A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.
| Editing | William D. Gordean | Editor |
| Production | Albert S. Ruddy | Producer |
| Directing | Hal Needham | Director |
| Writing | Brock Yates | Screenplay |
| Camera | Michael C. Butler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Donn Cambern | Editor |
| Sound | Al Capps | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Crew | Howard A. Small | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | André E. Morgan | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Bill Coker | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Rochelle Moser | Set Decoration |
| Sound | David M. Horton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jim Yant | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Carol Wenger | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Gordon Davidson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Raymond Chow Man-Wai | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Frank Bueno | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert A. Reich | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Salling | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Bill Nicholson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Mike Doyle | Transportation Captain |
| Production | David Hamburger | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Scott Burrow | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Dick Colean | Camera Operator |
| Art | Gary F. Kieldrup | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Milton C. Burrow | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Maureen Osborne-Beall | Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Bud Schindler | Gaffer |
| Crew | Cliff Wenger | Special Effects |
| Editing | Janice Parker | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Steve Mirkovich | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Neil Burrow | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Snuff Garrett | Music Supervisor |
| Production | David Hamburger | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriel Borgo | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Stanley Brossette | Unit Publicist |
| Sound | Glen Lambert | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Art Sarno | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Jerry Graham | Property Master |
| Camera | Richard R. Robinson | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Hope Williams | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | William J. Meshover | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Ellingwood | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Gregg Bond | Special Props |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Eurlyne Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Allan Graf | Stunts |
| Crew | Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Double |
