Post by RaceFanX on Jul 7, 2006 20:26:59 GMT -5
This was my first FanFic back in 2002. I am reposting it to build up hype for my upcoming Dogs of Thunder 3: Checkers or Wreckers. This is the Special Edition reedited version I did last year but revamped to remove any typos.
(Oh, for the record, there was a Dogs of Thunder 2: FULL THROTTLE! but after rereading it I decided not to repost it. It wasn't very good.)
(The normal 101 opening is completely absent. Instead this adventure starts with sunrise over the garages of Daytona Int'l Speedway where teams prepare their cars for the Daytona 500. The music is oddly similar to some Tony Scott film from the 90s. Rusty Wallace's car rolls thru Tech Inspection as text appears on the screen)
RFX Productions presents
(The fans start to file in)
DOGS OF THUNDER
(Everything is almost ready as a voice on the track's PA system begins what will certainly be a big day of announcing)
Dr. Jerry Punch: Hello everyone, the sun is shining and it's a great day for racing. Walking onto the grid right now is 4-time and defending NASCAR champion, Jeff Gordon. And there's defending Daytona 500 winner, Michael Waltrip.
(The driver's are strapped in)
Voice: Drivers, start your engines!
(The driver's fire their cars up and after a few pace laps come down for the green flag)
Dr. Jerry Punch: Green flag, the Daytona 500 and the 2002 NASCAR season are on!
(Footage from the race is shown, including a big wreck infamously known as THE BIG ONE!)
(Cut to a small farm as a powder blue Volkswagen pulls up. The female driver hops out and walks over to her husband driving a tractor)
Anita: Roger, are you done, it's almost dinner time?
Roger: Sure honey.
(Cut to the barn where the pups are watching the race)
(TV:
Benny Parsons: And Kevin Harvick is out of the Daytona 500.
Wally Dallenbach Jr.: That's right Benny. It's real tough luck. He'd been having a great run all day.
Alan Bestwick: Speaking of driver's out of the race, let's take this moment to remember the man Harvick had to replace in that car, the late great Dale Earnhardt who died in a crash on the last lap of this race last year.)
Lucky: This race is almost as exciting as Thunderbolt, P.I.!
Cadpig: What a waste of fossil fuels. I can't see how anyone with a brain would watch this on a regular basis.
Patriot: You wanna say that to my face runt dog!
Cadpig: Oh, I'm sorry; I forgot you're a redneck.
Tripod: Knock it off you two, they are restarting the race with 3 laps to go.
Rain: I still can't believe Sterling Marlin got out of his car to fix a little problem.
Flame: Does that normally happen?
Patriot: Nope, that's the first time I've ever seen anything like that.
(Suddenly the dinner bell starts ringing but none of the pups come running. Nanny walks in to find them glued to the tube as the white flag flies for the final of the 200 laps.)
(TV:
Alan: One lap to go. Do Elliott Sadler and Geoffrey Bodine have anything left for Ward Burton?
Benny: Whoa!
Wally: Somebody just spun Dale Jarrett's #88 UPS Ford heading into turn one!
Alan: It's not going to make a difference; Ward Burton wins the 44th running of the Daytona 500 in his #22 Caterpillar Dodge!)
Rolly: Great, Ward won, can we go eat now.
Everyone: Okay.
(Highlights from a bunch of NASCAR races are shown as "Gimme some Lovin' " plays in the background...
Sterling almost spins and wins Vegas
1st one is the hardest, Kurt Busch wins at Bristol
Rookie Jimmie Johnson wins at California
Mark Martin returns to glory and wins the Coca-Cola Racing Family 600
Matt Kenseth wins...again
Gordon still winless, #24 team puzzled
Bill Elliott wins at the Brickyard)
(Several months later on the farm. Tripod and Swift the fox are right in the middle of the rematch Swift promised him at the end of "Fox Hounds")
Dipstick: Man, this is a close race!
Tic-Tac: I must concur. This does show signs of some amusement.
Blaze: one lap to go, its going’ to be a photo finish.
(Spot grabs a Polaroid and snaps a photo as the two cross the finish line)
Lucky: Who won?
Spot: (Gives a "hold-on" signal as the photo becomes clear) Tripod!
Rolly: Wow!
Tripod: Good race my friend.
Swift: Same to you bud.
(A loud semi-truck horn blares as a convoy of colorful trucks drives by the farm)
Lucky: What are those?
Patriot: Haulers
Lucky: What are they hauling?
Patriot: NASCAR stock cars for this weekend's big race.
Rolly: Where is this weekend's race?
Patriot: Grutley Motor Speedway
Everyone: WHAT?
Two-Tone: Since when is there a car racing track in Grutley?
Fuzzball: It's always been there.
Mooch: Yeah, well where is it?
(Patriot points across the street to a large open field, everyone laughs)
Patriot: That's overflow parking; the speedway is over there (Points to a gigantic racetrack larger than all of downtown Grutley)
Everyone: OOOhhhhh!
Lucky: I wonder why we never noticed that before?
(Just then a Dodge Intrepid with the NASCAR logo on the doors pulls into the driveway. A man gets out and walks up to the door)
Cadpig: Who is that?
Fuzzball: Oh my gosh! That's Mike Helton, President of NASCAR!
Wizzer: I wonder what he is here for?
(Meanwhile inside the house)
Mike Helton: I heard that you are Grutley's most famous residents.
Anita: You could say that.
Mike: Then please except my next offer. We want you and your dogs to be grand marshals for the last annual running of the Kanine Krunchies 500 presented by the Cap’n Buddy’s Seafood Restaurants.
Roger: Grand marshals?
