Comedy, murder, mayhem and mystery, set against the backdrop of a national racing circuit. When an otherwise healthy Big Ed Corbett drops over dead, it's left to his niece, Desi, and his driver, Brandon Turner, to pick up the reins of his racing empire and fulfill Big Ed's dream of a national championship. But, there's someone determined to see Desi and Brandon fail and it's going to take all the speed they can muster to find out just who. Is it Eula Jean, the not-so-bereaved widow, who goes through men faster than the speed of light? Or is it Beau Stevens, the champ whose biggest desire is to see Brandon fail and sees Desi as the latest notch on his gear shift? Or is it that mysterious mountain of a man who seems to be following Desi wherever she goes? The flag's dropped, the race is on...will the Grim Reaper take the checkered flag as well as the daring duo of Desi and Brandon?