A Southern stock-car driver puts his rising career in the hands of a race promoter.
Acting
Tom Ligon's desperate desperation feels dangerously real.
Production
Authentic dirt-track atmosphere, no Hollywood gloss.
Director
Joseph Manduke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Joseph Manduke only made four features; this was his attempt at gritty prestige before TV work consumed his career.
Shot during NASCAR's transition from regional obsession to national phenomenon—captures the sport before corporate sponsors sanitized its rough edges.
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