Speedway

Speedway is a 1968 action film musical film starring Elvis Presley as a racecar driver and Nancy Sinatra as his love interest. Scenes were shot at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The film features guest appearances by several of the top stock-car -- better known now as NASCAR -- drivers of the day. This would be the final "formula" musical film of Presley's career. His later films would be less musical and more adult in tone... more

Speedway is a 1968 action film musical film starring Elvis Presley as a racecar driver and Nancy Sinatra as his love interest. Scenes were shot at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The film features guest appearances by several of the top stock-car -- better known now as NASCAR -- drivers of the day. This would be the final "formula" musical film of Presley's career. His later films would be less musical and more adult in tone. Although the film was completed in the early summer of 1967, it was not released in theatres until the spring of 1968. It was Elvis's last real box-office hit. The soundtrack songs were recorded at MGM Studios in Culver City, California in June 1967. Included is Nancy Sinatra's rendition of "Your Groovy Self" and her duet with Presley, "There Ain't Nothing Like A Song", the only time a non-Elvis track was allowed on one of his soundtrack albums (see Viva Las Vegas). The music album was released in June of 1968 to coincide with the motion... less