You are right. I also liked the movie a lot. The opening "chase" was brilliantly tense and "realistic" - for a movie at least. That is why the Mustang pursuit is such a letdown and may deserve to be on the list although it wouldn't be remarkable in 90% of all the other movies out there.

Okay, one more:

I'm not from the US, but it isn't just about winning something, right?

I actually saw one a few weeks ago over here in Germany.