After an accident at an illegal street race, Danny Krueger is sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When Danny decides to enter the NHRA High School Drags, he's forced to seek his father's help in taking down the local hot shot. To win it all, Danny needs to rise to the challenge in a world where old rivalries run deep, outsiders are rarely welcome, and racing is a way of life.