Red Dirt Rising (2011)

Directed by

James Suttles

Genre

sport film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the true story of race car driver Jimmie Lewallen. It dramatizes the early days of NASCAR in the 1930s and 1940s.

inspiringnostalgicgrittyearthyslow-pacedsincereunderstated

What happens

Red Dirt Rising is a 2011 film starring Brad Yoder, Burgess Jenkins and Brett Rice based on the book Red Dirt Tracks: The Forgotten Heroes of Early Stockcar Racing by Gail Cauble Gurley telling the true story of race car driver Jimmie Lewallen. The film dramatizes the birth of NASCAR in the 1930s and 1940s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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