Pit Stop
Raw guts for glory! Flesh against steel!
1969 · 1h 31m · NOT RATED
Action, Drama
Directed by
Jack Hill
Overview
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.
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