Linda Vaughn

Linda Vaughn
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 .

Linda Vaughn at the 1997 Indianapolis 500

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

1. Rob Kinnan; Linda Vaughn (15 October 2014). Linda Vaughn:The First Lady of Motorsports. Motorbooks. p. 12. ISBN   9780760346471.
2. "Linda Vaughn Interview". Motor Trend . 4 January 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
3. Lew Freedman (14 March 2013). Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing. ABC-CLIO. p. 782. ISBN   978-0-313-38710-4.
4. Rob Kinnan; Linda Vaughn (15 October 2014). Linda Vaughn:The First Lady of Motorsports. Motorbooks. p. 1,29,40. ISBN   9780760346471.
5. 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.
6. Linda Vaughn at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

External links

• Linda Vaughn at IMDb