Hello everyone... I don't even know where to begin.

I need to plan a trip from the chicago area to the san deigo area. A huge cross country trip... I have absolutely no experience in this sort of thing. I need to get across the country as fast as possible, probobly with no stops. A freind and I intend to take shifts sleeping to move as fast as possible.

I know this is incredibly dangerous, taxing on the body, and downright stupid, but I need to be across the country by the middle of august, have very little money ( I'll probobly need to plan around 600 dollars for gas, food, ect.) If I'm not across the country by august my family will think I'm a deadbeat, cut me off from support, I wont have a home or a way to go to school, basicly I'll become a bum.

So, whats the best way to get across the country? What are some good saftey tips? Is there a good place to plan a general route? Where do I even begin? My life rests in your hands.