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HAVE YOU SEEN THE 50+ TOP RACING MOVIES?
The following is a list of the 50+ top racing movies. Some are great, some are funny, some are so-so, some are downright lousy, but they all have one thing in common — They showcase all types of motorsports – open wheel, stock cars, Formula, even karting. If you have time, rent one a week, for nearly a years worth of fun and excitement!

THE CROWD ROARS (1932) - James Cagney, John Blondell

SPEED (1936) - James Stewart, Wendy Barrie, Una Merkel,

INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY (1939) - Pat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan, John Payne, Gale Page

BURN ‘EM UP O’CONNOR (1939) Dennis O’Keefe, Harry Carey Sr.

THE BIG WHEEL (1949) - Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Spring Byington, off the track.

TO PLEASE A LADY (1950) - Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou,

GENEVIEVE (1953) - Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson, Kay Kendall

RACE FOR LIFE (1954) - Richard Conti, Mari Aldon, George Coulouris.

DRIVE A CROOKED ROAD (1954) - Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy

THE RACERS (1955) - Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi, Gilbert Roland

DRAGSTRIP GIRL (1957) - Fay Spain, Steve Terrell, John Ashley, Frank Gorshin

THE DEVIL'S HAIRPIN (1957) - Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Mary Astor.

SPEED CRAZY (1959) - Brett Halsey, Yvonne Lime, Charles Wilcox

THE GREEN HELMET (1961) – Bill Travers, Ed Begley, Nancy Walters

THE YOUNG RACERS (1963) - Mark Damon, William Campbell, Patrick Magee

VIVA LAS VEGAS! (1964) - Elvis Presley, Ann-Margaret, Cesare Danova,

THE LIVELY SET (1964) - James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Doug McClure

THE GREAT RACE (1965) - Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon

RED LINE 7000 (1965) - James Caan, Laura Devon, Gail Hire,

FIREBALL 500 (1966) - Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian,

GRAND PRIX (1966) - James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand,

SPINOUT (1966) - Elvis Presley, Shelly Fabares, Diane McBain

HOT ROD HULLABALOO (1966) - John Arnold, Arlen Dean Snyder, Kendra Kerr

THUNDER ALLEY (1967) - Annette Funicello, Fabian, Diane McBain

SPEEDWAY (1968) - Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby,

THE WILD RACERS (1968) - Fabian, Mimsy Farmer, Judy Cornwall,

TRACKS OF THUNDER (1968) - Tom Kirk, Ray Stricklynd.

WINNING (1969) - Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner

THOSE DARING YOUNG MEN IN THEIR JAUNTY JALOPIES (1969) - Tony Curtis, Susan Hampshire, Terry-Thomas

LE MANS (1971) - Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Anderson

TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (1971) - James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird

THE LAST AMERICAN HERO (1973) - Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald

DEATH RACE 2000 (1975) - David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone

THE GUMBALL RALLY (1976) - Michael Sarrazin, Tim McIntyre, Raul Julia

CANNONBALL (1976) - David Carradine, Veronica Hamel, Bill McKinney

GREASED LIGHTNING (1977) - Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, Pam Greer

BOBBY DEERFIELD (1977) - Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey

DEATHSPORT (1978) - Allan Arkush, David Carradine, Claudia Jennings

HOT ROD (1979) - Gregg Henry, Robert Culp, Pernell Roberts

SIX PACK (1982) - Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Erin Gray

HEART LIKE A WHEEL (1983) - Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Leo Rossi, Hoyt Axton

STROKER ACE (1983) - Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors

GRANDVIEW, U.S.A. (1984) - Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze

BORN TO RACE (1988) - Joseph Bottoms, Marc Singer, George Kennedy

SPEED ZONE (1989) - John Candy, Donna Dixon

DAYS OF THUNDER (1990) - Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman

BORN TO RUN (1993) - Richard Grieco, Jay Acovone, Joe Cortese.

RIDE WITH THE WIND (1994) - Craig T. Nelson, Helen Shaver, Bradley Pierce

RED LINE (1996) - Chad McQueen, Michael Madsen, Corey Feldman

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS (2001) – Vin Diesel, Paul Walker

KART RACER, THE MOVIE (2003) – Will Rothaar, Randy Quaid

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