Mike: You get to say "Gentlemen start your engines".
Roger: Sure, we'll do it. But why are you racing here in Grutley?
Mike: We quit running here after 2000 when the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. won here. Believe it or not, he spun his son who was leading on the last lap to do it. But back on point, we heard that some lady named Cruella DeVil wanted to tear down the racetrack so we are running one last race to try and save it.
(Meanwhile at Villa DeVil)
Cruella: Jasper! Horace! Get in here!
Horace & Jasper: Yes Miss DeVil.
Cruella: Did you find out when I can foreclose on that racetrack.
Horace: Anytime after noon Sunday.
Cruella: That's when the race starts, oh well, my House of DeVil factory outlet will make me tons f money and make the land around it unlivable. I'm finally going to get that farm! (Evil laugh)
(Back at the track, the pups are walking around with one change. There are all wearing something very similar to an old-school open face NASCAR helmet. Even Spot has one. These double as their earplugs for the race)
Lucky: Wow, look at those race cars!
Rolly: Forget that. Look at those concession stands!
Spot: Is it true that one of the most popular foods at these races is fried chicken.
Lucky: Yeah, why?
Spot: I think I just developed a preference for Indy cars.
Cadpig: What a waste of fossil fuels. You know these guys still use leaded gas. Oh, and check out the "racefans" (she points to a group of rednecks camping at the track drinking beer and flying the rebel flag. Of course she ignores the high-class couple camping right next to them in the fancy RV)
RACE DAY!!!
(Every road into Grutley is jammed with cars. Slowly but surely, thousands file in. The overflow parking is jammed to the gills. NBC goes on the air to start it's coverage of the race)
Alan: Hello racefans, I'm Alan Bestwick and welcome to the Grutley Motor Speedway for the Kanine Kruchies 500. It is my great pleasure to welcome our special guests this week, from FOX's coverage of NASCAR, Mike Joy, Larry McRenolds, and Darrell Waltrip.
Darrell Waltrip: It's being back both here in the booth, and here in Grutley again. I won here several times over the years and it's almost like a homecoming.
Larry McReynolds: Today's race is shaping up to be a great one. I think what we're in for today is a 180 mile an hour fox hunt. That guy out in front is goin' be the fox and he'll have 42 baying hounds right on his tail all day.
Benny: Good analogy Larry. I can tell the viewers are in for a treat with all of us working together.
Mike Joy: But before we start the race, let's go down to the infield for today's national to be performed by famous voice actress Kath Soucie...
(She starts the song)
Kath: Oh, say can you see...
Cadpig: Funny, she sounds familiar.
Rolly: That's wierd. I was just thinking the exact same thing.
Kath: And the home of the BRRRAAAVVEEE!
(3 F16 Fighter Jets roar right over the track)
Wally: Today's flyover was brought to us by the courtesy of the Stifle Air Force Base.
Alan: And now for the most famous words in all of motorsports, here are Roger and Anita Dearly with their world famous 101 Dalmatians...
Roger, Anita, Nanny, & the dogs: GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES!!!
(The pups are nearly blown away by the deafening sound as 43 700 HP cars come to life)
Lucky: WOW! These things are loud.
Patriot: Unrestricted horsepower, ya gotta love it!
(Back in the booth)
Benny: For a bunch of dogs that wasn't a half bad call to fire engine.
Wally: Yeah, they did it a lot better than some folks this year have
Alan: And here is the staring lineup for today's Kanine Kruchies 500...
ROW 1
1. Jeff Gordon, #24 DuPont Chevrolet, 4-time Winston Cup champion
2. Ryan Newman, #12 Alltel Ford, several time pole winner
ROW 2
3. Kurt Busch, #97 Sharpie/Rubbermaid Ford, winner at Bristol
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #8 Budweiser Chevrolet, 2-time Busch Series champion
ROW 3
5. Rusty Wallace, #2 Miller Lite Ford, 1989 Winston Cup champion
6. Bill Elliott, #9 Dodge Dealers Dodge, 1988 Winston Cup champion
ROW 4
7. Mark Martin, #6 Viagra Ford, Busch series all-time win leader
8. Dale Jarrett, #88 UPS Ford (Not the big brown truck), 1999 Winston Cup champion
ROW 5
9. Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, 2-time Daytona 500 winner (CURRENT POINTS LEADER)
10. Tony Stewart, #20 Home Depot Pontiac, 1997 Indy Racing League Champion
ROW 6
11. Jeff Burton, #99 Citgo Supergard Ford, 17-time race winner
12. Michael Waltrip, #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 2001 Daytona 500 winner
ROW 7
13. Kevin Harvick, #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 2001 Rookie of the Year & Busch Series champion
14. Jeremy Mayfield, #19 Dodge Dealers Dodge, 3-time race winner
ROW 8
15. Steve Park, #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet, 1997 Busch series Rookie of the Year
16. Geoffrey Bodine, #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Ford, 1986 Daytona 500 Winner
ROW 9
17. Ricky Rudd, #28 Texaco/Havoline Ford, 23-time race winner
18. Jimmie Johnson, #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, several victories earilier in this. his rookie year
ROW 10
19. Ward Burton, #22 Caterpillar Dodge, 2002 Daytona 500 winner
20. Matt Kenseth, #17 DeWalt Tools Ford, 2000 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year
ROW 11
