 In the desert area of the Southwestern USA, Sarah Jane Bromwell is in love with Johnny Del Grissom, a racing enthusiast. Sarah s father, Sheriff Ben Bromwell, doesn t approve of it. A gang of escaped convicts, led by D. J. Wheeler, are stopped for speeding by Ben, who happens to have Sarah with him. After Wheeler kills Ben and kidnaps Sarah, Johnny pursues them. Deputy Norm Babbitt, who is also in love with Sarah, finds Ben s body, and Norm assumes that Johnny is the killer. However, Johnny later convinces Norm otherwise, and enlists Norm s help. But Norm gets killed, leaving Johnny on his own to rescue Sarah from Wheeler.