Where was Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby filmed?
2006 film by Adam McKay
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) was filmed in Charlotte, Gastonia, Concord, Gaston County, Cramerton, Talladega Superspeedway and 5 more places, 11 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as North Carolina. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 11 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Charlotte
🇺🇸 United States
city in and county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
“Scenes at The Pit Stop, the bar the characters frequent and Ricky Bobby and Jean Girard first meet were filmed in a recently closed sports bar in Charlotte.” Wikipedia
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Concord
🇺🇸 United States
city in North Carolina, United States
“Many of the racing scenes were filmed at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina and Rockingham Speedway also known as The Rock.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Lake Norman
🇺🇸 United States
reservoir in North Carolina, United States
“The scenes for the Bobby residence were filmed at a mansion on Lake Norman.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Charlotte Motor Speedway
🇺🇸 United States
motorsport track in North Carolina, USA
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🏙 Towns & cities
Gastonia
🇺🇸 United States
city in North Carolina, United States
“The Pizza Delivery sequence began in Downtown Cramerton, North Carolina and concluded at the Midtown Motor Inn in Gastonia, North Carolina.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Talladega Superspeedway
🇺🇸 United States
motorsport track in the United States
“With the exception of one week of shooting at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, the entire film was filmed in North Carolina with the majority of filming occurring in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Charlotte metropolitan area
🇺🇸 United States
metropolitan area in North Carolina and South Carolina, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Rockingham Speedway
🇺🇸 United States
motorsport track in the United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Gaston County
🇺🇸 United States
county in North Carolina, United States
“Various other scenes were filmed in the Gaston County, North Carolina area, including the Pizza Delivery, DMV Driving Test, and Church Choir scenes.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Cramerton
🇺🇸 United States
town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States.
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Walt Disney World Speedway
🇺🇸 United States
motorsport track in the United States
“McKay was adamant about wanting to incorporate stunts in the movie, and even had Ferrell and Reilly take driving classes at the Richard Petty Driving Experience with Ferrell later stating that he was "terrified" while driving the cars.” Wikipedia
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Cramerton United States
“First Baptist Church at 235 Eighth Avenue in Cramerton was used as a location for filming operations and two scenes in the 2004 Will Ferrell movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.” Wikipedia
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Rockingham Speedway United States
“Rockingham Speedway has been used as a site for filming production for various movies and shows, including Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Days of Thunder, Ta Ra Rum Pum, and the 2011 edition of World's Strongest Man.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in North Carolina, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United States
Also shot in these places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 11 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Homeland (2011–2020) and Banshee (2013–2016), each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.