While Spike is napping in a hammock, Tyke walks passed holding a bunch of lumber. Spike awakens and follows his son to the garage where it is revealed that Tyke is building a soap box racer. Spike shows His son a photo of himself as a Soap Box Derby Champ and tells Tyke that he'll help him build a racer. As Spike is building the racer, a Pekanese pup named Mary-Lou comes along to the garage to say hello to Tyke and He finds out that Mary-Lou is also in the race. She shows Tyke her racer, The Pink Powder Puff, that looks like a pink rocket. Tyke is a little dejected because he's afraid that if he wins, Mary Lou won't be his girlfriend. However, Spike encourages Tyke about winning and the two go over the specifics of racing. Spike even takes the racer for a test drive, which leads it to anot