THUNDER IN CAROLINA 1960 (TUBI)

This was a fun little picture with drama and NASCAR races.

Rory Calhoun stars as race driver Mitch Cooper who has a bad accident during a race and smashes his ankle.

Mitch then takes up with a young cocky driver named Les York (Race Gentry) whom Mitch decides to manage, much to the shagrin os Les' wife Rene (Connie Hinds).

The combo proves very successful until Les lets fame and glory start tearing apart his friendships and his marriage. There is some great NASCAR footage and it's a real time capsule for fans of the sport.

This was filmed in North Carolina and was one of many films to be shown only in southern drive-ins during the period. Connie Hines went on to star in the TV series Mr. Ed and this appears to be her only movie credit.

The rest of the cast includes Alan Hale, Jr. Helen Downey, Ed McGrath and Ann Stevens. I liked this film and it was nice to see it available on streaming. Rare and worth a look.