Once Upon a Wheel

Plot Summary

The roar of the engines as cars thunder by awestruck fans! The danger! The fame! This is the electrifying world of racecar driving. Take a nostalgic look back to a time when the sport of racing was just becoming the grand spectacle we know it as today. Superstar Paul Newman leads this journey of man and machine, taking an in depth look at the sport as well as the fans that make it all possible. See many of the sport's legendary drivers in their prime: Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones, Jackie Stewart, Al and Bobby Unser, and NASCAR legends Bobby Isaac and "The King" Richard Petty as they join guest stars Kirk Douglas, Dick Smothers and James Garner to bring this thrilling sport vibrantly to life. Witness the ultimate this sport has to offer, with revving engines and screeching tires, as man and machine meld into one force where speed is the essence, and where winning, no matter how dangerous, rules the day. Watch these daring drivers push the very boundaries of endurance with turns of more than 200 miles an hour, withstanding incredible "G" forces, battling fatigue, as these consummate warriors wage battle with one common goal - victory!