21. Bobby Labonte, #18 Interstate Batteries Pontiac, 2000 Winston Cup champion
22. Terry Labonte, #5 Kellog's Chevrolet, 2-time Winston Cup champion
ROW 12
23. Jimmy Spencer, #41 Target Dodge, 1994 Pepsi 400 winner
24. Robby Gordon, #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, former Baja 500 winner
ROW 13
25. Jerry Nadeau, #44 Georgia Pacific Dodge, winner of the 2000 NAPA 500 at Atlanta
26. John Andretti, #43 Cheerios Dodge, winner of the 1997 Pepsi 400
ROW 14
27. Johnny Benson Jr., #10 (You leave Mark Martin, NO FREE PLUG FOR YOU!) Pontiac, 1995 Busch series champion
28. Elliott Sadler, #21 Motorcraft Ford, 2001 Food City 500 winner
ROW 15
29. Joe Nemechek, #25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet, 2-time race winner
30. Todd Bodine, #26 Discover Card Ford, 14-time Busch series race winner
ROW 16
31. Bobby Hamilton, #55 Square D Chevrolet, 4-time race winner
32. Ricky Craven, #32 Tide Ford, 2001 Old Dominion 500 winner
ROW 17
33. Kyle Petty, #45 Sprint Dodge, 8-time race winner
34. Dave Blaney, #77 Jasper Engines Ford, 1995 World of Outlaws champion
ROW 18
35. Hut Stricklin, #23 Hills Bros. Dodge, 1986 Goody's Dash series champion
36. Jeff Green, #30 America Online Chevrolet, 2000 Busch Series champion
ROW 19
37. Kenny Schrader, #36 M&M's Pontiac, 4-time race winner
38. Casey Atwood, #7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge, 1999 Busch series Rookie of the Year
ROW 20
39. Mike Skinner, #4 Kodak Film Chevrolet, 1995 Truck series champion
40. Derrick Cope, #49 Kanine Krunchies Dodge (One race sponser), 1990 Daytona 500 winner
ROW 21
41. Brett Bodine, #11 Hooters Ford, winner at North Wilkesboro in the sping of 1990
42. Greg Biffle, #16 TNT Motorsports Ford, 2000 Craftsman Truck series champion
ROW 22
43. Morgan Shepard, #89 Racing for Jesus/Red Line Oil/Conseco (moving over from the #14 which missed the race) Ford, 4-time race winner
FAILED TO QUALIFY (And thus will not be in the race)
Tony Raines, #74 Staff America Chevrolet, Got Dodge their first ever truck series victory in 1997
Mike Wallace, #14 Conseco Ponitac, several Busch series victories
Scott Wimmer, #27 Siemens Dodge, several ASA Victories
Kenny Wallace, #98 Stacker2 (with ephedra) Chevrolet, several Busch series wins
Stuart Kirby, #57 CLR Ford, promising young driver who has excelled in ARCA
(The cars come down for the green flag)
Larry: Alright DW, you better pull them belts tight one more time...
(The green flag is waved)
Darrell: BOOGITY! BOOGITY! BOOGITY! Boys, let's go racin'!!!
(The car dart off into turn 1. Kurt Busch in the black 97 tries to get a run on Dale Jr. but there isn't enough room. The cars make contact and Kurt gets sideways but saves it. He pulls along side Jr. again as Little E tells him with a hand gesture he's Number 1)
Mike: Ryan Newman fads quickly here at the start as Jeff Gordon leads lap 1 followed closely by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rusty Wallace.
(They dart around again, Gordon still leads)
Mike: Since we didn't race here last year, we request you all join in a silent lap 3 to honor fallen racers.
(The cars continue around, the crowd erupts in cheers as Dale Jr. launches under Gordon down the backstretch. He races across the line and earns 5 bonus points for leading a lap)
Mike: New leader.
Alan: Dale Earnhardt Jr. picking up where he left off. He dominated the race here in 2000 only to have his father spin him on the last lap.
Wally: WHOA! Trouble!
(#29, Kevin Harvick hits the wall backwards right under a sign for Clyde Torkle's Chicken Pit restaurants)
Benny Parsons: Ouch! Harvick just shortened the back of that car a good 2 feet.
Alan: And the caution flag is out. Tough luck for Kevin and Richard Childress racing as a whole. They've had luck this year but take out Kev's win at Chicago and it's all been bad.
(Kevin limps his damaged car back to the pits and drives it behind the pit wall and straight to his team's hauler. He's done for the day)
(Meanwhile, after talking to some investors and making some public appearances. Cruella sneaks out of the race unseen on the way to the Stifle Bank to foreclose on the race track)
Cruella: No way can those dumb mutts stop my plan now.
A voice: Cru-ella.
Cruella: What the...
A voice: Stop now.
Cruella: No way.
A voice: Have it your way.
(A mysterious fog rolls in behind her. The sound of a stock car is heard. From the fog emerges a black Monte Carlo with a big white #3 and Goodwrench written on the sides. Cruella looks up and visually flinches as if by impulse at the site of that intimidating black car in her mirror)
Cruella: What was that?
A voice: Last chance.
Cruella: Forget it, I'm not stopping.
A voice: You asked for it. She's all yours Dale!
(The black 3 races up and rams the back of her Cruella. Cruella can't hang on and loses control. She crashes into a ditch and her car is destroyed. The black 3 races into the fog and both vanish just as quickly as they appeared. Meanwhile back at the track...)
Alan: 352 laps down, 148 left here at Grutley Motor Speedway. And tough luck for Casey Atwood, he is out of the race with a broken rocker arm. He joins several other drivers in the garage today including Kevin Harvick, Joe Nemechek, and John Andretti. And I have just gotten word that this may not be the last race at this track.
Darrell: YEEHAW! That's great news.
Alan: Apparently Miss DeVil crashed on her way to the bank. However, she is alright.
