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{{Infobox television
| image = Back in the Day logo.jpg
| runtime = 60 minutes
| creator = 
| starring = [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]
| country = United States
| network = [[Speed Channel]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|02|09}}
| last_aired = 
| num_episodes = 
}}
'''''Back in the Day''''' is a television show on the [[North America]]n [[Cable television|cable]]/[[Satellite television|satellite]] network, [[Speed Channel]]. It was hosted by [[NASCAR]] superstar driver [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]

The show, which premiered on February 9, 2006, is a repackaged version of the 1960s and 1970s show ''[[Car and Track]]'', which was hosted and narrated by [[Bud Lindemann]]. The [[Television syndication|syndicated]] 30-minute program carried highlights of major NASCAR races, before such coverage was widely available on [[network television]].<ref name="Hood2006-02-26">{{cite news |last=Hood |first=Jeff |date=2006-02-26 |title=Motorsports: Nascar Report |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/11005A9080839780&f=basic |newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |accessdate=2023-09-17 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917091146/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/11005A9080839780&f=basic |archivedate=2023-09-17 }}</ref>

The new version features trivia about stock-car racing and other topics, presented in a "pop-up" style (similar to [[VH1]]'s ''[[Pop-Up Video]]'').

Earnhardt Jr. tapes his segments at his home and at the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Both are located in [[Mooresville, North Carolina]].

The most common featured years are those of the early 1970s.

The show stopped airing before the conversion of Speed Channel to [[Fox Sports 1]].

==Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Hammerhead Entertainment==
''Back in the Day'' was created and is produced by Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Hammerhead Entertainment. The firm is headed by former New York marketing executive Thayer Lavielle. Prior to working with Earnhardt, Lavielle worked as a producer for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]’s ''[[Good Morning America]]''. Hammerhead also produces Dale Jr.’s Unresricted, a loosely formatted radio show on XM.

==Reception==
''[[The Grand Rapids Press]]''{{'}}s Steve Kaminski praised the television show, writing, "What ''Back In The Day'' does is dust off Lindemann's ''[[Car and Track]]'' show and juice it up with Earnhardt's commentary and the bubbles. ''Back In The Day'' is great news for old-time fans, especially ones in West Michigan."<ref name="Kaminski2006-03-07">{{cite news |last=Kaminski |first=Steve |date=2006-03-07 |title='Car and Track' is back, thanks to Little E - 'Back In the Day' just the updated version |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/1103CD5126607E50&f=basic |newspaper=[[The Grand Rapids Press]] |accessdate=2023-09-17 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917090153/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/1103CD5126607E50&f=basic |archivedate=2023-09-17 }}</ref> Jane Miller of ''[[Peoria Journal Star]]'' said the show was "pretty entertaining".<ref name="Miller2007-04-19">{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Jane |date=2007-04-19 |title=In the Fast Lane -- Junior offers relief, just like back in the day |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/118C38F48A5391E8&f=basic |newspaper=[[Peoria Journal Star]] |accessdate=2023-09-17 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917090609/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/118C38F48A5391E8&f=basic |archivedate=2023-09-17 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.speedtv.com/programs/back-in-the-day/}}

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