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- DirectorJim DrakeStarsPeter BoyleDonna DixonJohn CandyDespite the police's preemptive strike, the illegal coast-to-coast car race is still on with new drivers. It's a race where fair play, red lights, stop signs, police roadblocks and traffic rules in general have no validity.
- DirectorAndy ChengStarsNathan PhillipsNadia BjorlinEddie GriffinA gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized by exotic car fanatics.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJames CaanLaura DevonGail HireThe story of three racing drivers and three women, who constantly have to worry for the lives of their boyfriends. Jim Loomis and Mike Marsh drive for Pat Cassarian. Jim expects his fiancée Holly, but before she arrives, he dies in a race. Since she doesn't have the money to travel back, she stays. The young and very ambitious talent Ned Arp joins the team, and immediately starts wooing Pat's sister Julie. Third on the team is womanizer Dan McCall, who brings with him his current girlfriend Gabrielle from Paris. So the basic theme of this movie is, "Whom with whom?"
- DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsBeverley MitchellBrie LarsonJon LindstromFact-based drama chronicling the story of two determined sisters who battled the prejudice of a male-dominated sport to become world-class drag racers.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsDavid ArquetteJohn HawkesSalma HayekCynical look at a 50's rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsDaniel BrühlChris HemsworthOlivia WildeThe merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
- DirectorHarry HurwitzStarsDavid CarradineStockard ChanningChristopher LeeReporter J.J. Dalton (Stockard Channing) wants to write a story about a gruelling three thousand kilometer auto rally through Africa. When her deal to ride with a driver falls through, she hires ex-stuntman Eddie Miles (David Carradine), who is racing against his former employer, the ruthless Count Borgia (Sir Christopher Lee), who becomes their hardest and meanest competitor in the rally. Borgia and his sidekick Feodor (Hamilton Camp) do all they can to thwart the other drivers, but luck and love are on J.J. and Eddie's side.
- DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenJohn GuillerminStarsBrooke ShieldsLambert WilsonJohn Rhys-DaviesIntent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsKenny RogersDiane LaneErin GrayA race car driver is driving to a race in a motor home with his race car on a trailer. His car gets stripped of parts. He ends up with 6 orphan kids on his way to the race.
- DirectorWayne HollowayStarsJesse WilliamsRichard BlakeAshley HinshawThe untold story of how Southern California drag racers, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen combined with corporate giants to change the face of sports and ultimately became the most famous rivalry in racing history.
- DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsJames StewartWendy BarrieUna MerkelWith the help of his mechanic buddy, an engineer, and the company's attractive new publicist, an automotive test driver struggles to develop a new carburetor by entering cars in the Indy 500 and speed trials at California's Muroc Dry Lake.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsEmile HirschMatthew FoxChristina RicciYoung driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyNancy SinatraBill BixbyPoor bookkeeping saddles stock-car driver Steve Grayson with a huge bill for back taxes which hampers his ability to continue racing competitively.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyShelley FabaresDiane McBainBand singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.
- DirectorTeo KonuralpStarsClint BrowningDorothy DruryRobert Pike DanielAfter serving time for a tragic accident, in which a young boy is crippled, an illegal street racer finds himself dragged back into the world of high speed competition on the side streets and highways of Los Angeles.
- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsNed BeattyJim NaborsThe title character, a popular NASCAR driver, clashes with the fried-chicken mogul that sponsors his racing team.
- DirectorStephen LowStarsPaul NewmanRichard GarneauJim PaulsonFollow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season.
- DirectorJason FriedbergAaron SeltzerStarsAlex AshbaughDale PavinskiLili MirojnickA spoof on The Fast and the Furious (2001) and the following F&F movies. An undercover cop joins a gang of criminal street racers to get close to the LA crime kingpin.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellJohn C. ReillySacha Baron CohenNumber one NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test.
