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Primes have very little to move about inside of them optically, so because of this simplicity they deliver crisper images with very little distortion, if any at all. Good short zooms can match some primes these days, but if you want the very best image quality then it's a prime all the way (my opinion of course). Most pros shooting motor sports (or any other kind of sport for that matter) will have several prime lenses at various focal lengths to suit the action and these are generally fitted to separate bodies. Oh that we had that kind of facility, but most likely we don't. Amk has said all there is to know about them really, but the better the glass used the dearer they get.
You will learn more about composition using a prime than you will with a zoom, because you have to do it on your feet, as you mentioned in your post.
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