Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

Overview

Anderson, Indiana, remains captivated by auto racing despite economic decline. With local factories shuttered and thousands of jobs lost, Friday nights at the speedway draw crowds eager to escape their struggles. Emmy-winning filmmaker Jon Alpert explores this fervor for racing in a rust-belt community. Following the closure of a GM plant, the town is filled with vacant buildings and desolate streets, yet the excitement of Thundercar races brings life back, as drivers invest their last resources to compete fiercely on the track, providing a brief reprieve from their harsh realities.