Mickey Thompson stands in his garage next to a single seat road racer in September 1986. Mickey Thompson and his wife, Trudy Thompson, were shot in the driveway of their Bradbury, Calif., home on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mickey Thompson, on the right, pictured with his son Danny and wife Trudy in happier times (Netflix) Mickey Thompson was known as ...

Mickey Thompson was known as the fastest man on four wheels. The racing legend earned the sobriquet ‘Speed King’ after breaking the American land-speed record in 1960, clocking in at almost 407 mph on ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Countless speed records are attributed to him; he was the first man to break the 400 MPH barrier, he pushed innovation at the Indianapolis 500 ...

We dive into the hidden details of how Mickey Thompson developed his famous headers, featuring insights from Ed Smith and Barry from Ask Ed. A rare look into performance engineering history. #MickeyTh ...