Stage 1 is the first series of race events in Need for Speed: The Run. It starts with Jack escaping from the mob in an Audi RS4, after being tied up in a car. As he went to San Francisco and initially took part in the race to New York, Jack will start his first race in a Tier 4 car in San Francisco. Once he leaves the city, Jack will drive along Interstate 580 in Altamont Pass, CA, to reach the Yosemite National Park.