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A young hell raiser quits moonshine running to try to become the best NASCAR racer the South has ever seen.A young hell raiser quits moonshine running to try to become the best NASCAR racer the South has ever seen.A young hell raiser quits moonshine running to try to become the best NASCAR racer the South has ever seen.
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William Smith
- Kyle Kingman
- (as William Smith II)
Ernie F. Orsatti
- Davie Baer
- (as Ernie Orsatti)
Jimmy Murphy
- Spud
- (as James Murphy)
Garland Atkins
- TV Reporter
- (uncredited)
John Samuel Brawley
- Joe Casper
- (uncredited)
Bob Cole
- Marshall Collins
- (uncredited)
Lewis Compton
- Track Announcer - Martinsville
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaThe movie depicts Junior's father as being arrested for producing moonshine. In reality, it was Junior himself that was arrested and sentenced. In 1956, federal tax agents found Johnson working at his father's moonshine still in Wilkes County; they arrested him. Many local residents believed the raid was done in revenge for the agent's inability to catch Johnson delivering moonshine on local highways; this is depicted in the movie when we see the local law enforcement busting up his father's still. Junior Johnson was convicted of moon-shining and was sent to prison in Chillicothe, Ohio. He served 11 months of a two-year sentence.
- GoofsWhen the movie starts, Junior is driving a Mustang with a police band radio but there is no antenna on the car that would work on police band frequencies.
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Elroy Jackson Sr.: [about working in the saw mill] It didn't seem to worry most of the boys. They put in their time, looking ahead to payday. But not me. That paycheck wasn't money, it was a bill of sale. Three months of that, back to whiskey. It's been hard on your ma, but damn foolishness to one person is breath of life to another.
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This is one of my favorite gear head movies.Some really great footage of 311 Speedway and Hickory Speedway.In 1993 I visited 311 Speedway for my first time with a sprint car team to race there.I couldn't believe how I knew just about every inch of the property because of the Last American Hero movie.It was a great experience.This movie captures the vibe that was alive in the early 70's of muscle cars and the will to make it to Winston Cup Racing.It's a fantastic,laid back,country folk,style movie that builds to a dream ending dream!Sam Ard's #00 gets a lot of attention as well as Bobby Allison's #12 owned by Junior Johnson gets a lot of footage as well.Enjoy if you can.I have since 1973....
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- Also known as
- Hard Driver
- Filming locations
- Hickory, North Carolina, USA(Hickory Motor Speedway)
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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