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Winning is a 1969

1969 in film

The year 1969 in film involved some significant events....
American

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
motion picture starring Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Paul Leonard Newman was an United States actor, film director, entrepreneur, Humanitarianism, and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other nominations three Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a...
and Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward is an United States Academy Awards-, Golden Globe-, Emmy and Cannes Film Festival award-winning actress. Woodward, widow of Paul Newman, is also a television and theatrical producer....
. A number of racecar drivers and racing persons appear in the film, including Bobby Unser

Bobby Unser

Robert William "Bobby" Unser is a retired United States automobile racer. He is the brother of Al Unser and Jerry Unser, the father of Robby Unser, and the uncle of Al Unser, Jr....
, Tony Hulman

Tony Hulman

Anton "Tony" Hulman, Jr. was a businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana and graduated from Yale University in 1924.His business, Hulman & Company, produces Clabber Girl Baking Powder, which Tony made popular through the use of clever advertising in the 1930s....
, Bobby Grim

Bobby Grim

Robert "Bobby" Grim was an American racecar driver.Born in Coal City, Indiana, Grim died of cancer in Indianapolis, Indiana. He drove in the and United States Automobile Club Championship Car series, racing in the 1958-1969 seasons with 66 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races each year from 1959-1968 except 1965....
, Dan Gurney

Dan Gurney

Daniel Sexton Gurney is an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner.The son of a Metropolitan Opera star, he was born in Port Jefferson, New York, but moved to California as a teenager....
, Roger McCluskey

Roger McCluskey

Roger McCluskey was an United States race car driver. He was from Tucson, Arizona.He won championship titles in three divisions of USAC -Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars....
, and Bruce Walkup

Bruce Walkup

Bruce Walkup , is a retired American racecar driver.Walkup raced in the United States Automobile Club Championship Car series in the 1967-1971 seasons, with 35 career starts, including the 1969 and 1970 Indianapolis 500 races....
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Winning is a 1969

1969 in film

The year 1969 in film involved some significant events....
American

United States

Paul Newman

Joanne Woodward

Bobby Unser

Robert William "Bobby" Unser is a retired United States automobile racer. He is the brother of Al Unser and Jerry Unser, the father of Robby Unser, and the uncle of Al Unser, Jr....
, Tony Hulman

Tony Hulman

Bobby Grim

Dan Gurney

Roger McCluskey

Roger McCluskey was an United States race car driver. He was from Tucson, Arizona.He won championship titles in three divisions of USAC -Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars....
, and Bruce Walkup

Bruce Walkup

Plot summary

The film centers on professional racecar driver Frank Capua (Newman) and his wife Elora (Woodward). Frank spends too much time in the garage, pushing Elora into the arms of Newman's main rival on the track, Luther Erding (Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Robert John Wagner is a Golden Globe- nominated prolific United States film and television actor of theatre and screen, who starred in movies, soap operas and television....
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Production

During preparation for this film, Newman was trained for the motorsport

Motorsport

Motorsport is the collection of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. It was a Olympic_sports#Demonstration_sports event in the 1900 olympics....
by drivers, Bob Sharp and Lake Underwood

Lake Underwood

Lake Underwood is an United States entrepreneur who competed in the racing of prototype automobiles and motorcycles. He is a Master craftsman who, although high performance fuel delivery and carburetor design and mechanics were his specialties, also invented automobile improvements, especially in electronics for Germany automobiles....
, at a race track

Race track

A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or sportsperson. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses....
high performance driving school—which sparked Newman's enthusiasm for the sport and led to his participation as a competitor in sports car racing

Sports car racing

Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....
during the remainder of his life.

The film includes footage taken at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
, the legendary 2.5 mile track.

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