In the opening of the movie during the CB conversation, the woman identifies herself as Candy. Rusty Nail replies by saying "I know a candy cane" which was Lewis' fake name in the first movie.
This film's subtitle "Road Kill" was the first film's UK title, as in Britain the term Joyride means to steal a car and trash it. The third film in the UK would technically have to be called Road Kill 3: Road Kill.
Director Declan O'Brien also directed the third, fourth and fifth films in the "Wrong Turn" series. Ken Kirzinger previously appeared in Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007).
The model of car the street racers drive is a 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi.