Flygirl-
There was also some racing in "Viva Las Vegas" where, once again, Elvis is a singer/race driver. Elvis drives a 289 Cobra street car at one point, but no 427s, as I recall and, at least compared to "Spinout", it was watchable.
Another for your Netflix queue is "The Fast and the Furious". No, not the one with Vin Diesel, though that IS one of my favorite "car" movies, but this one from 1955:
Completely different story (bad guy kidnaps a girl, I think, and they drive around California), and, for some reason, the bad guy's car is a Jaguar 120XK, and the finale involves a road race on 17-mile drive in Monterey. Lot's of fun.
Also, it's free on the IMDB hulu channel! Follow the link.
The Fast and the Furious Full Movie (The Fast & The Furious (1955)) - IMDb
Enjoy!
Jeff