<P> To make sure his ulcer does not prevent him from winning, the Sheik hires Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing (Jack Elam), who teamed with JJ (Burt Reynolds) and Victor (Dom DeLuise) in the first race as his in - car physician . Most of the participants from the first race are lured back, including JJ and Victor, who have taken jobs working with a flying stunt crew . </P> <P> In a subplot, Blake (Dean Martin) and Fenderbaum (Sammy Davis Jr .) are in financial trouble with Don Don Canneloni (Charles Nelson Reilly), who in turn is in financial trouble with mob enforcer Hymie Kaplan (Telly Savalas). After the Sheik manages to bail out Blake and Fenderbaum by handing one of Don Don's thugs a stack of cash, Don Don hatches a plot to kidnap the Sheik in an attempt to extort money from him . </P> <P> The race begins with JJ and Victor dressed as a US Army general and his driver, a private . They catch the attention of Betty (Marilu Henner) and Veronica (Shirley MacLaine), who are dressed as nuns for a musical, but remain in character and hitch a ride with JJ and Victor when they think the guys could become overnight millionaires . They do not lose their habits until later . </P> <P> Other racers include Mitsubishi engineer Jackie Chan, teamed with a giant behind the wheel (Richard Kiel) in a car--a Mitsubishi Starion--able to go under water . In a red Lamborghini (white at first) with "two great - looking chicks in it" (as the cops chasing them continually say) is the duo of Jill Rivers (Susan Anton) and Marcie Thatcher (Catherine Bach). Another team (Mel Tillis and Tony Danza) is accompanied by an orangutan, who at times appears to be the driver . They are pulled over at one point by traffic cops Tim Conway and Don Knotts . </P>

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