Writer Dave Christiano said the idea for "The Perfect Race" came about based on a paragraph of script that was originally in "Remember The Goal". It was a short dialogue Coach Donnelly told her team about the 1973 Kentucky Derby winner Secretariat. This dialogue was pulled prior to filming and as a result became the basis for the follow-up movie.
Lead actress Allee-Sutton Hethcoat won Miss Tennessee USA 2017 and finished in the top 10 in the 2017 Miss USA pageant.
The last movie starring Clarence Gilyard before his death.