Mladi uporniški cestni dirkač Danny Krueger nenehno tvega lastno življenje na cestnih dirkah in izziva srečo. Po hudi nesreči se mora preseliti v majhno mesto k odtujenemu očetu, ki je v preteklosti tekmoval na priljubljenih NASCAR dirkah. Danny kmalu spozna simpatično Jessico in naleti na lokalnega frajerja Jakea, s katerim si skočita v lase. Da bi se dokazal, bo Danny moral ponovno sesti za volan in pokazati, kaj zna.
Born To Race is the story of Danny Krueger, a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal street race, he is sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When Danny decides to enter the NHRA High School Drags, he's forced to seek his father's help in taking down the local hot shot.