| NASCAR: Full Throttle | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | October 16, 2001 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 52:24 |
| Label | Hybrid |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
NASCAR: Full Throttle is a compilation album released on October 16, 2001, by Hybrid Recordings, in association with NASCAR, Turner Broadcasting System, and NBC Sports. [2]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fuel" | Metallica | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Are You Ready?" | Creed | 4:45 |
| 3. | "I Can't Drive 65 (2001 Version)" | Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Kickstart My Heart" | Mötley Crüe | 4:44 |
| 5. | "School of Hard Knocks" | P.O.D. | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Get Up" | Breaking Point | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Stop" | Matchbox Twenty | 3:55 |
| 8. | "We Are" | Vertical Horizon | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Rise" | The Cult | 3:39 |
| 10. | "RPM" | Sugar Ray | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Why, Pt. 2" | Collective Soul | 3:38 |
| 12. | "Gone So Quick Tomorrow" | Convoy | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Alabama Getaway" | Grateful Dead | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 52:24 | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2001 | CD | Hybrid | [2] |
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