How about George Harrison’s Faster? Also about motor racing, without using the term.
British Sea Power’s “Waving Flags” (soccer)
Sun Kil Moon’s “Duk Koo Kim” (boxing)
Ishutsi Scores - Mike Ridley - Hockey
Stroker Ace - Charles Daniel Band - Racing
No. 29 by Steve Earle is a reminiscence of bygone High School football glory without the word “football.”
Jonathan Coulton’s “A Talk With George” has these lines:
Bonus points for being about a real person without actually mentioning his name.