Newsmakers | NASCAR spoof races to top spot (Philly.com)

By Jennifer Dorazio Inquirer Staff Writer Will Ferrell 's NASCAR spoof Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby turned doughnuts on the competition, taking the weekend box office checkered flag with $47 million, according to studio estimates yesterday. The stock car comedy stars Ferrell as pit crewman turned daredevil driver, and Sacha Baron Cohen ( Ali G ) as his Perrier-sponsored French nemesis. Animated flick Barnyard: The Original Party Animals harvested $16 million, good for a distant second ...