John Ireland stars as escaped convict Frank Webster, a convicted murderer who is out to prove his innocence. He kidnaps Connie Adair, who is driving a tuned up muscle car to compete in a rally. She soon overcomes her fear of her captor when she realizes that he has been driven to desperate measures by circumstance. Soon they become both lovers and fugitives, hiding from the law and racing for the border under cover of the road race.