Kwi-Old West yaseMelika, olona gqatso lukhulu lwehlabathi sele luza kuqalisa. Amawakawaka afole eSan Diego ukuhamba ngaphezulu kwamawaka amathandathu eekhilomitha ukuze bafumane ithuba lokuphumelela ibhaso elikhulu lezigidi ezingamashumi amahlanu eedola. Njengoko ixesha lehashe lifikelela esiphelweni, abo bakhuphisanayo bavunyelwe ukusebenzisa naluphi na uhlobo lwesithuthi abalunqwenelayo. Abantu abakhuphisana nabo kuya kufuneka banyamezele iimeko ezinzima, bahambe ukuya kuthi ga kwikhulu leekhilomitha ngosuku kwiindawo ezingamabhodlo ezingachazwanga. I-Steel Ball Run ngokwenene sisiganeko sohlobo olulodwa.
UJohnny Joestar oselula, owayesisiqhwala owayesakuba ngumdyarho wamahashe, uze eSan Diego ukuza kubukela ukuqalisa komdyarho. Apho udibana noGyro Zeppeli, umdyarho oneebhola ezimbini zentsimbi esinqeni sakhe esikhundleni sompu. UJohnny ungqina uGyro esebenzisa enye yeebhola zakhe zentsimbi ukukhulula amandla amangalisayo, enyanzela indoda ukuba iqhume umpu wayo ngexesha le-duel. Phakathi kwesenzo, uJohnny uyenzeka ukuba achukumise ibhola yentsimbi kwaye uziva amandla ahamba emilenzeni yakhe, evumela ukuba aphakame okokuqala kwiminyaka emibini. Ukwenza isibhambathiso sokufumana imfihlo yeebhola zentsimbi, uJohnny uthatha isigqibo sokukhuphisana kugqatso, kwaye ke uqala uhambo lwakhe olumangalisayo kulo lonke elaseMelika kwi-Steel Ball Run.
