To begin the story, we see a focused view on the face of Johnny Harrison, the protagonist, with the sun shining but the weather is seemingly cool. The second to last race of the season is about to begin and we see Johnny sweating but with a serious complexion. Johnny’s race car speeds past along with another vehicle during the race as the flashing lights and loud fans cheer on the race. We witness Johnny barely win the race during the last lap and watch as he happily hoists the little trophy in the air. Wearing his red racing suit, Johnny is congratulated by his father who is noticeably proud and the two share a father-son moment during the victory celebration.
After the celebration on the track, Johnny has changed out of his red racing suit
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Steven looks concerned but he eventually agrees to race for Johnny. We switch to a scene of Johnny and Steven training for the upcoming race in a basement gym as Steven visibly struggles with the heavy weights. After weeks of training, the final race day has arrived and we see Johnny praying and attempting to communicate with his father before the race for good luck. We see Steven appear in Robert’s old racing suit, a light-blue racing suit that is similar to Johnny’s red suit. On this grey afternoon, Johnny leans close to the window of Steven’s car and Steven, wearing Johnny’s orange and white helmet, listens to Johnny’s advice. We hear the roar of the other car engines as the race gets ready to start. After the exciting green-flag to signal the start, we see Steven focused on driving and communicating with Johnny through a mic in the helmet. The rapid movement and flashing lights increase the tension throughout the race, but we eventually see an exciting finish where Steven wins the race by inches.
We see an ecstatic Johnny celebrating and hoisting the large gold and starry trophy with Steven as they finally won the last race. Johnny realizes that he has achieved closure with his father and he can now leave the sport of racing being satisfied. The scene closes with green grass surrounding Robert Harrison’s gravestone and