A young hell raiser quits his moonshine business and tries to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Loosely based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.
Jeff Bridges
as Elroy Jackson Jr.
Valerie Perrine
as Marge Dennison
Geraldine Fitzgerald
as Frau Jackson
Ned Beatty
as Hackel
Gary Busey
as Wayne Jackson
Lane Smith
as Rick Penny
Ed Lauter
as Burton Colt
William Smith
as Kyle Kingman
Gregory Walcott
as Cleve Morley
Art Lund
as Elroy Jackson Sr.
Jimmy Murphy
as Spud
Tom Ligon
as Lamar
