Fast Cars, Long Beards: “Duck Dynasty” Comes to NASCAR

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm

May 28, 2013 by Kathy Schiffer

In its third season on A&E, the reality show “Duck Dynasty” has vaulted to the top, bringing fame and fortune to the bearded, duck-hunting Robertson clan. The show’s third-season finale on April 24, 2013, attracted 9.6 million viewers—making it the highest rated telecast in A&E history.

If you’re a fan of the show, you’ve seen the good food, the long beards, and the firm faith of the family who got their start manufacturing duck calls in a dilapidated Louisiana toolshed. At Duck Commander, the family-owned business started by Phil Robertson, the Robertson men—brothers Phil and Si, and Phil’s sons Jase, Willie, and Jep—crafted duck calls from cedar.

NASCAR race - broken cable — Fans hold the broken cable which fell into the stands and onto the track at NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 race in Charlotte, NC

Willie Robertson, star of “Duck Dynasty” and current CEO of Duck Commander, was invited to offer the opening prayer at Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race in Charlotte, North Carolina.

You know how the race turned out: On Lap 119, near Section C of Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Ford Grandstand, one of three cables supporting an overhead, remote-control camera snapped mid-race, flying into the crowd and causing multiple crashes on the track. Fortunately, only minor injuries were reported.

Here is Willie Robertson’s prayer at the start of the Coca-Cola 600.