Greased Lightning

In 1930s Danville, Virginia, an African American boy named Wendell Scott impresses a group of white boys with his bike-riding prowess. Wendell tells his mother he does not want to work in the cotton mill and plans to use his muster pay to buy a taxicab, eventually open a garage, and be his own boss. In 1955, Wendell faces off with rival Beau Welles at Middle Virginia Speedway, but Welles is declared the winner.