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
as Grant Willard
Richard Davalos
as Rick Bowman
Ellen Burstyn
as Ellen McCleod
Sid Haig
as Hawk Sidney
Beverly Washburn
as Jolene
George Washburn
as Ed McCleod
Steve Pendleton
as Luther
Robert Krist
as Al
Ted Duncan
as Sonny Simpson
Titus Moede
as Moody
Ray Thiel
as Roy
Don White
as Ace
