''Fast Track'' is an American

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television series created by Gary Markowitz, and executive produced by Larry Gelbart and Markowitz, which starred

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. It aired on Showtime between August 1997 and March 1998, and was cancelled after one season.

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

as Dr. Richard Beckett *

Duncan Regehr Duncan Peter Regehr (born October 5, 1952) is a Canadian writer, multimedia artist, and film and television actor. He was also a figure skater and a classically trained Shakespearean stage actor in his native Canada, before heading to Hollywood ...

as Christian Chandler Jr. *

Brandy Ledford Brandy Lee Ledford (born February 4, 1969) is an American actress, model and '' Penthouse'' magazine's 1992 "Pet of the Year". She played the role of Desiree on '' Modern Family'', starred as Dawn Masterton on ''Baywatch Hawaii'', and Doyle in ...

as Mimi Chandler * Guylaine St. Onge as Nicole Chandler *

Tristan Rogers Tristan Rogers (born 3 June 1946) is an Australian-American actor. He is best known for playing Robert Scorpio on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and for voicing Jake in Walt Disney Pictures' ''The Rescuers Down Under''. He is curren ...

as Harry * Randy J. Goodwin as Kennedy Winslow *

Jenny Cooper Jenny Cooper (formerly credited as Jenny Levine) is a Canadian actress. She made her professional debut in 1995 as series star Molly in the Canadian TV series ''Jake and the Kid'' as the series regular Molly, went on to star in the Showtime ser ...

as Wendy Servine * Michael Copeman as Darrel Butts * Marc Daniel as Nando *

Sebastian Spence Sebastian Spence (born December 9, 1969) is a Canadian actor. He played the lead role of Cade Foster in the Space Channel science fiction television series, '' First Wave'' (1998–2001).Science Fiction Television Series, 1990–2004: Histories, ...

as Stevie Servine *

Fred Williamson Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938), also known as The Hammer, is an American actor and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s. Williamson is perhaps ...

as Lowell Carter

Episodes

Production

The series was filmed in

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, 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."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fast Track 1997 American television series debuts 1998 American television series endings 1990s American drama television series Showtime (TV network) original programming English-language television shows