After seeing an old film of when Boss Hogg and Uncle Jesse were in the Ridge runners Association running moonshine, An argument of who was the better moonshiner around causes Boss and Jesse to declare a grudge race to determine who is the best. Boss Hogg however, doesn't believe in fair play and must win no matter what.

Bo and Luke visit the Tolliver farm and discover that their horse can run very fast. Rosco also sees it too and when he notifies Boss Hogg, He schemes to steal the horse to race in the Mrs. J.D. Hogg's stake race and pin it on the Dukes. But a group of crooked horse ranchers have their own plans to steal the horse from Boss Hogg.