Benny: Tough luck for her, good luck for everyone else. And Gordon takes the lead back from Jr.! They just keep trading it back and forth. This isn't a race, it's a war!
(In the pits the pups continue to watch. Patriot, Fuzzball, and Sparky watch from on top on an old school bus)
Sparky: Get'em Junior!
Patriot: Come on Kurt; get up there for the Ford boys.
Sparky: I'm surprised how clean this race has been. Take out Steve Park spinning, Harvick going in the wall, and Nemechek crashing with Andretti and the only cautions have been for debris.
(Down the backstretch Little E powers under Gordon but when moving up to block the 24 he under estimates the size of his car and clips him, turning him to the right and into the wall. The rear tires are lifted off the ground by the impact as Gordon hits the side of the 8, the rush of air under the car sends the 8 car flipping down the backstretch)
Mike: TROUBLE! Big wreck on the backstretch!!! One car flipping!
Alan: It's Junior! Earnhardt goes for a wild ride! And the whole lead pack is in it!
(With no where to go, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Bill Elliott, Jimmie Johnson and others pile in. It's chaos on the backstretch. The yellow flag flies as the smoke clears. Rusty Wallace leads followed by Sterling Marlin and Greg Biffle in just his 2nd career start. The Tony Stewart limps his damaged car back to the pits but the damage to the front end is terminal. Several replays of the wreck are shown from various angles, including several on the cars themselves.)
Cadpig: Yes, less gas wasted.
Lucky: Cadpig, those guys could be hurt.
Cadpig: Oh dear.
(Jr.'s car has ended up upside down. After a few tense moments, Little E emerges from his totaled Chevrolet unharmed. All the other racers are alright too, just out of the race. The crowd and the pups erupt in cheers. After a trip to the care center, Jr. talks to a reporter)
Dave Burns: Junior, what happened?
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Man, first let me thank the crew for giving me such a great car. This Budweiser car was perfect. I just give it a little too much and cut off Gordon and the next thing I know I'm seeing the ground coming at me in the windshield.
Dave: Are you alright?
Dale Jr.: Yeah, I'm fine. I just wish I could have gotten a better finish out of this.
Dave: There you have it. Dale Earnhardt Jr., out of the race.
(Back in the race the action stays clean, leading to green flag pit stops. The pups move down closer to pits to catch the action of guys changing 4 tires and filling the tank with gas in less than 15 seconds!)
Darrell: And the current leader Mark Martin brings the black #6 Viagra Ford into the pits, this should finish off the round of green flag pit stops.
Glen Jarrett: It's a routine stop for the #6 crew...WAIT! ...Martin stalled the car. (The crew stars pushing Mark's car down the pit lane hoping it will refire)
Lucky: They need help...WAIT A MINUNTE! We've got helmets, let's help him! GO! GO! GO!
(All of the pups minus Cadpig leap over the pit wall)
Alan: I DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT I'M SEEING!!! A wave of puppies just jumped the pit wall and are helping the 6 crew get Martin back going.
Mike: And the 6 car refires and Martin is back in the race but here come the leaders.
Benny: Caution! There is a car smoking on the backstretch. It's Derrike Cope in the 49.
(Clip of Cope's car, it is painted solid white with blocky yellow numbers. The car has brown decals reading "KANINE KRUNCHIES" down the sides and on the hood. A decal of Thunderbolt is right in front of the rear wheel but he's seen better days, he's got a tire mark right thru his face)
Larry: That's tough luck for Derrike. He and the BAM team had a one race sponsor today and they were really trying to impress them. But hey, that's racing.
(Back in the pits, the pups are cheering and celebrating while Roger is getting a call to the big red truck!)
LATER
3 LAPS TO GO!
Alan: And there are only 2 guys with a shot to win now. Sterling Marlin, the points leader, and Mark Martin who earlier today got a boost on pit road from about 95 Dalmatian puppies. It's a battle of the top two guys in the points.
Darrell: Martin is leading but he can't hold off Sterling...He slows!
Mike: Martin slowing...No wait, he's back up to speed.
Benny: He going try a slingshot pass on the last lap!
Alan: White flag, all bets are off! Trouble! Michael Waltrip gets into Jeremy Mayfield and Mayfield is in the wall in Turn 1. No yellow! And Martin is trying to get a run in Turn 3.
Darrell: It's a bonzi move! Sterling come down, CONTACT!
Benny: Checkers or wreckers!
Alan: Down to the line, it's going to be...Too close to call! That was a close finish! Let's wait for the photo finish...
Mike: IT'S MARTIN! Mark Martin wins the Kanine Kruchies 500. Second is Sterling Marlin, third is Dale Jarrett.
Alan: Rusty and Robby Gordon finish out the top 5 followed by Jimmy Spencer, Matt Kenseth, Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, and Morgan Shepard proves he's still got it with a 10th place finish.
Darrell: I think the Grutley Motor Speedway just earned its way back to being a regular stop on the Winston Cup tour.
(After a few donuts and a Polish Victory lap, Martin pulls into victory lane and gets his winner's interview)
Mark Martin: Oh man, I just want to thank everyone at Roush Racing. This #6 Viagra Ford was an absolute rocket today. I'd like to thank all our sponsors. Kraft foods, Citgo, Mac Tools, oh, and a special thank you to those pups who helped us on pit road. Without them we wouldn't be here right now.
(Later that night while the pups should be sleeping, Lucky is wide awake staring out the barn loft toward the track.)
Lucky: Wow, we affected the outcome of a NASCAR race.
(A sleepy Tripod brings him back to reality)
Tripod: Great, but Lucky, let's just get some sleep.
