- HD 1080
- Runtime: 96m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Michael Schultz
- Stars: Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, Pam Grier, Cleavon Little, Vincent Gardenia
- keywords: car race, sports, stock car racing, auto-tuning, automobile, racism, race car driver, nascar, black history, stock car, race car, black awareness, race car crash, semi-biographical, dirt track racing, racing driver, black community, race car driving, deep south, auto racing
- Production_studio: Third World Cinema
- Slogan: He drove 'em wild!
- The Greased Lightning is featured in the top rankings of 1977
- #30 in Top Comedy Movies of 1977
- #83 in Top Drama Movies of 1977
- #33 in Top Action Movies of 1977
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.