| 100% | RODS | 4 | Hot ___ (cars driven in drag races) |
| 68% | ROD | 3 | Hot ___ (car in a drag race) |
| 61% | HOTROD | 6 | Car in a drag race |
| 50% | MERCEDES | 8 | Car driven by 15-Across in 5-Across |
| 49% | ALFA | 4 | Car driven by James Bond in "Octopussy," for short |
| 49% | KARTING | 7 | Racing in tiny, open cars |
| 49% | GAMEPIECE | 9 | Race car, in Monopoly |
| 48% | GEARS | 5 | Drive and reverse, in a car |
| 47% | GEAR | 4 | Reverse or drive, in a car transmission |
| 47% | GEARS | 5 | Drive, park, and reverse, in a car |
| 47% | PIT | 3 | Refueling spot in car racing |
| 46% | DODGE | 5 | Car featured in the Viper Racing video game |
| 46% | INDY | 4 | ___ car racing (auto sport in the US) |
| 46% | MOTORGENERATORS | 15 | Fuel-saving devices in race cars |
| 45% | CAB | 3 | Car that's driven around in search of passengers |
| 45% | BMW | 3 | Car dubbed the "the Ultimate Driving Machine" in ads |
| 45% | SAINTGEORGEANDTHEDRAG | 21 | Religious figure in a hot-rod race? |
| 45% | INDY | 4 | ___ 500 (annual car race held in May) |
| 45% | INDY | 4 | High-speed car racing even in Indianapolis |
| 45% | HOTROD | 6 | Drag-race car |
| 44% | GTO | 3 | Car that "really drives 'em wild" in a 1964 song |
| 44% | PITCREWS | 8 | Teams that swap wheels in a car race |
| 44% | STINGRAY | 8 | Corvette racing car that came out in 1959 |
| 44% | LAP | 3 | Unit of distance in car racing or swimming |
| 43% | SEAT | 4 | Car ___ (where a baby's safely strapped in for a drive) |
| 43% | TAILGATE | 8 | To drive too close to the car in front |
| 43% | PARKING | 7 | Leaving a car in a safe space after driving |
| 43% | SIR | 3 | ___ Lewis Hamilton (British race car driver knighted in 2021) |
| 43% | HOTROD | 6 | Vehicle in a drag race |
| 43% | GTO | 3 | Car that "really drives 'em wi-i-ild," in a 1960s song |