In an apocalyptic world, prisoner Jensen Ames is forced to participate in a car race that is unlike any other. It's a race between armored cars on Terminal Island. In order to win the race, you must brutalize and murder all other competitors. But what if it's merely a trap?
The inmates at a maximum-security prison are recruited to participate in a high-stakes reality show where they have to survive a deadly car race to win their freedom. Among those recruited is Carl "Luke" Lucas, a convicted cop-killer who will become the first to take the mantle of Frankenstein.
Carl Lucas is a convicted cop-killer who has one win left to go in the Death Race to have his freedom back, but the new competition is more deadly than ever.
After a failed attempt to take down the legendary driver and dangerous prisoner Frankenstein, a Black Ops specialist decides to enter the prison and join the illegal Death Race in order to get rid of Frankenstein.