Heart Like a Wheel
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
Bonnie Bedelia
Shirley Muldowney
Beau Bridges
Connie Kalitta
Leo Rossi
Jack Muldowney
Hoyt Axton
Jack Roque
Bill McKinney
"Big Daddy" Don Garlits
Anthony Edwards
John Muldowney
Elliott Mason
Young Autograph Seeker
Creed Bratton
Photographer
Dick Miller
Mickey White
Paul Bartel
Chef Paul
Bruce Barlow
Bass Player, Tex's Band
Missy Basile
Angela
Jesse Aragon
Carlos
Tiffany Brissette
Little Shirley
Paul Bryar
Matt, Card Player
James Burton
Guitar Player, Tex's Band
Martin Casella
Repoter #1
Michael Cavanaugh
NHRA Boss
Sandy Chanley
Fan
Mark Dawson
Guitar / Harmonica, Tex's Band
Diane Delano
Shirley's Sister
Tom Duffield
Rahn Tobler
Jill Carroll
John's girlfriend
Steve Evans
Himself
Dennis Fetchet
Fiddle Player, Tex's Band
Chris Fontana
Frank the Crank
Ellen Geer
Mrs. Marianne Kalitta
Ashley Graham
Girl at Track
Christi Graham
Girl at Track
Marvin Graham
Kalitta's Crew Chief
Nora Heflin
Nurse North
Mitzi Hoag
Shirley's Mother
Marvin 'Swede' Johnson
'Lariat' Sponsor
Tim Kimber
Buddy
Terence Knox
Jack's Friend
Sam Laws
Piano Player
Paul Linke
Reporter #2
Dean Paul Martin
Sonny Rigotti
Michael Milgrom
Tourist at Bar
Bob Minor
Ralph, NHRA Official
Harry Northup
Trooper
Byron Thames
John (age 10-13)
Lori Randolph
Blonde Little Girl Racing Fan (uncredited)
Jonathan Kaplan
Director
Ken Friedman
Writer
Rich Irvine
Executive Producer
Silvia Abascal
Hairstylist
Wes Dawn
Makeup Artist
Lamar Card
Executive Producer
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
Arne Schmidt
Associate Producer
James L. Stewart
Executive Producer
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Marty Katz
Coordinating Producer
Marty Katz
Unit Production Manager
Sally Dennison
Casting
Bob Schultz
Production Manager
James William Newport
Production Design
Peg Cummings
Set Decoration
Charles Roven
Producer
O. Nicholas Brown
Editor
John Strong
Supervising Producer
William Ware Theiss
Costume Design
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Conrad E. Palmisano
Second Unit Director
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Norman Blankenship
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Stunts
Howard Jensen
Special Effects Coordinator
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
R.A. Rondell
Stunts
Tommy Ivo
Stunt Driver
Bobby Sargent
Stunts
Pamela Bebermeyer
Stunts
Kerrie Cullen
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Rock A. Walker
Stunts
Reid Rondell
Stunts
Gene Walker
Stunts
James Winburn
Stunts
Mags Kavanaugh
Stunt Double
Debby Porter
Stunts
Sonny Shields
Stunts
George Fisher
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Rick Seaman
Stunts
Jerry Summers
Stunts
Roger Creed
Stunts
Dick Hancock
Stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
Stunts
Harry Wowchuk
Stunts
Freddie Hice
Stunts