---
title: "Star Wars  to Scale: Skywalker’s Podracer vs. Petty’s NASCAR Charger"
description: "A young Anakin got his kicks in a turbine-powered speedster. The King? He just had an old Dodge and some serious stones."
date: "2015-12-08"
modified: "2015-12-08"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/1178/star-wars-to-scale-skywalkers-podracer-vs-pettys-nascar-charger"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "charger"
  - "dodge"
  - "race car"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
  - "Star Wars"
---

# Star Wars  to Scale: Skywalker’s Podracer vs. Petty’s NASCAR Charger

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**Adam Lowe/TheDrive.com**

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