Zack Hugh, known as Driver, dominates the lethal Death Circus racing circuit for a decade—defying its average one-year survival rate through unprecedented victories. His success stems from latent telekinetic abilities, concealed until exposed by an investigating journalist. These powers allow him to psychokinetically annihilate competing vehicles and drivers during races, though each use inflicts severe physical strain: facial contortions, visible agony, and hemorrhaging from bodily orifices.

Repeated life-or-death competition and reliance on his unstable abilities erode his psyche. During his final race, after eliminating all opponents, he hallucinates a spectral racer overtaking him. In a frenzied response, he unleashes telekinesis upon the apparition, triggering a fatal feedback loop that obliterates his vehicle and body.

His consciousness persists post-mortem, merging with the hallucinated racer to continue the race beyond death—a manifestation of irreversible self-destructive obsession. The Death Circus permanently shuts down afterward, with the journalist concluding spectators were captivated solely by witnessing his prolonged defiance of inevitable demise.