Fireball 500

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.

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 Marthas partner, Charlie Bigg, was responsible for the moonshine and the murder... and tried to kill Dave because he was jealous of Marthas attachment to him. ........

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