Lucky: Okay.
THE END
"I won the Daytona 500! I won the Daytona 500! This is the Daytona 500 isn't it?" Darrel Waltrip
(Oh, for the record, there was a Dogs of Thunder 2: FULL THROTTLE! but after rereading it I decided not to repost it. It wasn't very good.)
(The normal 101 opening is completely absent. Instead this adventure starts with sunrise over the garages of Daytona Int'l Speedway where teams prepare their cars for the Daytona 500. The music is oddly similar to some Tony Scott film from the 90s. Rusty Wallace's car rolls thru Tech Inspection as text appears on the screen)
RFX Productions presents
(The fans start to file in)
DOGS OF THUNDER
(Everything is almost ready as a voice on the track's PA system begins what will certainly be a big day of announcing)
Dr. Jerry Punch: Hello everyone, the sun is shining and it's a great day for racing. Walking onto the grid right now is 4-time and defending NASCAR champion, Jeff Gordon. And there's defending Daytona 500 winner, Michael Waltrip.
(The driver's are strapped in)
Voice: Drivers, start your engines!
(The driver's fire their cars up and after a few pace laps come down for the green flag)
Dr. Jerry Punch: Green flag, the Daytona 500 and the 2002 NASCAR season are on!
(Footage from the race is shown, including a big wreck infamously known as THE BIG ONE!)
(Cut to a small farm as a powder blue Volkswagen pulls up. The female driver hops out and walks over to her husband driving a tractor)
Anita: Roger, are you done, it's almost dinner time?
Roger: Sure honey.
(Cut to the barn where the pups are watching the race)
(TV:
Benny Parsons: And Kevin Harvick is out of the Daytona 500.
Wally Dallenbach Jr.: That's right Benny. It's real tough luck. He'd been having a great run all day.
Alan Bestwick: Speaking of driver's out of the race, let's take this moment to remember the man Harvick had to replace in that car, the late great Dale Earnhardt who died in a crash on the last lap of this race last year.)
Lucky: This race is almost as exciting as Thunderbolt, P.I.!
Cadpig: What a waste of fossil fuels. I can't see how anyone with a brain would watch this on a regular basis.
Patriot: You wanna say that to my face runt dog!
Cadpig: Oh, I'm sorry; I forgot you're a redneck.
Tripod: Knock it off you two, they are restarting the race with 3 laps to go.
Rain: I still can't believe Sterling Marlin got out of his car to fix a little problem.
Flame: Does that normally happen?
Patriot: Nope, that's the first time I've ever seen anything like that.
(Suddenly the dinner bell starts ringing but none of the pups come running. Nanny walks in to find them glued to the tube as the white flag flies for the final of the 200 laps.)
(TV:
Alan: One lap to go. Do Elliott Sadler and Geoffrey Bodine have anything left for Ward Burton?
Benny: Whoa!
Wally: Somebody just spun Dale Jarrett's #88 UPS Ford heading into turn one!
Alan: It's not going to make a difference; Ward Burton wins the 44th running of the Daytona 500 in his #22 Caterpillar Dodge!)
Rolly: Great, Ward won, can we go eat now.
Everyone: Okay.
(Highlights from a bunch of NASCAR races are shown as "Gimme some Lovin' " plays in the background...
Sterling almost spins and wins Vegas
1st one is the hardest, Kurt Busch wins at Bristol
Rookie Jimmie Johnson wins at California
Mark Martin returns to glory and wins the Coca-Cola Racing Family 600
Matt Kenseth wins...again
Gordon still winless, #24 team puzzled
Bill Elliott wins at the Brickyard)
(Several months later on the farm. Tripod and Swift the fox are right in the middle of the rematch Swift promised him at the end of "Fox Hounds")
Dipstick: Man, this is a close race!
Tic-Tac: I must concur. This does show signs of some amusement.
Blaze: one lap to go, its going’ to be a photo finish.
(Spot grabs a Polaroid and snaps a photo as the two cross the finish line)
Lucky: Who won?
Spot: (Gives a "hold-on" signal as the photo becomes clear) Tripod!
Rolly: Wow!
Tripod: Good race my friend.
Swift: Same to you bud.
(A loud semi-truck horn blares as a convoy of colorful trucks drives by the farm)
Lucky: What are those?
Patriot: Haulers
Lucky: What are they hauling?
Patriot: NASCAR stock cars for this weekend's big race.
Rolly: Where is this weekend's race?
Patriot: Grutley Motor Speedway
Everyone: WHAT?
Two-Tone: Since when is there a car racing track in Grutley?
Fuzzball: It's always been there.
Mooch: Yeah, well where is it?
(Patriot points across the street to a large open field, everyone laughs)
Patriot: That's overflow parking; the speedway is over there (Points to a gigantic racetrack larger than all of downtown Grutley)
Everyone: OOOhhhhh!
Lucky: I wonder why we never noticed that before?
(Just then a Dodge Intrepid with the NASCAR logo on the doors pulls into the driveway. A man gets out and walks up to the door)
Cadpig: Who is that?
Fuzzball: Oh my gosh! That's Mike Helton, President of NASCAR!
Wizzer: I wonder what he is here for?
(Meanwhile inside the house)
Mike Helton: I heard that you are Grutley's most famous residents.
Anita: You could say that.
Mike: Then please except my next offer. We want you and your dogs to be grand marshals for the last annual running of the Kanine Krunchies 500 presented by the Cap’n Buddy’s Seafood Restaurants.
Roger: Grand marshals?
Mike: You get to say "Gentlemen start your engines".
Roger: Sure, we'll do it. But why are you racing here in Grutley?
Mike: We quit running here after 2000 when the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. won here. Believe it or not, he spun his son who was leading on the last lap to do it. But back on point, we heard that some lady named Cruella DeVil wanted to tear down the racetrack so we are running one last race to try and save it.
(Meanwhile at Villa DeVil)
Cruella: Jasper! Horace! Get in here!
Horace & Jasper: Yes Miss DeVil.
Cruella: Did you find out when I can foreclose on that racetrack.
Horace: Anytime after noon Sunday.
Cruella: That's when the race starts, oh well, my House of DeVil factory outlet will make me tons f money and make the land around it unlivable. I'm finally going to get that farm! (Evil laugh)
(Back at the track, the pups are walking around with one change. There are all wearing something very similar to an old-school open face NASCAR helmet. Even Spot has one. These double as their earplugs for the race)
Lucky: Wow, look at those race cars!
Rolly: Forget that. Look at those concession stands!
Spot: Is it true that one of the most popular foods at these races is fried chicken.
Lucky: Yeah, why?
Spot: I think I just developed a preference for Indy cars.
Cadpig: What a waste of fossil fuels. You know these guys still use leaded gas. Oh, and check out the "racefans" (she points to a group of rednecks camping at the track drinking beer and flying the rebel flag. Of course she ignores the high-class couple camping right next to them in the fancy RV)
RACE DAY!!!
(Every road into Grutley is jammed with cars. Slowly but surely, thousands file in. The overflow parking is jammed to the gills. NBC goes on the air to start it's coverage of the race)
Alan: Hello racefans, I'm Alan Bestwick and welcome to the Grutley Motor Speedway for the Kanine Kruchies 500. It is my great pleasure to welcome our special guests this week, from FOX's coverage of NASCAR, Mike Joy, Larry McRenolds, and Darrell Waltrip.
Darrell Waltrip: It's being back both here in the booth, and here in Grutley again. I won here several times over the years and it's almost like a homecoming.
Larry McReynolds: Today's race is shaping up to be a great one. I think what we're in for today is a 180 mile an hour fox hunt. That guy out in front is goin' be the fox and he'll have 42 baying hounds right on his tail all day.
Benny: Good analogy Larry. I can tell the viewers are in for a treat with all of us working together.
Mike Joy: But before we start the race, let's go down to the infield for today's national to be performed by famous voice actress Kath Soucie...
(She starts the song)
Kath: Oh, say can you see...
Cadpig: Funny, she sounds familiar.
Rolly: That's wierd. I was just thinking the exact same thing.
Kath: And the home of the BRRRAAAVVEEE!
(3 F16 Fighter Jets roar right over the track)
Wally: Today's flyover was brought to us by the courtesy of the Stifle Air Force Base.
Alan: And now for the most famous words in all of motorsports, here are Roger and Anita Dearly with their world famous 101 Dalmatians...
Roger, Anita, Nanny, & the dogs: GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES!!!
(The pups are nearly blown away by the deafening sound as 43 700 HP cars come to life)
Lucky: WOW! These things are loud.
Patriot: Unrestricted horsepower, ya gotta love it!
(Back in the booth)
Benny: For a bunch of dogs that wasn't a half bad call to fire engine.
Wally: Yeah, they did it a lot better than some folks this year have
Alan: And here is the staring lineup for today's Kanine Kruchies 500...
ROW 1
1. Jeff Gordon, #24 DuPont Chevrolet, 4-time Winston Cup champion
2. Ryan Newman, #12 Alltel Ford, several time pole winner
ROW 2
3. Kurt Busch, #97 Sharpie/Rubbermaid Ford, winner at Bristol
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #8 Budweiser Chevrolet, 2-time Busch Series champion
ROW 3
5. Rusty Wallace, #2 Miller Lite Ford, 1989 Winston Cup champion
6. Bill Elliott, #9 Dodge Dealers Dodge, 1988 Winston Cup champion
ROW 4
7. Mark Martin, #6 Viagra Ford, Busch series all-time win leader
8. Dale Jarrett, #88 UPS Ford (Not the big brown truck), 1999 Winston Cup champion
ROW 5
9. Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, 2-time Daytona 500 winner (CURRENT POINTS LEADER)
10. Tony Stewart, #20 Home Depot Pontiac, 1997 Indy Racing League Champion
ROW 6
11. Jeff Burton, #99 Citgo Supergard Ford, 17-time race winner
12. Michael Waltrip, #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 2001 Daytona 500 winner
ROW 7
13. Kevin Harvick, #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 2001 Rookie of the Year & Busch Series champion
14. Jeremy Mayfield, #19 Dodge Dealers Dodge, 3-time race winner
ROW 8
15. Steve Park, #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet, 1997 Busch series Rookie of the Year
16. Geoffrey Bodine, #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Ford, 1986 Daytona 500 Winner
ROW 9
17. Ricky Rudd, #28 Texaco/Havoline Ford, 23-time race winner
18. Jimmie Johnson, #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, several victories earilier in this. his rookie year
ROW 10
19. Ward Burton, #22 Caterpillar Dodge, 2002 Daytona 500 winner
20. Matt Kenseth, #17 DeWalt Tools Ford, 2000 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year
ROW 11
21. Bobby Labonte, #18 Interstate Batteries Pontiac, 2000 Winston Cup champion
22. Terry Labonte, #5 Kellog's Chevrolet, 2-time Winston Cup champion
ROW 12
