Thunder in Carolina

"THE WORLD SERIES OF STOCK CAR RACING!"

Jul 1 1960 Not Rated 1h 32m
Action, Drama, Sport

A stock-car veteran (Rory Calhoun) teaches a grease monkey to race in the Southern 500 in Darlington, S.C.

Plot

Professional stock car racer Mitch Cooper wrecks his car and hurts his ankle in a brutal smash-up. Mitch takes time off from racing to teach cocky eager beaver kid Les York how to drive well on the track. Mitch also takes a fancy to York's lovely, no-nonsense wife Rene. This leads to York ditching Mitch as his manager so he can race for some evil jerk millionaire who only cares about winning.

Written by

Alexander Richards

Directed by

Paul Helmick

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
459
Average Rating
4.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA