"The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race."
Richard Pryor
as Wendell Scott
Beau Bridges
as Hutch
Pam Grier
as Mary Jones
Cleavon Little
as Peewee
Vincent Gardenia
as Sheriff Cotton
Bill Cobbs
as Mr Jones
Noble Willingham
as Billy Joe Byrnes
Richie Havens
as Woodrow
Earl Hindman
as Beau Welles
Julian Bond
as Russell
Minnie Gentry
as Wendell’s Mother
Lucy Saroyan
as Hutch’s Wife
Bruce Atkins
as Deputy Turner
Georgia Allen
as Mrs. Jones
Steve Fifield
as Deputy Drinkwater
as Mr. Jones
Maynard Jackson
as Minister
Danny Nelson
as Wayne Carter
Clara Dunn
as Restaurant Owner
Alvin Huff
as Moonshiner
Willie McWhorter
as Wendell Jr.
Frederick 'Dennis' Greene
as Slack
Bill Connell
as Speedway Announcer (voice)
Charlie Briggs
as Race Official (uncredited)
Clebert Ford
as Passenger (uncredited)
Marc Gowan
as Deputy (uncredited)
Woni Spotts
as Child in the Audience (uncredited)
Chris Sterling
Michael Schultz
Director
Leon Capetanos
Writer
Lawrence DuKore
Melvin Van Peebles
Screenplay
Hannah Weinstein
Producer
Ed Scheid
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Cunningham
Makeup Artist
Hank Salerno
Ernest Robinson
Stunt Coordinator
Ralph S. Singleton
Second Assistant Director
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Cahn
Fred Karlin
Music
Randy Roberts
Editor
Ken Vose
James E. Hinton
Associate Producer
Lee Chaney
Arthur H. Pullen
Neil Castles Sr.
Stunt Driver
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Preston L. Holmes
Ted Duncan
Bob O'Bradovich
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Harlan Riggs
Don Pike
Sandra Henderson
Mark Dennis
Candy Flanagin
Special Effects
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Ken Swor
Assistant Director
Whitey Hughes
Stunts
J. Lloyd Grant
Executive Producer
Dwight Williams
Jim Cook
Terence A. Donnelly
Billie Owens
John T. Dustin
Camera Operator
Richard Bell
George Bouillet
Cinematography
Christopher Holmes
Jack Senter
Art Direction
Thomas R. Ward
Stunt Double
Teddy Stewart
Casting
Charles Bail
Second Unit Director
Dick Colean
Bob Wyman
James L. Berkey
Set Decoration
Celia Bryant
Costume Design
