Speedway Junky
Feb 11 1999
•2h 44m
•Romance, Drama, Crime
A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be then gets a lesson in the wild side, getting involved in one situation after another.
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Jesse Bradford
Johnny
Jordan Brower
Eric
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Steve
Daryl Hannah
Veronica
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