Bobby Allison

A look at NASCAR Grand National stock car racing circa 1976-7. The stars include Richard Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison, and Buddy Baker, and includes upstart female racer Janet Guthrie. The sport in the mid-1970s was undergoing a surge of national popularity after Petty and Pearson crashed fighting for the win within sight of the checkered flag of the 1976 Daytona 500, telecast live on ABC Sports, and the surging interest triggered renewed media interest in the sport.

A country boy wants to make it big as a stockcar racer.

ilmmaker John Lyons Murphy offers a look into a side of auto racing history most corporate sponsors prefer to ignore in Moonshine To The Finish Line: The Unofficial Beginnings Of NASCAR, which includes rare footage of early stock car races, vintage photographs and interviews with racing legends Junior Johnson, Bobby Allison and Tiger Tom Pistone.

Documentary produced by Marty Robbins.