23. Jimmy Spencer, #41 Target Dodge, 1994 Pepsi 400 winner
24. Robby Gordon, #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, former Baja 500 winner
ROW 13
25. Jerry Nadeau, #44 Georgia Pacific Dodge, winner of the 2000 NAPA 500 at Atlanta
26. John Andretti, #43 Cheerios Dodge, winner of the 1997 Pepsi 400
ROW 14
27. Johnny Benson Jr., #10 (You leave Mark Martin, NO FREE PLUG FOR YOU!) Pontiac, 1995 Busch series champion
28. Elliott Sadler, #21 Motorcraft Ford, 2001 Food City 500 winner
ROW 15
29. Joe Nemechek, #25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet, 2-time race winner
30. Todd Bodine, #26 Discover Card Ford, 14-time Busch series race winner
ROW 16
31. Bobby Hamilton, #55 Square D Chevrolet, 4-time race winner
32. Ricky Craven, #32 Tide Ford, 2001 Old Dominion 500 winner
ROW 17
33. Kyle Petty, #45 Sprint Dodge, 8-time race winner
34. Dave Blaney, #77 Jasper Engines Ford, 1995 World of Outlaws champion
ROW 18
35. Hut Stricklin, #23 Hills Bros. Dodge, 1986 Goody's Dash series champion
36. Jeff Green, #30 America Online Chevrolet, 2000 Busch Series champion
ROW 19
37. Kenny Schrader, #36 M&M's Pontiac, 4-time race winner
38. Casey Atwood, #7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge, 1999 Busch series Rookie of the Year
ROW 20
39. Mike Skinner, #4 Kodak Film Chevrolet, 1995 Truck series champion
40. Derrick Cope, #49 Kanine Krunchies Dodge (One race sponser), 1990 Daytona 500 winner
ROW 21
41. Brett Bodine, #11 Hooters Ford, winner at North Wilkesboro in the sping of 1990
42. Greg Biffle, #16 TNT Motorsports Ford, 2000 Craftsman Truck series champion
ROW 22
43. Morgan Shepard, #89 Racing for Jesus/Red Line Oil/Conseco (moving over from the #14 which missed the race) Ford, 4-time race winner
FAILED TO QUALIFY (And thus will not be in the race)
Tony Raines, #74 Staff America Chevrolet, Got Dodge their first ever truck series victory in 1997
Mike Wallace, #14 Conseco Ponitac, several Busch series victories
Scott Wimmer, #27 Siemens Dodge, several ASA Victories
Kenny Wallace, #98 Stacker2 (with ephedra) Chevrolet, several Busch series wins
Stuart Kirby, #57 CLR Ford, promising young driver who has excelled in ARCA
(The cars come down for the green flag)
Larry: Alright DW, you better pull them belts tight one more time...
(The green flag is waved)
Darrell: BOOGITY! BOOGITY! BOOGITY! Boys, let's go racin'!!!
(The car dart off into turn 1. Kurt Busch in the black 97 tries to get a run on Dale Jr. but there isn't enough room. The cars make contact and Kurt gets sideways but saves it. He pulls along side Jr. again as Little E tells him with a hand gesture he's Number 1)
Mike: Ryan Newman fads quickly here at the start as Jeff Gordon leads lap 1 followed closely by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rusty Wallace.
(They dart around again, Gordon still leads)
Mike: Since we didn't race here last year, we request you all join in a silent lap 3 to honor fallen racers.
(The cars continue around, the crowd erupts in cheers as Dale Jr. launches under Gordon down the backstretch. He races across the line and earns 5 bonus points for leading a lap)
Mike: New leader.
Alan: Dale Earnhardt Jr. picking up where he left off. He dominated the race here in 2000 only to have his father spin him on the last lap.
Wally: WHOA! Trouble!
(#29, Kevin Harvick hits the wall backwards right under a sign for Clyde Torkle's Chicken Pit restaurants)
Benny Parsons: Ouch! Harvick just shortened the back of that car a good 2 feet.
Alan: And the caution flag is out. Tough luck for Kevin and Richard Childress racing as a whole. They've had luck this year but take out Kev's win at Chicago and it's all been bad.
(Kevin limps his damaged car back to the pits and drives it behind the pit wall and straight to his team's hauler. He's done for the day)
(Meanwhile, after talking to some investors and making some public appearances. Cruella sneaks out of the race unseen on the way to the Stifle Bank to foreclose on the race track)
Cruella: No way can those dumb mutts stop my plan now.
A voice: Cru-ella.
Cruella: What the...
A voice: Stop now.
Cruella: No way.
A voice: Have it your way.
(A mysterious fog rolls in behind her. The sound of a stock car is heard. From the fog emerges a black Monte Carlo with a big white #3 and Goodwrench written on the sides. Cruella looks up and visually flinches as if by impulse at the site of that intimidating black car in her mirror)
Cruella: What was that?
A voice: Last chance.
Cruella: Forget it, I'm not stopping.
A voice: You asked for it. She's all yours Dale!
(The black 3 races up and rams the back of her Cruella. Cruella can't hang on and loses control. She crashes into a ditch and her car is destroyed. The black 3 races into the fog and both vanish just as quickly as they appeared. Meanwhile back at the track...)
Alan: 352 laps down, 148 left here at Grutley Motor Speedway. And tough luck for Casey Atwood, he is out of the race with a broken rocker arm. He joins several other drivers in the garage today including Kevin Harvick, Joe Nemechek, and John Andretti. And I have just gotten word that this may not be the last race at this track.
Darrell: YEEHAW! That's great news.
Alan: Apparently Miss DeVil crashed on her way to the bank. However, she is alright.
Benny: Tough luck for her, good luck for everyone else. And Gordon takes the lead back from Jr.! They just keep trading it back and forth. This isn't a race, it's a war!
