6.2 /10 1 Votes
5.8/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 First episode date 3 August 1997 Network Showtime Executive producer Larry Gelbart | 6.8/10 IMDb Created by Gary Markowitz Original language(s) English No. of episodes 22 Final episode date 12 March 1998 Program creator Gary Markowitz Genre Action fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Keith Carradine
Duncan Regehr
Brandy Ledford
Guylaine St. Onge
Tristan Rogers
Fred Williamson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fast Track is an American action drama television series created by Gary Markowitz, and executive produced by Larry Gelbart and Markowitz, which starred Keith Carradine. It aired on Showtime between August 1997 and March 1998, and was cancelled after one season.
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Plot
Set in the world of NASCAR stock car racing, the show follows orthopedic surgeon and former racing driver Richard Beckett (Keith Carradine) who is hired to be the track doctor of Eagle Ridge Speedway by its owner, Christian Chandler Jr. (Duncan Regehr). Chandler's unhappy wife Nicole (Guylaine St. Onge) is Beckett's former lover, while Chandler's younger sister Mimi (Brandy Ledford), a lawyer, would like to be Beckett's current lover.
Cast
Production
The show was filmed in Toronto, Canada, and many of the show's actors, and all of the show's episode directors, were Canadian.
Reception
Caryn James of The New York Times was unimpressed with the series, stating "There's not much Mr. Carradine can do with such silliness except ratchet his acting up a few notches."