We Have Petty Movie to Look Forward to

[pmossberg]

This is a long article from Sporting News about the NASCAR Media Group (Nascar's produciotn arm).

But the only paragraph I cared about is near the end:

"The group also is working on a new movie, "Petty Blue," a biography of NASCAR driving great Richard Petty. The media group's previous credits include "Dale: The True Story" and "The Ride of Their Lives," NASCAR-themed movies for Viacom that have been distributed on TV and via DVD."

Now that is something to look forward to!

The full article is at:

www.sportingnews.com/nascar/article/2010-01-05/nascar-media-group-generates-new-revenues

[chilipepper]

Wow! That's good news.

[apttyfn]

Cant wait to see that....

[pmossberg]

I could not find any release dates. But will keep watching for it.

[eddyk82]

Thats good I can't wait to see it actually come through.

I remember for the last 10 years hearing about a supposed movie with Dennis Quaid portraying the life of Lee Petty. I actually believe he owns the movie rights to the story. It obviously never came about though. I was hearing that back in '02.

[pmossberg]

Eddy, you are right about the Quaid movie.

But the most recent news I can find is from March 2006 on jayski:

The Disney-backed movie on Richard Petty is on again and filming could start this fall or early spring 2007, said Bill Scott of Petty Enterprises. The movie was expected to be filmed in either 2004 or 2005, but that changed after the script was rejected. Scott said the script has been rewritten, and movie officials are revising it. Scott said actor Dennis Quaid is scheduled to play Lee Petty.(Roanoke Times)(3-11-2006)

[revilo]

This sounds like a great movie. I hope they do it right.