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 ...

In the action-packed era of the 1980s, Mickey Thompson made a name for himself on the race track, earning recognition by surpassing the 400 mph land speed threshold. Beyond his racing achievements, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...