Fast Company
1979-03-18An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.

An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.

Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
William Smith

Sammy
Claudia Jennings

Phil Adamson
John Saxon

Billy 'The Kid' Brocker
Nicholas Campbell

Elder
Don Francks

Gary 'The Blacksmith' Black
Cedric Smith
Candy
Judy Foster

P.J.
Robert Haley

Meatball
George Buza
Stoner
David Graham

Slezak
David Petersen
Edmonton Track Announcer
Chuck Chandler
Hitchhiker
Cheri Hilsabeck
Hitchhiker
Sonya Ratke

Chuck Randall
Michael Bell
TV Newscaster
Douglas Main
New Miss Fastco
Patricia Goodwin
Security Guard
L. Peter Feldman
Track Official
Graham Light
TV Camera Crew
Fred Hodgson

TV Camera Crew
Michael Ouellette
Hot Rodder
Trevor Yacyshyn
Hot Rodder
Robert Hill
Track Starter
Jerry Knowles

Man at Bar (uncredited)
Dave Barker

Racetrack Driver (uncredited)
Neil Dainard