http://eq2.allakhazam.com/wiki/Category:EQ2_Character_Races
The fact is that race and starting stats matter much less than they do in EQ1. There are racial traits that are handy but no huge leg up (and I need to apologize here, because a lot of racial traits changed with Kunark and we haven't quite caught up yet).
The biggest restriction in the races is starting city, and you can always betray if you really want to be a Freeportian High Elf, lol.
Welcome to Norrath, er, the Norrath of the future! I came from EQ1 myself, and I'm enjoying Eq2 a lot.