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The Speedway Zone Must See Racing Movies

Hollyood has made racing movies with some of America's most famous speedways as the back drops for many of it's films since the early days of motion pictures.

As a fan, you will find many fun and interesting racing movies and other films related to auto racing but The Speedway Zone believes that every new race fan needs to see the following movies before they can even call themselves a full-blown auto racing fan.

If you are a new fan to auto racing, here are the racing films and racing-related movie classics you must see.

Start your adventure into Hollywood racing movies with these fan favorites...

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The highest grossing NASCAR-themed comedy in box office history, this movie stars Will Ferrell as the NASCAR driver with two first names, Ricky Bobby.

Cars the Movie
This animated classic is a favorite of millions of children across around the world. With Mario Andretti as one of the main voices, this movie boasts the title of the highest grossing NASCAR-themed movie of any kind.

Days of Thunder
A comedy drama classic! This film stars one of the biggest movie actors in the world, Tom Cruise, as open wheel racing star Cole Trickle making his transition as a rookie into stock car racing's elite NASCAR Cup Series.

SuperSpeedway: Racing With The Andrettis
Experience some of the most head-spinning, heart-racing scenes ever caught on film as you get a front row seat in an Indy Car cockpit with America's Greatest Driver of the 20th Century Mario Andretti as he helps his son Michael train for high speed competition.

The Last American Hero
The fictional race car driver in this movie is based on NASCAR pioneer and racing legend Junior Johnson.

The Dale Earnhardt Movies ... (Dale: The Movie and 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story)
These two movies - Dale: The Movie and 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story - about legendary stock car driver Dale Earnhardt are definite must see's for all NASCAR fans.

The Elvis Racing DVD Trilogy ... Speedway, Spin Out, Viva Las Vegas
The King of Rock N Roll Elvis Presley swoons and croons in all his racing glory in these three music-filled classics.

24x24 Wide With Jeff Gordon
Be Jeff Gordon for a day! This 90 minute documentary gives you the opportunity to follow one of the greatest stock car drivers of all-time for a 24 hour period. You get an inside look at Jeff Gordon both on and off the track. You'll get to see the other human sides - the father, the adventurer, the philantrophist - of one of most popular icons of modern day auto racing.

Nascar: The Imax Experience
Wow! You will feel as if you are in the drivers seat of a professional stock car.

Indianapolis 500 Collectors Edition
You get much more than just a behind the scenes look at The Greatest Spectacle in Racing - the Indy 500.

Winning
This movie classic stars the legendary actor Paul Newman as a race car driver.

LeMans
This classic racing movie starring movie legend Steve McQueen puts you in the driver's seat in one of the world's most grueling endurance races - the 24 hour LeMans.







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