Linda Vaughn

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Linda Vaughn
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Vaughn at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 2015
Born
Linda Faye Vaughn

(1942-08-14) August 14, 1942 (age 82)
Dalton, Georgia, United States
Known for Motor racing

Linda Faye Vaughn (born August 11, 1943 [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]

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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] Her height is 5 ft 1/2 in (1.54 m), but her measurements were 39-23-39 inches (99-58-99 cm) when she was chosen to be Miss Firebird in the first half of the 1960s. [4] In the 1970s, her measurements were 39-26-37 in (99-66-94 cm). [6] She married Billy Tidwell (drag racer) in 1972. [2] They divorced in 1986.

She appeared in the 1976 film The Gumball Rally , and the 1983 film Stroker Ace .

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Linda Vaughn at the 1997 Indianapolis 500

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Linda Vaughn". Motorsports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 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 body-measurements.com
  7. ↑ Linda Vaughn at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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