Andy Trueheart is a hotshot NASCAR driver who arrives in the top-tier Cup series with a "bad boy" reputation and plenty of secrets. His subsequent actions change no one's views of him. His newfound fame draws his estranged family closer to him as they attempt to understand his behavior. Then, after his main rival, Scott Pennington, the younger brother of his crew chief Mark, wrecks him, he comes to need his family more than ever to help him recover and make a comeback. His past soon catches up to his present.