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Alex Tully, played by Nathan Fillion
Joined the race as part of his effort to determine what happened to his wife Kathryn, who is currently missing - having been kidnapped by The Race Sponsors, who wanted to coerce Alex into racing.
In his normal life, Alex is a landscaper/gardener, although this was not always true - prior to meeting Kathryn, Alex is believed to have been part of a criminal underground. He was the "wheel man" for a group of bank robbers, and it is suggested that this was not his first foray into criminal activity. It is this Alex, the violent amoral Alex, the The Sponsors are interested in having participate in their Race.
To that end, after it becomes evident that Alex is not yet willing to return to the person he once was, before Kathryn, The Sponsors set up an elaborate con involving a fake police officer, and the knowledge of his involvement in the bank robbery/shooting. They use this to bring the old Alex to the fore - and also to give him his old car back, a 72 Dodger, which he then participates in The Race with after his truck broke down.
Alex is not overly fond of Corinna, his de facto partner, although the two share a common bond - both have lost someone to The Sponsors (Corinna was kidnapped as a child, in order to force her parents to race - they were subsequently killed). This seems to be the starting point to a working friendship, and the further they get into The Race, the more respect Alex has for Corinna.
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