Gatorade Duels Done – And I Loved the Commercial

OK – I REALLY wanted to see Mike Wallace and Team TRG get into the Daytona 500. I watched as they won the GT Series in the Rolex 24 on the same track just a few weeks ago. They’ve won with the trucks in what is now the Camping World Truck Series. However, the Daytona 500 slipped from their grasp. Will they attempt to run some more in the Sprint Cup Series in 2009? Mike Wallace’s comments on SPEED following the race seemed to imply this was a one shot run. I hope they run again.

Sir Jimmy - The Other Gifted
Sir Jimmy - The Other Gifted

Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch won the two duels. The shake out is done and the race is set. However, one of the highlights of the races was the Gatorade “Quest for G” commercials and a familiar face dressed as a checkered flag knight in armor. On race day, Johnson is usually a stone faced competitor who seems to have as much a sense of humor as he does a flame-throwing toy poodle on his head. However, the lighter side of Jimmy Johnson is quite evident when outside of the “driver” element. The LOWE’S commercials were light and very well done and this Gatorade commercial playing of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is just plain fun. Jimmy has only a few lines but the character is carried off completely. Watch the full length “feature” commercial below. It has little to do with racing beyond Jimmy’s appearance. That makes it even funnier when you take the context of casting a race driver in a setting that has no reference to driving at all. Enjoy.