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Cast of Characters Dale Earnhardt Jr. as Iran Junior’s car as Iran’s nuclear sites Jeff Gordon as the U.S. Gordon’s pit crew as the U.S. military NASCAR as the United Nations Other drivers as other countries The fans as the U.S. mass media Pretend for a minute that Dale Jr. wins Daytona. While Junior is celebrating his victory, Jeff Gordon complains to NASCAR that Junior has been illegally altering his car’s engine. NASCAR and other drivers know this is not true, but Gordon keeps insisting that Junior is breaking the rules and ought to be punished. The fans believe what Gordon says even though they can offer no proof to back up his claims and Gordon gets upset because NASCAR is not doing anything about it. Gordon then gets his pit crew and surrounds Junior’s car. He tells the fans that he will destroy Junior and his car no matter what NASCAR says. The fans all cheer except for a few dissenters in the back who cannot be heard over the noise.

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