Imagine: It's three o'clock in the morning and you're driving over a hundred miles an hour down the interstate — but it isn't fast enough. You've had your pedal to the floor for ten hours, and you're not even halfway to your destination. The finish line in Redondo Beach couldn't seem farther away… and the police feel like they're everywhere, because this race is extremely illegal. Such are the struggles that define the "Cannonball Run" — a forbidden race from New York City to the beaches of California. Let's delve into the history of this storied competition and the speed demons who have made it happen.
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Birth of the Cannonball Run | 0:00
Erwin 'Cannonball' Baker | 2:12
A racing legend gets involved | 3:23
Subsequent Runs in the '70s | 4:30
The U.S. Express rebrand | 5:48
The Cannonball Run in the movies | 7:11
Alex Roy's 2006 record | 8:15
The present-day overall record | 9:17
The revived U.S. Express | 10:58
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