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 ...

Mickey Thompson’s life and death are explored in the Netflix docuseries Larry Bessel/Los Angeles Times/Getty Mickey Thompson and his wife, Trudy Thompson, were shot in the driveway of their Bradbury, ...

The infamous Automobile Manufacturers Association (AMA) ban that forbade direct factory support of auto racing remained in effect all season, despite mounting evidence that not all automakers were ...

"Please don't kill my wife," Mickey Thompson begged on the morning of March 16, 1988, as a gunman stood over his wife, Trudy, in the driveway of their Bradbury, California home. After the gunman shot ...

Mickey Thompson may be best known for his exploits on the race track, but he had room in his heart for cars of all shapes and sizes. And now the sports car he used to get from one track to the ...

AKRON — Goodyear has moved production of one line of Mickey Thompson-brand drag racing tires to its Goodyear Innovation Center Manufacturing (ICM) race tire plant in Akron. The tire maker — which ...