Synopsis

Stock Car racing is the dynamic union of man and machine. Fueled by its devoted fans and savvy sponsors, it is the fastest growing spectator sport in America, from the high stakes of NASCAR's Winston Cup to the local Saturday Night dirt tracks.

NASCAR's Winston Cup Series is to stockcar racing what the NBA is to basketball. This is where the big guys come to race for big money. Join us as we follow the Cartoon Network Team of racer Jerry Nadeau and pit chief Jeff Buice, as they compete in the grueling 34-track circuit that keeps them on the road 11 months out of the year, along with NASCAR's director Gary Nelson. No longer the exclusive province of blue-collar males in the Southeast, stock car racing has taken the entire country by storm. Meet track promoter Humpy Wheeler, who has capitalized on NASCAR's marketing potential and turned his speedway into a multi-million dollar enterprise.

Into the world of "Saturday Night" short track racing, where most of NASCAR's heroes got their start. Ride shotgun with a 22-year-old racing amateur as he competes on a dime, a wing and a prayer. And it's on these aggressive tracks that the true spirit of stock car racing lives on. We reveal the legends who built the sport into what it is today, and hear from the "King" of stock car racing, Richard Petty. Finally, we look ahead to the future of racing. Hear from a 15-year-old rising star who's been racing since he was three. Capture the American spirit of stock car racing along with him as he competes on a regional Southern circuit. And like the small town boys dreaming of the big time before him, they are all fueled by one thing: the desire to win.