Back in the Day (2006 TV program)

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Back in the Day
Speed Channel
ReleaseFebruary 9, 2006 (2006-02-09)

Back in the Day is a television show on the

Speed Channel. It was hosted by NASCAR superstar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The show, which premiered on February 9, 2006, is a repackaged version of the 1960s and 1970s show

The new version features trivia about stock-car racing and other topics, presented in a "pop-up" style (similar to VH1's Pop-Up Video).

Earnhardt Jr. tapes his segments at his home and at the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Both are located in Mooresville, North Carolina.

The most common featured years are those of the early 1970s.

The show stopped airing before the conversion of Speed Channel to Fox Sports 1.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Hammerhead Entertainment

Back in the Day was created and is produced by Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Hammerhead Entertainment. The firm is headed by former New York marketing executive Thayer Lavielle. Prior to working with Earnhardt, Lavielle worked as a producer for ABC’s Good Morning America. Hammerhead also produces Dale Jr.’s Unresricted, a loosely formatted radio show on XM.

Reception

Peoria Journal Star said the show was "pretty entertaining".[3]

References

  1. ^ Hood, Jeff (2006-02-26). "Motorsports: Nascar Report". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ^ Kaminski, Steve (2006-03-07). "'Car and Track' is back, thanks to Little E - 'Back In the Day' just the updated version". The Grand Rapids Press. Archived from the original on 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  3. Peoria Journal Star. Archived from the original
    on 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-17.

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