Days Of Thunder Official

Enter Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall in an Oscar-snubbed performance), a legendary crew chief living in self-imposed retirement. Harry sees the raw, unfiltered talent in Cole, but he also sees a liability. "You can't make a car handle out of magic until you know what the driver wants," Harry snaps.

“You’ve won qualifying ,” Harry said. “Winning a race is different. That requires knowing what happens after you hit the wall. Or before you hit it. The scuffs, the heat cycles, the rubber laid down lap after lap—that’s where speed lives. Not in the first perfect lap. In the hundredth.” Days of Thunder