A freewheeling drag racer enters a local championship meet and finds himself head-to-head with the tyrannical town boss who has already arranged for his own son to win.

一名士兵因特殊任务从越南返回，陪同他的朋友乘坐火车前往加利福尼亚州安葬。在旅途中，他爱上了一位温柔的大学生。但他们的关系被他对战斗的回忆打破了。