
Race meet locations may show a parked 9F.If the player is a Rockstar Games Social Club member, NPC racers can also be seen driving an Elegy RH8.These cars have modifications such as roll cages, and spoilers. Cars driven by NPC racers include: the Banshee, Feltzer, Sentinel XS, Prairie, and Dominator.If a player acquires a wanted level in a race, they will automatically fail the race.If a player approaches a race gathering and decides to steal one of the cars, the race will be dismissed and the other contestants will usually run off scared.If the Strangers and Freaks mission "Shift Work" is replayed, there will be a red Ruiner parked nearby as a default car ready to be used, though the player still can use any other vehicle of their choice for the race.The Sea Races were originally part of this sequence (presumably for Franklin only) but on release were changed to be accessible to all protagonists like the Offroad Races. Not much is known about this race other than it being a circuit race around the docks.

A list of vehicles the player cannot race in is as follows:

The player can race a large majority of vehicles, however, certain vehicles will not be allowed to enter the races. After winning all the races, Hao will call to congratulate the player.
