>>28598509
1nsane
Whiplash
F-Zero X, GX
NFS Hot Pursuit, High Stakes, Hot Pursuit 2 or Porsche Unleashed specifically, but honestly the entire series is excellent
San Francisco Rush, Rush 2, Rush 2049
Monster Truck Madness 2
Any Tokyo Extreme Racer series game

all qualify in my opinion as shining examples of racing games, in that the perfect racing game to me is

a. complete in all features expected and requires no modification for maximum enjoyment
b. leverages atmospheric storytelling over literal
c. based on completely plausible physics-driven gameplay with little or no player assist