21. Michael Delaney was the lead character in the movie, "Le Mans". Which rebellious actor starred as Delaney?
From Quiz Le Mans
Answer:
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen was qualified to drive these powerful cars in actual races and had teamed with fellow celebrity Peter Revson in the actual 1970 running of the "12 Hours of Sebring". They drove to a first place finish in their division, missing an overall win by only 23 seconds, to Mario Andretti and his team. The car they had used at Sebring performed in the 1970 Le Mans race, acting this time as camera car. It actually finished ninth, though it was out of the official standings due to the time and mileage lost for all the camera reel changes.
In fact, McQueen had planned to enter the 1970 running of Le Mans, in the #26 car with Jackie Stewart, but McQueen, reportedly, was unable to get insurance.
Garner was in the 1966 movie, "Grand Prix", Paul Newman starred in 1969's lesser-known "Winning". Burt Reynolds is known, in part, for the more light-hearted car-oriented film series, "Cannonball Run" and "Smokey and the Bandit".