Fast Company Strap yourself into a car that flies 240 miles an hour down a quarter mile track. Release date: 1979-03-18 Genres: Drama, Action Actors: William Smith, John Saxon, Claudia Jennings, Neil Dainard, David Petersen, Nicholas Campbell, George Buza, Michael Bell, Cedric Smith, Don Francks, Robert Haley, Sonya Ratke, Cheri Hilsabeck, Michael Ouellette, Patricia Goodwin, Chuck Chandler, Dave Barker, Jerry Knowles, L. Peter Feldman, Judy Foster, Trevor Yacyshyn, Douglas Main, Robert Hill, Fred Hodgson Production: David Graham Budget: $1,200,000Runtime: 1 h. 33 min. Score: 5.1/10 Votes: 75 Countries: Canada Companies: Quadrant Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Michael Leibowitz Available* : Overview: 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.