When Sandy finally tells everyone it was Danny Zuko , Rizzo arranges a surprise reunion for the two at a pep rally , where Sandy is cheering along with high - achiever and resident swot , Patty Simcox ( Susan Buckner ) . At the rally , Sandy catches the eye of a muscly member of the football team ( Lorenzo Lamas ) . When Sandy and Danny are reunited , they are initially elated , but Danny soon slips back into his greaser attitude , which offends Sandy . At the same rally , Kenickie reveals his new car , a dilapidated used jalopy , and announces he has entered it into a `` pinks '' street race at Thunder Road .

Question: where did the race in grease take place
Answer: Thunder Road