> > Did Jacob sing along like Alex did? That cracked me up.
>
> Nah. Jacob's a shy kid. It takes awhile for him to warm up to people, I don't think he'll be singing in public any time soon.
>
> That was the first time I've ever seen him sit still, behave and not talk for a whole movie length, though. That was amazing. He pretty much sat there the whole time with his mouth agape. That seems to be how all little kids watch movies. I've never seen a very young person watch something on TV he's interested in with a closed mouth. Weird.
>
> > Can I assume that Larry was the voice of Mater?
>
> Hehe, yes. Mater is the only character worthy of Larry's (ahem, fake) heavy Southern accent.
>
> > I thought Darrell Waltrip sounded like
> somebody impersonating old DW, but I guess it was really him. I think Michael Waltrip would be a good voice for a movie character, but he has a lot on his plate right now.
>
> Yep, but Darrell Waltrip is rich, so he can pay his agents to worry about everything on his plate for him.
>
> -zK

I think I switched Waltrips a little too fast. Michael is Darrell's little brother. (There's a joke in there somewhere.) While DW is retired, Michael is still driving. He also does tons of commercials for an autoparts company and a lawn mower manufacturer. That's enough to make him rich, but he is also in the process of becoming a race team owner, with backing from the deep pockets of Toyota.

Michael is something of a clown, but he ain't stupid. I predict that his career as a team owner will surpass anything he has ever done as a driver. His claim to fame as a driver is based mostly on back-to-back wins at the Daytona 500. Even DW hasn't ever done that.
Howard