Rusty Wallace Movies

This weekly, syndicated "Extreme Makeover for Car Freaks" reality series was cohosted by NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace and racing journalist Shannon Wiseman. In each episode, a deserving person's car was totally reconditioned by the expert mechanics of Angel Automotive Technicians, then test driven by a seasonal racetrack professional. The half-hour series was tied in with the 2006 "Be Car Car Aware" campaign spearheaded by the automotive industry. Telecast on weekends beginning September 18, 2006, NASCAR Angels was presented by Goodyear Gemini Automotive Care and distributed by Litton Entertainment. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

From the folks who brought you Baywatch, the made-for-TV Steel Chariots was described by one critic as a combination of Dallas and The Dukes of Hazzard. At base, the story involves the intramural rivalries in a Texas auto-racing family, which extends to open warfare between the sponsors who back the various drivers in the clan. Taking up most of the screen time are the various squabbles between sibling racers D.J. and Brett Tucker (Ben Browder, Gurney Brown), with the boys' parents, played by John Beck and Kathleen Nolan, virtually exiled to the sidelines. A subplot concerns the conflict between moonshining hotrodder Franklin Jones (Brian Van Holt) and his preacher dad (Randy Travis). Providing a modicum of authenticity to the proceedings is the climactic NASCAR-style race, along with appearance by such authentic track habitués as drivers Jeff Gordon and Dale Jarrett, mechanic Rusty Wallace and announcer Benny Parsons. Steel Chariots first aired September 23, 1997, on the Fox network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi