Winning (film)

Winning is a 1969 American Panavision action drama sports film directed by James Goldstone and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and Robert Wagner.

Charley, Elora's teenage son by her first husband, becomes very close to Frank, and helps him prepare his cars for his races.

During preparation for this film, Newman was trained for the motorsport by drivers Bob Sharp and Lake Underwood, at a race track high performance driving school—which sparked Newman's enthusiasm for the sport and led to his participation as a competitor in sports car racing during the remainder of his life.

[citation needed] The film includes footage taken at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,[2] the legendary 2.5 mile track.

[10] The film score was by Dave Grusin, and the original soundtrack album was issued on Decca Records.

[12][13] The movie's opening theme was used in the early 1970s in TVG's US syndicated college basketball network's telecasts.

Helmets worn in the film by Paul Newman and Robert Wagner on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum .