As the racers attempt to get to Rome, Georgia before dark, Alex and Corinna suffer a setback when his truck breaks down - and then their day gets even worse when Alex is arrested on the side of the road. As Alex is questioned by the cop, Corinna heads for the nearest police station attempting to get Alex released -but she discovers the situation isn't as clear-cut as she originally thought... Back in the race, Ivy and Wendy bond in their new partnership, but Ivy isn't quite ready for Wendy's own brand of crazy; Violet teaches her father how to lie, not realising he's been lying to her all along; Winston runs into troubles with a bounty hunter that Sean realises he can help with; and Rob begins to wonder why he hasn't been called back to service, although Ellie will go to any lengths to keep them in the race - and Rob out of the army.
Drive follows the lives of a group of Americans racing each other in a sinister and possibly mortal cross-country race. Each has a special reason to compete - and each must win. Among the racers are two brothers in a stolen, pimped-out Cadillac that carries secrets of its own, a man trying to find his missing wife, a scientist and his teenage daughter, and others. No one knows who they're racing or where the finish line is, so anything is possible.