In the world of 1970s car racing, Hurley Haywood was cool, calm and collected. A five-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner, three-time Le Mans winner and Trans-Am champion, Haywood was a Hollywood archetype: a strikingly handsome man brought up by a good Midwestern family. Yet Haywood was often overshadowed by racing partner and volatile mentor, Peter Gregg—the Batman to his Robin—whose abrupt suicide in 1980 shook the sport to its core. And yet Haywood had secrets of his own. Despite multiple encounters with women, some that included public appearances alongside Penthouse models, he remained elusive about his personal life. With deft use of archival footage and exclusive interviews featuring actor and fellow racer, Patrick Dempsey, Hurley reveals a greater insight into Haywood’s tightrope walk between career and sexuality, while posing the question—will motorsport ever be ready for openly LGBT racers?
J.C. France, born on November 11, 1965, in Daytona Beach, Florida, is an American racing driver known for his career in sports car racing. As the grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., he grew up in the heart of American motorsports. J.C. competed in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series with Brumos Racing, achieving notable success in endurance events, particularly at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Known for his dedication to racing, he contributed to the legacy of the France family in motorsports beyond NASCAR, focusing on endurance racing before stepping back from the sport.
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