Tom Cruise as Cole Trickle

Robert Duvall as Harry Hogge

Nicole Kidman as Dr. Claire Lewicki

Randy Quaid as Tim Dalander

Cary Elwes as Russ Wheeler

Michael Rooker as Rowdy Burns

Fred Thompson as Big John

John C. Reilly as Buck Bretherton

J.C. Quinn as Waddle

Don Simpson as Aldo Bennedetti

Caroline Williams as Jennie Burns

Michael Burgess as Young Doctor

Gerald R. Molen as Dr. Wilhaire

Donna W. Scott as Darlene

Leilani Sarelle as Female Highway Patrol Officer

Chris Ellis as Harlem Hoogerhyde

Peter Appel as Cole's Crew

Stephen Michael Ayers as Cole's Crew

Mike Slattery as Cole's Crew

John Griesemer as Len Dortort

Barbara Garrick as Lauren Daland

Tania Coleridge as Russ Wheeler's Girlfriend

Alexandra Balahoutis as Autograph Fan

Steve Boyd as NASCAR Official

Daniel D. Greenwood as ESPN Announcer

Jim Grimshaw as Hardee's Pit Crew Chief

James Martin Jr. as Field Doctor

Margo Martindale as Donna

Jim Crowther as Dr. Crowther

James D. Henson as Doctor

Cyndi Vicino as Nurse

Shari Ellis as Nurse

Xavier Coronel as Orderly

Nick Searcy as Highway Patrol Officer

Jerry Punch as Himself

Neil Bonnett as Himself

Harry P. Gant as Himself

Rusty Wallace as Himself