An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.

Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson

Sammy

Phil Adamson

Billy 'The Kid' Brocker

Elder

Gary 'The Blacksmith' Black

P.J.

Meatball

Slezak

Chuck Randall
March 18, 1979

Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson

Sammy

Phil Adamson

Billy 'The Kid' Brocker

Elder

Gary 'The Blacksmith' Black

P.J.

Meatball

Slezak

Chuck Randall

