About this season
Take a tour through American culture through the lens of one its greatest inventions: the automobile. Three-time NASCAR champion Ray Evernham hosts this cross-country trek, chasing down the cars that had a profound impact on shaping our national identity. With guidance from his friend and mentor Rick Hendrick, the pair will rely on their vast experience as car guys to take viewers back in time and introduce them to a period of history when the automobile heavily influenced American culture.
Episodes (8)
1. Corvette Sinkhole
Aired 3 March 2016 • 23 min
Eight incredible vehicles are wrecked when a sinkhole opens underneath the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky.; General Motors Corp. restores the 1 millionth Corvette, which was damaged in the event.
2. Roar at the Shore
Aired 10 March 2016 • 23 min
The Race of Gentleman, an iconic event held on the beach in Wildwood, N.J., features period vehicles, period dress, and pure authenticity; Ray enters a car in the race and adds a very special driver.
3. Fast Cars and Music Stars
Aired 17 March 2016 • 23 min
Ray discovers he has much in common with Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Records; Indy racer Josef Newgarden; musicians Tim McGraw and Cassadee Pope.
4. Dragster Diplomacy
Aired 24 March 2016 • 23 min
Bob Keith and his Dos Palmas dragster visit England in 1964; after the car is lost for over 40 years, Ray discovers the classic vehicle and gives it a proper rebirth at the National Hot Rod Reunion.
5. Smokin' Joe's GTX
Aired 31 March 2016 • 23 min
Ray's love of cars and guitars comes in handy when he meets blues musician Joe Bonamassa, who is looking for a special gift for his parents.
6. Board Track Battles
Aired 7 April 2016 • 23 min
Race tracks built of boards spring up across the United States in the early 1900s; Ray and X Games veteran Travis Pastrana recall the era of the motordromes.
7. Model T Takes Flight
Aired 14 April 2016 • 23 min
Ray finds a t-bucket with a record-breaking past, and wants to rebuild the roadster so it can match or improve on the record.
8. Dan Gurney - The Eagle Soars
Aired 21 April 2016 • 23 min
Ray finds a Gurney Eagle in a garage in New Jersey.