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The enduring image to come out of this film is Burt Reynolds walking around in a chicken suit, all in a bid to fulfill his sponsorship obligations with Chicken Pit, the only company left willing to front the brash driver the cash he needed to run his NASCAR team after he spectacularly flamed out one too many times.

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The movie covers a lot of ground, including more than 10 years of Wendell moving up through the various feeder series run under the NASCAR banner, and concludes with Pryor joyously winning his first major victory in the big show. Scott got his start in bootlegging, which is well-represented in 'Greased Lightning,' including a scene where the driver trades time behind the wheel at a local track for his freedom in a deal brokered to get him probation and the chance to chase his dream. It's unclear why Richard Pryor chose to get serious in this film inspired by NASCAR's first black driver, Wendell Scott, but give him credit for turning in a careful and measured performance that illustrated the struggles Scott went through before he was even allowed toВ race in Grand National competition. It's notable, however, for two things: 'Speedway' was Elvis' last musical and it's the only time The King and The King ever shared the same bill. Yes, they shot at Charlotte, and there are cameos from luminaries such as Cale Yarborough and Richard Petty, but at its core it's a musical intended to showcase Presley's hips and lips as he croons his way through the pits. SpeedwayД®lvis Presley is another musical icon who kinda, sorta, made a NASCAR movie.

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It also scored Rogers a number one hit on the country charts with 'Love Will Turn You Around,' but strangest of all was the TV spin-off version of 'Six Pack' starring Don Johnson and Joaquin Phoenix the following year. It's an interesting deviation from the norm of most racing films, where the in-car action is balanced out by equal amounts of Kenny Rogers being a gruff and bearded patriarch who clearly doesn't want to have anything to do with any of those pesky kids. Released in 1982 when it was still possible to put Kenny Rogers on the silver screen without 'The Gambler' playing in the background, itВ starts with a gang of parentless children working as chop shop car thieves who just so happen to swipe Rogers' stock car engine on his way through their small town.ДЄs you might have been able to predict, Kenny's Brewster Baker character becomes a sort-of father figure to the family of orphans (which includes a pre-fame Diane Lane), who go onВ be hisВ crew at dirt tracks and even Atlanta Motor Speedway during a sequence that features actual NASCAR footage. 'Six Pack' makes the list because of how truly weird everything about this movie is.

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Not every effort has been notable-and there are more than a few Cup car duds out there sputtering in the projection booth-but we've put together this list of the eight best NASCAR movies ever to have been released. While some of these movies have used stock car racing as a backdrop to tell a larger (or in some cases, more confusing) story, others dove straight in and made NASCAR the centerpiece of the narrative, evoking the characters and image of circle track racing while attempting to connect with audiences. NASCAR has had a long and storied cinematic history, with more than 50 years of flicks dedicated to showcasing at least some aspect of the sport.