Story :A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gains a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they unintentionally attract a well-to-do drifter driving a new Pontiac GTO. This older man, looking for attention, antagonizes their efforts.
Cast
James TaylorThe Driver
Warren OatesG.T.O.
Dennis WilsonThe Mechanic
Laurie BirdThe Girl
Rudy WurlitzerHot Rod Driver
Harry Dean StantonOklahoma Hitchhiker
Jaclyn HellmanHot Rod Driver's Girl
Alan VintMan in Roadhouse
Katherine SquireOld Woman
Bill KellerTexas Hitchhiker
David DrakeNeedles Station Attendant
Richard RuthNeedles Station Mechanic
Don SamuelsTexas Policeman #1
Charles MooreTexas Policeman #2
Tom GreenBoswell Attendant
W.H. HarrisonParts Store Owner
Illa GinnavenWaitress in Roadhouse
George MitchellTruck Driver at Accident
A.J. SolariTennessee Hitchhiker
Melissa HellmanLittle Girl with Old Woman Picked Up by G.T.O.
Jay WheatleyMan #1 at Race Track
James MitchumMan #2 at Race Track
Kreag CaffeyBoy with Motorcycle
Tom WitenbargerPickup Truck Driver
Glen RogersSoldier #1
Tomas MooreKid at Drive-In (uncredited)
Big Willie Robinson IIIStreet Racer in Daytona (uncredited)