A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gains a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they unintentionally attract a well-to-do drifter driving a new Pontiac GTO. This older man, looking for attention, antagonizes their efforts.
James Taylor
as The Driver
Warren Oates
as G.T.O.
Dennis Wilson
as The Mechanic
Laurie Bird
as The Girl
Rudy Wurlitzer
as Hot Rod Driver
Harry Dean Stanton
as Oklahoma Hitchhiker
Jaclyn Hellman
as Hot Rod Driver's Girl
Alan Vint
as Man in Roadhouse
Katherine Squire
as Old Woman
Bill Keller
as Texas Hitchhiker
David Drake
as Needles Station Attendant
Richard Ruth
as Needles Station Mechanic
