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Thompson then turned to racing, winning many track and dragster championships. In the 1960s, he also entered cars at the Indianapolis 500. Later, he formed off-road racing sanctioning bodies SCORE International and Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG). In 1988, Thompson and his wife Trudy were gunned down at their home in Bradbury ...
‘Speed King’ Mickey Thompson and wife Trudy were found dead outside their Los Angeles home – and for more than a decade, no one knew why. The new show ‘Homicide: Los Angeles’ dives into ...
Milos was married to Cynthia Bouron from 1964 to 1966; they had one child. [4]In 1965, Milos began an affair with actress Barbara Ann Thomason (stage name Carolyn Mitchell) who was estranged from her husband Mickey Rooney.
Gordon won the inaugural Stadium Super Truck championship in 2013, by seven points following a year-long battle with former Mickey Thompson Off-Road teammate Rob MacCachren. [6] Gordon's series was renamed to Speed Energy Formula Off-Road in 2014. [7] He won a second championship that year with six wins and a 75-point advantage over Sheldon ...
Elaine Devry, who appeared in such films as “The Atomic Kid” and “A Guide for the Married Man” and dozens of television series, died Sept. 20 at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according ...
This condition was made worse in 1964, after Thompson was forced to redesign the cars to accommodate a new United States Auto Club(USAC) mandated 15-inch (380 mm) minimum tire height. May 1964 – In an effort to release trapped air, Mickey Thompson cut fender channels in his full-bodied Indy cars before sending MacDonald out to run tuft tests
A gruesome video played in Lechter District Court, Kentucky, last Tuesday (October 1) reveals the moment a Kentucky sheriff murdered a district judge, who was also a close friend, in his chambers.
The 1962 Winternationals were historic for the appearance there of NHRA's first woman class champion. Under pressure from Peggy Hart (wife of track owner "Pappy" Hart) and Mickey Thompson, as well as fellow racers Shirley Shahan and Roberta Leighton, Carol Cox was the first woman allowed to race at an NHRA national event. [2]