Eric Malone and his grudge racing team upgrade another team's slowest car, a 1979 Malibu rust bucket with a broken frame.

Eric Malone and team 256 step up to back Malcolm Storey against the 442 team. Brant Arnold accepts a grudge match involving a rusty Vega. The team drops everything when Kenny Ford, the Godfather of Drag racing, brings his daughter's Camaro to the garage.

Eric Malone has a grudge to pick with Jeff Hunt and his team in Mississippi: he thinks he can make their slowest car "The First 48" outrun Jeff Hunt's fastest car, "Homicide". Malcolm Storey's new car, "Riley", starts becoming a headache for the 256 team

Tension is high while the 256 team scrambles to come up with a plan for James Rowlette's Vega. Meanwhile, the race between the 442 and Riley, Malcolm Storey's Grand Prix is approaching. Will Eric and Brant's efforts be enough to beat 442 for the $10,000?

The 256 team is challenged with whipping Kenny Ford's old Dodge Dart into shape in time for Radial Fest, Alabama's biggest street car race. They tangle with the Big Slick team and their champion Mopar and end up with an even bigger problem on their hands.