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''Fireball 500'' is a stock car racing film, blended with the beach party film genre. A vehicle for stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and Fabian, it was one of a string of similar racing films from the 1960s. Written by William Asher and Leo Townsend, and directed by William Asher, it tells the story of Dave Owens (Avalon), a stock car racer forced to run moonshine. ==Plot== Stock car racer "Fireball" Dave Owens from California goes to race in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he intends on competing against local champ Sonny Leander Fox. Dave beats Leander in a race, impressing the latter's girlfriend, Jane, and the wealthy Martha Brian. Martha persuades Dave to drive in a cross country night race, not telling him he is in actuality smugging moonshine. Agents from the IRS threaten to send him to prison unless Dave helps them bust the local moonshine ring. After a driver, Joey, is killed while doing a run, Dave and Leander agree to team up to investigate the accident. They discover it was caused by placing a huge mirror across the road. It turns out that Martha's partner, Charlie Bigg, was responsible for the moonshine and the murder... and tried to kill Dave because he was jealous of Martha's attachment to him. Dave wins the big race but Leander is injured. Jane helps him recover and Dave drives off into the sunset with Martha. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fireball 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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