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.
| Directing | Hal Needham | Director |
| Writing | Brock Yates | Screenplay |
| Production | Albert S. Ruddy | Producer |
| Camera | Michael C. Butler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Donn Cambern | Editor |
| Editing | William D. Gordean | Editor |
| Sound | Al Capps | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Sound | Snuff Garrett | Music Supervisor |
| Production | David Hamburger | Associate Producer |
| Production | André E. Morgan | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Carol Wenger | Art Direction |
| Production | Raymond Chow Man-Wai | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Hamburger | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Bill Coker | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Frank Bueno | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Cliff Wenger | Special Effects |
| Art | Rochelle Moser | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Milton C. Burrow | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bill Nicholson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Hope Williams | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Janice Parker | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Steve Mirkovich | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | William J. Meshover | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Robert A. Reich | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | David M. Horton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Gordon Davidson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jim Yant | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Neil Burrow | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Scott Burrow | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Ellingwood | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriel Borgo | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Salling | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Maureen Osborne-Beall | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Howard A. Small | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Mike Doyle | Transportation Captain |
| Camera | Dick Colean | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Stanley Brossette | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Art Sarno | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Jerry Graham | Property Master |
| Art | Gary F. Kieldrup | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Glen Lambert | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Bud Schindler | Gaffer |
| Camera | Richard R. Robinson | Still Photographer |
| 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 |
