The cover and stories in this issue deal with drag racing, one of a number of Archie comics from this period responding to the increased popularity of the sport.
Worried that Veronica is flipping over the successful drag racer Ace Marvelus, Archie tries to rig the race so an ugly middle-aged racer, Slab Camshaft, will beat Ace.
The Archies arrive in a town where an obnoxious racer named Spike Hanlon is throwing his weight around. The only driver who can beat him is injured, so Reggie offers to enter the race instead. And in the race, Reggie turns his obnoxiousness to his own advantage by using it to break Spike's concentration.