Thunder Alley

Stock-car driver Fabian must retire after he blacks out while driving, causing the death of another racer. He therefore takes the demeaning job of staging phony crashes and spinouts at a "Thrill Circus" run by cheap promoter Murray. Among those racing cars on Murray's track are his own daughter, Funicello, and her beau, Berlinger. The bored Fabian trains Berlinger to race professionally, and the kid actually wins his first race. Discovering a new sugar daddy, Fabian's former girl friend, McBain, zeros in on Beringer, much to Funicello's dismay. This leads to some tension between Fabian and his protege, but as luck would have it, the pair are entered as partners in ...