Plot:
A truck crashes and explodes.
Suddenly, roadsters race down the road somewhere else.
Connie pulls up to a quaint greasy spoon diner. Inside, a waitress keeps complaining about an escaped prisoner. Bill seems awfully nervous about the prisoner. Connie is
going to enter a race that ends in Mexico. All the truckers will be after this escaped prisoner. A trucker pulls a gun demanding to see “Bill Meyers” identification.
The escaped prisoner Frank Webster knocks the trucker out. He takes the keys to Connie’s car and off they go…
The waitress returns to the room and finds the trucker unconscious. She calls the police.
Webster has Connie shut up. They’re going to head for Mexico. Stopping for gas, he prevents her from escaping.
The police arrive at the diner. The waitress seems to have a slight grasp of truth and reality. She spotted Frank Webster, the escaped prisoner. The cops have an APB out
on an old beat up car with a man and woman in it instead of the new jaguar they’re actually driving.
Connie wants her car back. Well, Frank wants out of the country. By the way, she really hates him.
Frank figures a route around the cops when Connie pulls the keys out and throws them away. A motorcycle cop pulls them over to tell them about having a non-working
tail light before riding off.
Frank has her search for the ignition key. Starting to hotwire the rig, Connie hands him the spare key for the car.
At the hospital, the police try to question the trucker who is still unable to answer any questions.
Frank and Connie are fighting. Everyone knows a slap is prelude to a kiss.
I knew I took the wrong turn at Albuquerue...
2 biker cops discuss Frank. After a radio update, they take a break.
Frank and Connie are able to coast past the police on a side road.
Farther down the road, they see the police are checking cars. Frank has an idea that manages to get them past the checkpoint.
In the hospital, the trucker stirs. The police are unable to decipher what he is saying at first. They finally realize he was trying to say Jaguar and have been searching for a
battered jalopy.
Frank and Connie have to register for the race. The race has decided to exclude women drivers. Frank signs up for his qualifying run.
Connie runs into an old friend, Favre. Sniping between Frank and him ensues.
In the trial run, Connie explains how to race.
The police begin checking race entrants for Frank.
Frank is able to get a fast qualifying time. Unfortunately, the 2nd fastest time is the 2nd to last to start the race.
Franks wants to run off when he learns the cops are checking the race entrants for the escaped prisoner.
Frank and Connie head to an old abandoned house to hide out for temporarily. Connie asks to hear his story. He won’t face a jury. He bought his own truck. However, the
owner of a large shipping company tried to force him to sell out. When that didn’t work, they tried murdering him out. A truck tried to run him off the road but crashed, killing the
driver. The other truckers claimed Frank did it. Connie claims to be on his side and will get him a lawyer.
An old man tells them the police patrol the old house. Frank assumes that Connie was trying to set him up. These two have a perfect love hate relationship.
Connie runs off. Frank catches up to her. They head back to the race. Connie spots Favre. They head to the antique car race. Model T fu ensues.
Favre questions Frank. He also talks about the escaped prisoner and asks how Connie met him. The rich Favre calls Frank a trucker. Frank and Connie storm away.
Connie and Frank meet Sally. She offers to let them stay at her place. Her father is deputy which kills the deal. Frank is awfully antsy to get away from Sally.
Frank drags Connie away with him. She refuses to go any farther. Frank drags her to a nearby barn. Connie wants Frank to turn himself into the police. Suckin’ face. Frank
professes his love for her before returning to suckin’ face.
Connie awakens next to Frank. Suckin’ face. He won’t risk a trial. Heading to the race, he locks Connie in the barn.
At the race, Frank is in the Jaguar and get into position.
Connie calls for help. She decides setting some oily rags on fire would be a better idea.
The race begins as farmer spots a smoldering barn. Connie has him take her to the race.
Racing ensues with a play by play. Frank is near the lead.
Connie calls the police to tell them Frank is driving and to stop him at the border. She borrows a friend’s car and heads for the border.
In the race, Frank is tooth and nail for the lead.
Frank and Connie’s driving is intercut.
Roadblock at the border, Frank breaks through it. Favre learns that Frank is the escaped prisoner and decides to go into hot pursuit to apprehend the malefactor.
Ducking and weaving ensues. Favre crashes. Franks stops and drags him out of the flaming wreckage.
Connie catches up to them. Favre is fine.
The cops are approaching.
Frank will turn himself in. He can fight in court to prove his innocence. It is just the beginning…Suckin’ face ensues.
