The Circuit

The Circuit is a drama about the competitive world of race car driving and the strained relationship between a father and daughter. Al Shines, a former champion, struggles to establish his own team after being replaced by his daughter, Kylie, as a sponsored driver. While Kylie is a successful racer and schoolteacher, she harbors resentment toward Al following the death of her mother. She faces a professional rivalry and a complicated romantic entanglement with the current champion, Kid Walker, while both racers are manipulated by the marketing strategies of sponsor Robin Cates.

Directed by Peter Werner, the film was released in 2008 and is the eighth project in the director's career, following Front of the Class earlier that same year. The movie was produced by Disney Branded Television and Von Zerneck-Samuels Productions, with a screenplay by Quinton Peeples. The main cast features Michelle Trachtenberg as Kylie, Billy Campbell as Al, and Drew Fuller as Kid Walker, supported by a credited cast of 24 actors. This American TV movie has a runtime of 88 minutes. Audience reception is mixed, with a rating of 5.1/10 on IMDb based on 704 votes and a score of 5.3/10 on TMDB from 25 votes.