(In the pits the pups continue to watch. Patriot, Fuzzball, and Sparky watch from on top on an old school bus)
Sparky: Get'em Junior!
Patriot: Come on Kurt; get up there for the Ford boys.
Sparky: I'm surprised how clean this race has been. Take out Steve Park spinning, Harvick going in the wall, and Nemechek crashing with Andretti and the only cautions have been for debris.
(Down the backstretch Little E powers under Gordon but when moving up to block the 24 he under estimates the size of his car and clips him, turning him to the right and into the wall. The rear tires are lifted off the ground by the impact as Gordon hits the side of the 8, the rush of air under the car sends the 8 car flipping down the backstretch)
Mike: TROUBLE! Big wreck on the backstretch!!! One car flipping!
Alan: It's Junior! Earnhardt goes for a wild ride! And the whole lead pack is in it!
(With no where to go, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Bill Elliott, Jimmie Johnson and others pile in. It's chaos on the backstretch. The yellow flag flies as the smoke clears. Rusty Wallace leads followed by Sterling Marlin and Greg Biffle in just his 2nd career start. The Tony Stewart limps his damaged car back to the pits but the damage to the front end is terminal. Several replays of the wreck are shown from various angles, including several on the cars themselves.)
Cadpig: Yes, less gas wasted.
Lucky: Cadpig, those guys could be hurt.
Cadpig: Oh dear.
(Jr.'s car has ended up upside down. After a few tense moments, Little E emerges from his totaled Chevrolet unharmed. All the other racers are alright too, just out of the race. The crowd and the pups erupt in cheers. After a trip to the care center, Jr. talks to a reporter)
Dave Burns: Junior, what happened?
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Man, first let me thank the crew for giving me such a great car. This Budweiser car was perfect. I just give it a little too much and cut off Gordon and the next thing I know I'm seeing the ground coming at me in the windshield.
Dave: Are you alright?
Dale Jr.: Yeah, I'm fine. I just wish I could have gotten a better finish out of this.
Dave: There you have it. Dale Earnhardt Jr., out of the race.
(Back in the race the action stays clean, leading to green flag pit stops. The pups move down closer to pits to catch the action of guys changing 4 tires and filling the tank with gas in less than 15 seconds!)
Darrell: And the current leader Mark Martin brings the black #6 Viagra Ford into the pits, this should finish off the round of green flag pit stops.
Glen Jarrett: It's a routine stop for the #6 crew...WAIT! ...Martin stalled the car. (The crew stars pushing Mark's car down the pit lane hoping it will refire)
Lucky: They need help...WAIT A MINUNTE! We've got helmets, let's help him! GO! GO! GO!
(All of the pups minus Cadpig leap over the pit wall)
Alan: I DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT I'M SEEING!!! A wave of puppies just jumped the pit wall and are helping the 6 crew get Martin back going.
Mike: And the 6 car refires and Martin is back in the race but here come the leaders.
Benny: Caution! There is a car smoking on the backstretch. It's Derrike Cope in the 49.
(Clip of Cope's car, it is painted solid white with blocky yellow numbers. The car has brown decals reading "KANINE KRUNCHIES" down the sides and on the hood. A decal of Thunderbolt is right in front of the rear wheel but he's seen better days, he's got a tire mark right thru his face)
Larry: That's tough luck for Derrike. He and the BAM team had a one race sponsor today and they were really trying to impress them. But hey, that's racing.
(Back in the pits, the pups are cheering and celebrating while Roger is getting a call to the big red truck!)
LATER
3 LAPS TO GO!
Alan: And there are only 2 guys with a shot to win now. Sterling Marlin, the points leader, and Mark Martin who earlier today got a boost on pit road from about 95 Dalmatian puppies. It's a battle of the top two guys in the points.
Darrell: Martin is leading but he can't hold off Sterling...He slows!
Mike: Martin slowing...No wait, he's back up to speed.
Benny: He going try a slingshot pass on the last lap!
Alan: White flag, all bets are off! Trouble! Michael Waltrip gets into Jeremy Mayfield and Mayfield is in the wall in Turn 1. No yellow! And Martin is trying to get a run in Turn 3.
Darrell: It's a bonzi move! Sterling come down, CONTACT!
Benny: Checkers or wreckers!
Alan: Down to the line, it's going to be...Too close to call! That was a close finish! Let's wait for the photo finish...
Mike: IT'S MARTIN! Mark Martin wins the Kanine Kruchies 500. Second is Sterling Marlin, third is Dale Jarrett.
Alan: Rusty and Robby Gordon finish out the top 5 followed by Jimmy Spencer, Matt Kenseth, Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, and Morgan Shepard proves he's still got it with a 10th place finish.
Darrell: I think the Grutley Motor Speedway just earned its way back to being a regular stop on the Winston Cup tour.
(After a few donuts and a Polish Victory lap, Martin pulls into victory lane and gets his winner's interview)
Mark Martin: Oh man, I just want to thank everyone at Roush Racing. This #6 Viagra Ford was an absolute rocket today. I'd like to thank all our sponsors. Kraft foods, Citgo, Mac Tools, oh, and a special thank you to those pups who helped us on pit road. Without them we wouldn't be here right now.
(Later that night while the pups should be sleeping, Lucky is wide awake staring out the barn loft toward the track.)
Lucky: Wow, we affected the outcome of a NASCAR race.
(A sleepy Tripod brings him back to reality)
Tripod: Great, but Lucky, let's just get some sleep.
Lucky: Okay.
THE END
"I won the Daytona 500! I won the Daytona 500! This is the Daytona 500 isn't it?" Darrel Waltrip