Rick Bowman, a drag racing street punk, comes to the attention of crafty businessman Grant Willard. Willard bails him out of jail and offers him sponsorship as a stock car driver. Bowman accepts and enters the demolition derby-adjacent world of "figure eight" racing. As Bowman moves up in the ranks, his regard for his friends slips-- giving way to outright obsession with becoming the best.
Brian Donlevy
Richard Davalos
Ellen Burstyn
Sid Haig
Beverly Washburn
George Washburn
Steve Pendleton
Robert Krist
Ted Duncan
Titus Moede
Ray Thiel
Don White
Jack Seymour
Bob James
Harry Schooler
George Barris
Sandy Reed
Ed Hand
Hal Lane
Edwin Kissel