Watch Companion
Spoiler-safe reference guide to pull up while you watch.
Auto racing is an obsession in Anderson, Indiana. Even with local auto factories closing down and jobs being lost, the town's residents continue to flock to the local speedway every Friday night--and its drivers continue to pour their dwindling resources into their Thundercars. Emmy(R)-winning filmmaker Jon Alpert presents this look at this passion for racing in rust-belt America. Since the closing of a GM plant and the loss of 33,000 jobs, the once-thriving town of Anderson now stands witness to empty factories, shuttered stores and abandoned home--but also to packed houses at Anderson Speedway where people put their troubles on hold to watch the cacophony of screeching tires and crashing metal as drivers vie for Thundercar supremacy.

The Class of ‘92
2013

John Candy: I Like Me
2025

Seduced and Abandoned
2013

The Last Repair Shop
2024

Andre the Giant
2018

The Walking Dead: The Return
2024

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
2014

Sidney
2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022