He wanted the band to also have a three-word name, and the name "Box Car Racer" was born. Although Tom Delonge's main instrument is guitar, he played bass on their album also.

An unreleased Box Car Racer song exists – and Tom DeLonge says that it will see the light of day at some point… The first single from Angels & Airwaves' new album is "very" Box Car Racer ...