- DirectorRichard RushStarsAnnette FunicelloFabianDiane McBainStock car racer Tommy Callahan is forced to join Pete Madsen's thrill circus after his blackouts cause a fatal accident that gets him thrown off the circuit. He shows Pete's daughter Francie and her boyfriend Eddie Sands everything he knows about driving. Eddie takes up with Tommy's girl Annie Blaine after winning the first time out. They become fierce rivals by the next race, during which Tommy remembers driving over his brother with a go-kart and Eddie hits the wall.
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsClark GableBarbara StanwyckAdolphe MenjouA former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.
- DirectorKarzan KaderStarsJohn TravoltaShania TwainToby SebastianVeteran race car driver Sam Munroe and his son, a fellow driver from a small town overcome family and professional conflicts, balancing competition, ego, resentment and a racing nemesis to come out stronger on the other side.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsJames GarnerEva Marie SaintYves MontandAmerican Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsRichard PryorBeau BridgesPam GrierThe true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsTony CurtisNatalie WoodJack LemmonIn the early 20th century, two rivals, the heroic Leslie and the despicable Professor Fate, engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris.
- DirectorCharles BailStarsMichael SarrazinTim McIntireRaul JuliaAn eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsBonnie BedeliaBeau BridgesDiane DelanoShirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
- DirectorAngela RobinsonStarsLindsay LohanMichael KeatonCheryl HinesMaggie Peyton, the new owner of Herbie, Number 53, the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own, puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.
- DirectorGreydon ClarkStarsMel FerrerStephen McNallyDarby HintonStory of a group of drag races and the young boy and girl who join them.
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsTony CurtisPiper LaurieDon TaylorAutomobile engineer Johnny Dark designs a radical new car. After the owner refuses to sponsor the car in a Canada to Mexico sports-car race, Johnny, with the aid of the owner's granddaughter, steals the car and runs the race against the favored driver, his ex-buddy.
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsCharles ChaplinHenry LehrmanGordon GriffithThe Tramp wanders into and disrupts the filming of a go-kart race.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsHarry HamlinJoseph BottomsDeborah Van ValkenburghA group of friends race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain road known as Mulholland Drive to see who can claim the title of "King of the Mountain."
- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsJeff BridgesValerie PerrineGeraldine FitzgeraldA young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen.
- DirectorLee H. KatzinJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenSiegfried RauchElga AndersenTwo car racing champions, an American and a German, face off on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsChanning TatumAdam DriverDaniel CraigTwo brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
- DirectorGus TrikonisStarsJohn SaxonSusan HowardWilliam ConradWhen a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, with help from a local race car driver.
- DirectorScott WaughStarsAaron PaulDominic CooperImogen PootsFresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross-country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins.
- DirectorCharles T. KanganisStarsHalle BerryJim BelushiBill HunterA bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher, attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their own solar car and win a trip to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge in Australia.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsKirk DouglasBella DarviGilbert RolandFollows the professional and personal life of race car driver Gino Borgesa (Douglas), as he struggles on the track and in his love life.
- DirectorKathleen 'Bo' BobakJames SuttlesStarsBrad YoderBurgess JenkinsR. Keith HarrisBased on a true story about the early days of stock-car racing. A story of love in the time of moonshine as three of stock car racing's earliest heroes come of age to find escape from life's challenges on the track, ultimately shaping the future of their families and auto racing during the Fighting Forties.
- DirectorMarshall CurryStarsAnnabeth BarnesJosh HobsonBrandon WarrenThese kids are racing to make their NASCAR dreams a reality.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsElvis PresleyAnn-MargretCesare DanovaA race-car driver preparing for the Grand Prix wiles his time in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine and soon strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman.
- DirectorShaun Paul PiccininoStarsJeff FaheyChristina MooreGabriel TigermanTo claim a big inheritance, a down-on-his-luck mechanic must win a series of competitions as outlined in his birth father's will.
- DirectorDaniel HallerRoger CormanStarsFabianMimsy FarmerJudy CornwellA devil-may-care racing driver is paid by an auto tycoon to be a runner-up, not a winner, but he rebels against the crooked deal and becomes an internationally famous racer.
