SPOILER ALERT: This page contains content of a movie, including the ending, Stroker Ace is a 1983 action comedy film, filmed in North Carolina and Georgia. It is about a race car driver named Stroker Ace, played by Burt Reynolds and directed by Hal Needham. Co stars include Jim Nabors, Loni Anderson, Ned Beatty, Bubba Smith, and Parker Stevenson. Guest NASCAR drivers include Dale Earnhardt, Kyle Petty, Ricky Rudd, Cale Yarborough, Neil Bonnett, Harry Gant, Tim Richmond, Benny Parsons, Richard Petty, Terry Labonte, and guest commentators Ken Squier, David Hobbs, Chris Economaki, and Bill Dollar.