Here Comes the Speed Breed!
The lives and passions of a stock car team are revealed against the turbulent backdrop of the professional racing world.
James Caan Laura Devon Gail Hire Charlene Holt John Robert Crawford Marianna Hill Skip Ward Norman Alden George Takei Diane Strom Anthony Rogers Carol Connors Cissy Wellman Joel Allen Benjie Bancroft Nick Borgani Robert Donner Duke Fishman John Gabriel Teri Garr Erica Gavin Beryl Hammond Dee Hartford Howard Hawks Idell James Forrest Lewis Jerry Lewis Ann Morell Cosmo Sardo Leslie Summers Roberta Tennes
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