Synopsis
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Metacritic57/100
47 audience votes
Key crew
- Lawrence DuKoreWriter
- Leon CapetanosWriter
- Michael SchultzDirector
- Melvin Van PeeblesScreenplay
- Ken VoseWriter
- Melvin Van PeeblesWriter
- Fred KarlinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard PryorWendell Scott
- Beau BridgesHutch
- Pam GrierMary Jones
- Cleavon LittlePeewee
- Vincent GardeniaSheriff Cotton
- Bill CobbsMr Jones
- Noble WillinghamBilly Joe Byrnes
- Richie HavensWoodrow
- Earl HindmanBeau Welles
- Julian BondRussell
- Minnie GentryWendell’s Mother
- Lucy SaroyanHutch’s Wife
Stills
Themes
car racesportsstock car racingauto-tuningautomobileracismrace car drivernascarblack historystock carrace carblack awareness