Hot Rods and Racing Cars #15

Randy Duncan has spent a year fleeing the racing world under an assumed identity, haunted by a deadly track accident that claimed fellow racer Johnny Bradshaw during a fierce competition. When a job at a local shop leads him back to Dragon Speedway—and face-to-face with Penny Bradshaw, the sister of the man he's blamed for—Duncan finds himself forced behind the wheel in the very race where his past threatens to catch up with him. As old rivalries and reckless impulses threaten to resurface, the question becomes whether Duncan can outrun his conscience, or if the truth will finally corner him.

Steve's comeback to the racing circuit is cut short when a mysterious "ghost racer" forces him and his co-driver Charlie into a catastrophic crash—one that Charlie doesn't survive. Months later, recovering both body and spirit, Steve returns to racing with a hidden agenda: to hunt down whoever or whatever is behind the phantom vehicle and the deaths it's caused. His investigation leads him into danger and deception, but he's determined to settle the score before the killer strikes again.

Lou Adams and Sam Thornton were once pals until racing success and rivalry over a girl drove them apart—now Lou's determined to prove himself on the track and win back what he's lost. In a high-stakes race that becomes a struggle for his own future, Lou pushes hard against his former friend for the checkered flag. What he discovers at the finish line changes everything he thought mattered about being a man.