🏁🍿On July 1, 1977 “Greased Lightning” was released in theaters! Starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, Pam Grier, Cleavon Little, and Vincent Gardenia and directed by Michael Schultz. The film is based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and, later, a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee. Greased Lightning was partially filmed in Winder, Georgia; Athens, Georgia at the former Athens Speedway, and Madison, Georgia, as well as Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron,