New Aaron Norris-Directed Racing Movie To Film At NASCAR Tracks

Filmmaker AARON NORRIS will produce and direct a new movie, "MAXIMUM SPEED," which is "aimed at taking advantage of the popularity of stock-car racing and the Western culture of bull-riding and honky-tonk," according to Dave McNary of VARIETY. Filming is scheduled to begin at Texas Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway in the "mid-summer or early fall, based on track availability." Joe Gibbs Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports have "been consulting on the film, assisting with locations, tracks, cars, props, corporate sponsors, and all elements related to the filming of stock-car racing." The script "centers on Cody Wade, a young bull rider and the son of a racing legend who returns to stock-car racing to save the family legacy." “Maximum Speed” is the "first in a planned franchise tapping into the global market for high-speed car action films such as the 'FAST AND FURIOUS' movies" (VARIETY.com, 3/29).