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*Racing for Time*
Racing for Time
Written by	Glenn German; Adam Rodgers
Directed by	Charles S. Dutton
Starring	Charles S. Dutton; Yaya DaCosta; Zulay Henao; Saige Thompson; Allesandra Fordballazes; Tiffany Haddish; Dequina Moore
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Peter Sadowski; Christopher Morgan
Editor	Lance Anderson
Running time	1 hr minutes
Original release
Release	February 19, 2008

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Racing for Time is a 2008 Lifetime television film starring Charles S. Dutton, and Elizabeth Peña. The movie is based on the accomplishments of real-life coach and prison guard Sergeant Noel Chesnut (later promoted to lieutenant and then Captain) and the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility's track team he started.^[1]^[2] The real story took place in California in the 1990s when California's Youth Authority's correction's officer Noel Chesnut started a track team for female inmates throughout the Camarillo area facilities where many of the female offenders had been convicted of murder and robbery. Noel sacrificed a lot to encourage these girls and several of them went on to lead successful lives due to his program.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Plot

Cleveland "Stack" Stackhouse (Charles S. Dutton) is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who witnesses the cycle of destructive choices and racial tensions among female teen offenders and decides to do something about it. He gathers African-American, Latina and Caucasian teens, and organizes a multi-racial track team behind the bars of the prison. Participation in Stack's track team not only breaks down the racial divides between the girls, but also puts them on a path to turn their lives around.

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+'''''Racing for Time''''' is a 2008 [[Lifetime Television|Lifetime]] [[television film]] starring [[Charles S. Dutton]], and [[Elizabeth Peña]]. The movie is based on the accomplishments of real-life coach and prison guard Sergeant Noel Chesnut (later promoted to lieutenant and then Captain) and the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility's track team he started.<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-02-14-dutton-racing-for-time_N.htm?csp=34 Sgt Chestnut's story]</ref><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charles-dutton-holds-a-captive-audience/ Lt Chestnut's story]</ref>  The real story took place in California in the 1990s when California's Youth Authority's correction's officer Noel Chesnut started a track team for female inmates throughout the Camarillo area facilities where many of the female offenders had been convicted of murder and robbery. Noel sacrificed a lot to encourage these girls and several of them went on to lead successful lives due to his program.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/YOUTH+AUTHORITY+WARDS+HOOKED+ON+TRACK,+FIELD.-a0115253808 Noel Chesnut's story]</ref><ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-12-me-cyatrack12-story.html Lieutenant Noel Chestnut's story]</ref><ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-10-me-cyatrack10-story.html Lt Noel Chesnut's story]</ref>
-'''''Racing for Time''''' is a [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Lifetime Television|Lifetime]] Original Movie, starring [[Charles S. Dutton]], and [[Elizabeth Pena]].
-==Synopsis==
+==Plot==
+Cleveland "Stack" Stackhouse ([[Charles S. Dutton]]) is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who witnesses the cycle of destructive choices and racial tensions among female teen offenders and decides to do something about it. He gathers African-American, Latina and Caucasian teens, and organizes a multi-racial track team behind the bars of the prison. Participation in Stack's track team not only breaks down the racial divides between the girls, but also puts them on a path to turn their lives around.
-Gang rivalries between inmates in a Texas juvenile women's correctional institute are subdued when a guard ([[Charles S. Dutton]]) encourages the inmates to participate in sports training. The inmates eventually go on to compete in a [[4x100 m relay]] against high schools in the local area.
+==See also==
+* [[List of films about the sport of athletics]]
+* [[List of teachers portrayed in films]]
+==References==
-[[Category:Films shot in New Orleans, Louisiana]]
+{{Reflist|2}}
-[[Category:Lifetime network films]]
+==External links==
+* {{IMDb title|1069242|Racing for Time}}
+[[Category:Films directed by Charles S. Dutton]]
+[[Category:Films shot in New Orleans]]
+[[Category:Lifetime (TV channel) films]]
+[[Category:American biographical drama films]]
+[[Category:2008 biographical drama films]]
+[[Category:Biographical films about educators]]
+[[Category:2008 drama films]]
 [[Category:2008 films]]
+[[Category:American drama television films]]
+[[Category:2000s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language drama films]]
+[[Category:English-language biographical drama films]]