Ford’s “Racin’ The Way It Ought Be” is about one of my favorite stops on the NASCAR series circuit, Bristol Motor Speedway.įord captures the essence of Bristol, known as the last great colosseum, with lyrics like “ Round and round we go, a half mile full of speed” and the actual racing action at the track with “ they’re bumper-to-bumper rubbing.” The song is featured on the album Bristol Nights: The Official Music of Bristol Motor Speedway and is both named after and incorporates the speedway’s unofficial slogan “Racing The Way It Ought To Be.” A random fun fact about Colt Ford: he use to be a professional golfer! Georgia native Colt Ford, described in the biography on his website as “just an unassuming good old country boy from Georgia” is well known for his blend of country music and progressive hip hop is often referred to as a “country rapper.” He has worked with the likes of Montgomery Gentry, Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, and others. 3: Racing The Way It Oughta Be by Colt Ford The song is catchy and despite your feelings about Johnson you might just find yourself randomly singing about “ Superman Jimmie, from El Cajon.”
The song is on Falle’s album Redneck Roadrunner and was released in September of 2011, coincidentally the same year that fellow driver Tony Stewart, whom is described in the song with “slouched and smirkin’ behind the wheel, self proclaimed king of the automobile, won it all in 02 and 05, say what you will but “Old Smoke” could drive” felled what was called Jimmie Johnson legacy by winning his third NASCAR championship. There is something to be said about a square dance that goes into great detail about six-time champion Jimmie Johnson’s career from the crash that nearly killed him at Watkin’s Glen to racing against Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart. Marty Falle and his band Dingletown from Northern Ohio wrote Superman Jimmie (NASCAR Square dance). How many people can say they have their very own square dance song? NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson can. 4: Superman Jimmie (NASCAR Square Dance) by Marty Falle
Judd, whose real name is Barry Poole retired from the music business and is now a motivational speaker and working on a book detailing his life according to his website. My personal favorite part of the song is the pit stop portion where the driver calls for two right front tires and a new pair of drawers.
The song, a parody of Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar, calls driver Tony Stewart a whiner, pokes fun at the relationship between drivers Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr, as well as draws attention to less successful drivers by stating that Jeff Burton and Mike Skinner “ done forgot what it’s like to be a winner.” The song also mentions numerous and familiar sponsors that will have any NASCAR fan smiling. Despite poking some fun at NASCAR, the song ended up being Judd’s highest charting song among his nine studio albums, two EPs and countless singles. Cledus T Judd, a country singer and parodist often called the “Weird Al of Country Music” is at number 6 with his unofficial NASCAR country anthem “I Love NASCAR” from 2004.