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsPaul NewmanJoanne WoodwardRobert WagnerFrank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
- DirectorMike MarvinStarsCharlie SheenNick CassavetesSherilyn FennIn a small town in Arizona, a mysterious man/spirit descends from the sky and manifests in a sports car and targets a local violent road-racing gang of motor heads, headed by a ruthless bully who'll do anything to get what he wants.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBarry PepperElizabeth MitchellErnest WhittedBarry Pepper portrays legendary race car drive Dale Earnhardt, who died in 2001 during the last lap of the Daytona 500.
- DirectorCorbin BernsenStarsNathan GambleTimothy OmundsonMaureen FlanniganThe story of an 11-year-old boy whose derby dreams are left in pieces when his soldier father is killed in Afghanistan. The boy teams up with a father figure whose own son, a firefighter, died in the line of duty, and the two help each other find redemption and revive the derby.
- DirectorCole S. McKayStarsJaz MartinHennely JimenezAnnaMaria DemaraAn amateur racer gets involved in illegal street racing after the death of his brother.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le MatA group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
- DirectorSimon CurtisStarsKevin CostnerMilo VentimigliaJackie MinnsThrough his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life.
- DirectorRamin BahraniStarsDennis QuaidZac EfronKim DickensA farming family's business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsAl PacinoMarthe KellerAnny DupereyBobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill.
- DirectorJames FargoStarsJoseph BottomsMarla HeasleyRobert LoganA race-car driver falls in love with a beautiful Italian automobile engineer who is travelling the NASCAR circuit to sell her controversial engine technology.
- DirectorPaul BartelStarsDavid CarradineBill McKinneyVeronica HamelRacing across the country from L.A. to New York, a plethora of exotic cars carry contestants hoping to win a very large sum.
- DirectorHal NeedhamRalph BakshiStarsBurt ReynoldsDom DeLuiseDean MartinThe original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsRoger MooreFarrah FawcettA wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
- DirectorJohn GlenMichael LevineStarsBilly CampbellRob EstesAmanda WyssUnsold TV pilot about two young race car drivers compete on and off the track.
- DirectorAlan GibsonStarsJoe Don BakerSusan SarandonLarry HagmanRace car driver Walkaway Madden signs up for the big Manilla 1000 off-road race through the Philippines jungle. The photojournalist C.C. Wainwright comes along for the ride.
- DirectorSteve PallotaStarsJodyMarie SpiechTony RioLindsay RobertsonThe owner of a failing race track seeks to reverse his fortune by holding a series of promotion events where the cars are driven by women in bikinis... backwards.
- DirectorLeonard J. HornStarsRobert BlakeCharlotte RamplingPatrick O'NealA country boy wants to make it big as a stockcar racer.
- DirectorRory KarpfMike VineyStarsMarshall BrooksRichard ChildressDale Earnhardt Jr.Archival race footage, outtakes, home videos and interviews Dale Earnhardt's friends, family, and competitors are used in this documentary on the racing legend who won seven NASCAR championships before his death in 2001 at the Daytona 500.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanRobert DuvallA young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.
- DirectorRoy KnyrimStarsViolent JShaggy 2 DopeScott LevyIn a dystopian future, contestants compete in a cross-country road race in which killing is part of the game.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsSylvester StalloneKip PardueTil SchweigerA young hot shot driver is in the middle of a championship season and is coming apart at the seams. A former CART champion is called in to give him guidance.
- DirectorJay ChandrasekharStarsSeann William ScottJohnny KnoxvilleJessica SimpsonCousins Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke, and their uncle Jesse, egg on the authorities of Hazzard County, Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane.
- DirectorCharles B. GriffithStarsRon HowardChristopher NorrisBrad DavidDarlene's into going fast, Hoover's into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunk-full of hot pursuits.
- DirectorSteve CarverStarsDavid CarradineBrenda VaccaroL.Q. JonesA World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsMatt DamonChristian BaleJon BernthalAmerican car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsFrankie AvalonAnnette FunicelloFabianTwo race car drivers get caught up in a moonshine operation while competing for titles and women.