Pit Stop

Pit Stop

Raw guts for glory! Flesh against steel!

NR 1969 · 91 min · ★ 6.9 · Action, Drama

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.

Directed by Jack Hill · Written by Jack Hill

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