAR as a whole.

In fact the song mentions very little about any of those things- casually alluding to the race here and there with the lyrics like “Slowing down and cars that go real fast, We were laughing and living, drinking and wishing, And thinking as that checkered flag was waving,” the song instead personifies and gives emotion to important lifelong relationships forged between friends and the experiences that happen as a result to going to a NASCAR race and the freedom of just being at the track and not in the “real world.”  The song is one of the twelve songs Eric Church’s album The Outsiders.

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