''Steel Chariots'' is a 1997 American
made-for-television
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sports film
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about
NASCAR
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that was produced for
Touchstone Television
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. It first aired on the
Fox Network
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on September 23, 1997.
Cast
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John Beck as Dale Tucker
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Kathleen Nolan
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Early years
B ...
as Ethyl Tucker
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Ben Browder
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as D.J. Tucker
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Heidi Mark
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as Amber
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Randy Travis
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Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...
as Rev. Wally Jones
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Scott Gurney
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as Brett Tucker
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Madison Michele as Melissa Bogart
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Brian Van Holt as Franklin Jones
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Heather Stephens
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as Josie
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Robby Pretty as Charlotte Tucker
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Jordan Williams as Glenn Walton
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Dan Albright as Rory Bass
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Craig Hauer as Trey Tucker
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Chuck Kinlaw as Willard
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Darryl Van Leer as Nate
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Andy Stahl
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Life and career
St ...
as Crew Chiel
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R. Keith Harris as Jerry
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Cress Horne as Helicopter Pilot
Production
Filming took place in
Birmingham, Alabama
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,
Charlotte, North Carolina
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,
Concord, North Carolina
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, and
Dallas, Texas
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. Filming was also done at
Talladega Superspeedway
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.
References
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1997 television films
1997 films
American auto racing films
Fox network original films
1990s sports films
Films directed by Tommy Lee Wallace
1990s American films
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