The Cars That Made America: Part 1
08:00 am - 10:00 am, Friday, January 2 on WJLP Story Television (33.7)
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Part 1
Season 1, Episode 1
Henry Ford, the Dodge Brothers, William Durant and Walter Chrysler risk their livelihoods as they fight to bring a revolution in transportation to the masses. Their struggle laid the groundwork for some of the largest corporate empires in American history.
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Michael Balzano III
(Actor)
Mitchell Cetuk
(Actor)
Drew DeSimone
(Actor)
David Eisenbach
(Actor)
Brad Keselowski
(Actor)
Hillel Levin
(Actor)
Tim Moriarty
(Actor)
Dermot Mulroney
(Actor)
Greg Nutcher
(Actor)
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
(Actor)
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Michael Balzano III
(Actor)
Mitchell Cetuk
(Actor)
Drew DeSimone
(Actor)
David Eisenbach
(Actor)
Brad Keselowski
(Actor)
Born:
February 12, 1984
Birthplace: Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States
Birthplace: Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States
Trivia:
Worked in his family's racing shop (K Automotive Motorsports) as a boy, doing odd jobs until he began racing midget cars at 14. Won his first Sprint Cup Series race in just his fifth start, infamously bumping past Carl Edwards (whose car flew into the catch fence) on the last lap of the 2009 Talladega spring race. Brad became the first driver to make his first-ever lap-led the final lap of a race. Established the Checkered Flag Foundation in 2010, benefiting those who have sacrificed greatly, including military members, veterans, first-responders and their families. Captured the first NASCAR series championship for legendary team owner Roger Penske in winning the 2010 Nationwide Series, adding the prestigious Sprint Cup Series title two years later. Began his 2012 title campaign by tweeting from his race-car during a delay in the season-opening Daytona 500. He earned some 130,000 additional Twitter followers. Fined $25,000 for using Twitter during a delay in Phoenix later in 2012, as NASCAR had banned phones in cars during a race.
Hillel Levin
(Actor)
Tim Moriarty
(Actor)
Dermot Mulroney
(Actor)
Born:
October 31, 1963
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Trivia:
American actor Dermot Mulroney is decidedly in tune with the 1990s: his film characters are often eccentric, unpredictable, and total strangers to personal hygiene. Curiously, when called upon to appear as a scruffy street kid in Where the Day Takes You (1992), Mulroney seemed a bit too squeaky-clean. An alumnus of Northwestern University, he first made moviegoers' acquaintance in 1988 with Sunset and as part of the Brat Pack western Young Guns. In the acclaimed Longtime Companion (1990), Mulroney played a collar-and-tie type who was still essentially an outsider due to the character's homosexuality and vulnerability to AIDS. Much of Mulroney's subsequent work has gone largely unseen, including the dismal Bad Girls (1994).
Greg Nutcher
(Actor)
Born:
May 05, 1969
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
(Actor)
Born:
October 10, 1974
Birthplace: Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
Birthplace: Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
Trivia:
Changed oil at his famous father's Chevy dealership for two years. After he won his first NASCAR Busch circuit title, the Earnhardts became the first family with three generations of NASCAR champs. Coauthored Driver #8, an account of his rookie year on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit. Provided the voice of Junior in the 2006 animated film Cars. Is a devoted fan of the Washington Redskins; has their scores relayed to him while he's racing. In 2010, named favorite NASCAR (National Motorsports Press Association) driver for eighth straight year. A souped-up version of his #88 car appears in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).
