Michael Andretti

A documentary of legendary driver Mario Andretti's career, including the driver himself discussing his childhood and involvement in the world of racing. Having spent nearly 50 years in the sport, Andretti is still involved in racing, and this documentary shows his journey from a refugee to an icon. Drive Like Andretti was released as a half-century celebration of his 1969 Indianapolis 500 victory.

The world knows Paul Newman as an Academy Award winning actor with a fifty-plus year career as one of the most prolific and revered actors in American Cinema. He was also well known for his philanthropy; Newman's Own has given more than four hundred and thirty million dollars to charities around the world. Yet few know the gasoline-fueled passion that became so important in this complex, multifaceted man's makeup. Newman’s deep-seated passion for racing was so intense it nearly sidelined his acting career. His racing career spanned thirty-five years; Newman won four national championships as a driver and eight championships as an owner. Not bad for a guy who didn't even start racing until he was forty-seven years old.

세계적 카레이싱 대회인 C.A.R.T 월드시리즈. 시즌 초반부터 혜성처럼 등장한 신인 레이서 지미(킵 파듀)로 인해 대회는 예측불허의 각축장이 된다. 하지만 지미가 전년도 챔피언 보(틸 슈바이거)의 명성을 따라잡기엔 아직 역부족인 상태. 팀 코치인 칼(버트 레이놀즈)은 기복이 심한 지미를 뒷받침하기 위해 왕년의 카레이싱 스타였던 조(실베스타 스텔론)를 불러들인다. 한편 지미의 출현으로 신경이 극도로 예민해진 보는 여자친구 소피아(에스텔라 워렌)에게 결별을 선언하고, 상처입은 소피아는 마음의 안식처가 필요했던 지미와 가까워진다. 그러나 보를 잊지 못하는 소피아를 보면서 지미는 마음의 동요를 일으키고, 급기야 경기에서 급격한 난조를 보이기 시작하는데...

We follow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season. This includes extensive race speed on-track footage, including some pre-race footage with a full squad of cars. From time to time, we check in with a small shop building/restoring one of the first roadsters Mario Andretti raced; the finale includes him taking it for a spin.