Linda Vaughn
Linda Vaughn | |
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 Vaughn at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 2015 | |
| Born | Linda Faye Vaughn 1942 (age 82–83) Dalton, Georgia, United States |
| Known for | Motor racing |
Linda Faye Vaughn (born 1942[1] in Dalton, Georgia, United States[2]) is an American motor racing personality who has been described as the "preeminent beauty queen of stock car racing",[3] and "The First Lady of Motorsports".[4]
Vaughn was named "Miss Queen of Speed at Atlanta International Raceway" aged 18 and has acquired many other titles since then, including Miss Hurst Golden Shifter. Vaughn has been a notable ambassador and promoter of various forms of American motor racing for several decades.[5]
She was chosen to be the queen of the 1961 Dixie 400.[4]
She appeared in the 1976 film The Gumball Rally, and the 1983 film Stroker Ace.
Awards
- She was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2019.[6]
- She was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2021.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linda Vaughn.
- ^ Rob Kinnan; Linda Vaughn (15 October 2014). Linda Vaughn:The First Lady of Motorsports. Motorbooks. p. 12. ISBN 9780760346471.
- ^ "Linda Vaughn Interview". Motor Trend. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Lew Freedman (14 March 2013). Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing. ABC-CLIO. p. 782. ISBN 978-0-313-38710-4.
- ^ a b Rob Kinnan; Linda Vaughn (15 October 2014). Linda Vaughn:The First Lady of Motorsports. Motorbooks. p. 1,29,40. ISBN 9780760346471.
- ^ J.A. Martin; Thomas F. Saal (5 March 2004). American Auto Racing: The Milestones and Personalities of a Century of Speed. McFarland. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-7864-8389-1.
- ^ Linda Vaughn at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
External links
- Linda Vaughn at IMDb