The story of premier drag racer Shirley Muldowney, who became the first driver ever to win the National Hot Rod Association's World Championship more than once. In order to do so, she had to break not only speed records, but formidable sexual barriers as well. Academy Award Nominations: Best Costume Design.

Biography about trophy-winning race car driver Shirley Muldowney, and how she broke into what was primarily a man's field. The film traces her life from the car-racing influences of her childhood and teens to her success as an adult, in which she was aided by her second husband, a race car driver himself.

Shirley Muldowney served as a creative consultant to the production.

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Special Edition
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Jonathan Kaplan - Director
Featurette:
1. SHIRLEY MULDOWNEY: BEHIND THE WHEEL: THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE MOVIE
2. FRIENDS, RIVALS, CHAMPIONS - Muldowney, Garlits & Kalitta Reminisce About Their Careers
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos: Poster & Still Gallery

Bonnie Bedelia: American actress, DIE HARD, HEART LIKE A WHEEL
Beau Bridges: American actor, THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS (1989)
Hoyt Axton: American Singer/Actor
Leo Rossi: Supporting Actor/Accused

Jonathan Kaplan: American Director

Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1983"
"...Immediate and understandable, and [it] never opts for heroism at the expense of authenticity....Bedelia gives a fine performance..."