The Best Race Car Movies

IMHO for sheer spectacle James Garner's 1966 Grand Prix has far-and-away some of the most exciting racing footage ever put on film. I'd put Ford vs. Ferrari and Le Mans 2nd and 3rd...with the latter actually having slightly-better racing scenes, but much more soap-opera (albeit high-octane) melodrama than the well-told Ken Miles story...of whom I must confess I am a devoted life-long fan.

Honorable mention to Talladega Nights: The Story of Ricky Bobby.

Something along those lines, yes.  When I watched Ford vs Ferrari, my heart was racing during the car scenes.  That does not happen often when I watch a movie.

As far as bits and pieces go, the opening to The Road Warrior, the Lotus chase scene in The Spy Who Loved Me, and the tunnel chase in THX1138.