The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.
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- TriviaRichard Pryor and Pam Grier met on the set of this movie. They fell in love, were involved for several years, and almost married. Richard's drug use almost ended their relationship. The day before they were to be married, Richard eloped with someone else, breaking Miss Grier's heart.
- GoofsIn many of the in-car shots during the races you can hear that they are manual transmissions being double clutched, but the drivers never take their hands off the wheel to shift.
- Quotes
[searching for car parts in a scrap yard]
Peewee: What'chyou looking for, Wendell?
Wendell Scott: Some of this, some of that, some of everything. A universal joint.
Peewee: Hmph. I wouldn't know a universal joint if it bit me.
Wendell Scott: Well, one's about to bite you.
Featured review
It's not often I get to see a movie that isn't 1) unbelievably complicated in psychological meaning OR 2) unbelievably complicated in futuristic technology SO
I found it GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, REFRESHING, POSITIVE, AND most of all CLEAN, HEALTHY FUN!
This is the best I've seen Richard Pryor star in, and the real life Horatio Alger story is a real force for success motivation, even though I am a WASP.
Only the jaded and/or mean spirited would turn this one down.
I found it GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, REFRESHING, POSITIVE, AND most of all CLEAN, HEALTHY FUN!
This is the best I've seen Richard Pryor star in, and the real life Horatio Alger story is a real force for success motivation, even though I am a WASP.
Only the jaded and/or mean spirited would turn this one down.
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- Stock Car Race - Höllenjagd auf heißen Pisten
- Filming locations
- Athens, Georgia, USA(Athens Speedway - since abandoned)
- Production companies
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