 Despite obstacles like Hackel (Ned Beatty), a cheapskate promoter who doesn't respect a man on his way up; Marge (Valerie Perrine), a cutie who thinks he's the hottest thing unless she's sleeping with top competition Kyle Kingman (William Smith); and Burton Colt (Ed Lauter), a pro-racing owner who refuses to let Junior to use his own crew including his brother Wayne (Gary Busey), he eventually achieves his goal.The film was favorably reviewed by Pauline Kael in "The New Yorker", even though "The New Yorker" had a long-standing feud with Wolfe.It has an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.