Prologue: In 2012, the collapse of the US economy and the subsequent increase in crime rates leads to the rise of privatized prisons.

Throughout each event, Terminal Island inmates battle each other in specially modified, weaponized and armored cars on an enclosed track filled with obstacles and traps, with the goal of winning their freedom.

In 2020, in the final round of an event, a masked driver nicknamed Frankenstein is nearing the finish line, pursued by his rival Machine Gun Joe.

When the steel mill he works at is closed, he returns home to his wife Suzy and their new-born daughter, Piper.

Jensen wakes up with a bloodied knife in his hand, Suzy dead nearby, and policemen storming into his home and arresting him.

Case admits she was offered release papers in exchange for sabotaging Frankenstein's car to keep him from winning.

Pursued by helicopter to a railway depot, Jensen jumps out of the car as Case takes his place, donning the Frankenstein mask and outfit.

[9] In June 2006, producer Jeremy Bolt reported that Anderson would direct the remake of Death Race 2000 after completing Resident Evil: Extinction (2007).

The producer described the remake's new tone: "We've basically taken the idea of reality television and extended it twenty years.

Cruise and Wagner resumed their roles as producers, and Anderson returned to write and direct the film.

[11] In April 2007, actor Jason Statham entered negotiations to star in Death Race, with production slated to begin in late summer or early fall.

The website's critical consensus states, "Mindless, violent, and lightning-paced, Death Race is little more than an empty action romp.

[15] Audiences polled by CinemaScore during opening weekend gave the film an average grade of "B+" on a scale ranging from A+ to F.[16] Robert Koehler of Variety called Death Race "as hard as metal and just as dumb" and criticized it for removing the humor of Death Race 2000.

[17] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film half a star (out of four), calling it "an assault on all the senses, including common.

"[19] Marc Savlov of the Austin Chronicle called Death Race "one of the most boring drags of all time.

"[20] Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle called the film "an ill-advised and severely wussified remake.

"[21] Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News gave the film one and a half stars (out of four), calling it "junk", and saying that "the chases are pretty cool, but there's absolutely nothing else to see.

"[22] A positive review came from Nathan Lee of The New York Times, who said that "the movie is legitimately greasy, authentically nasty, with a good old-fashioned sense of laying waste to everything in sight.

"[23] James Berardinelli of ReelViews awarded Death Race a score of two and a half stars (out of four), saying that it's "weak when it comes to things like plot, character, and acting, but it's very good at provoking visceral reactions.

The films were directed by Roel Reiné, and star Luke Goss, Tanit Phoenix, Danny Trejo and Ving Rhames all appeared in the prequels.