Linda Vaughn, active in racing and marketing for more than six decades and known by legions of racing fans as Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, is the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame's Lady of the Century.

The beauty queen is as common to American auto racing as the Chevrolet V8, her victory kiss as traditional a racing reward as the trophy and champagne. Healthy, long-legged, bosomy blondes are ...

Car and Driver magazine once referred to her as Racing's Earth Mother, back when the Aquarian philosophy impacted pop culture. For many male race fans, she was the ultimate trophy girl. To the ...

Racing fans old enough to remember seeing the Vietnam War on TV will probably recognize this iconic 1970 Chrysler Hurst 300 convertible. For those of you who are a little greener, this car, which is ...

She’s never started the Indianapolis 500 or Daytona 500, but Linda Vaughn has likely visited victory lane more times in her career than Richard Petty, Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt and any of her other ...

Linda Faye Vaughn, America's first lady of auto racing, was born in Dalton, Georgia, just south of the Tennessee border. The youngest of three children, she was barely a year old when her father split ...

Any reader over the age of 40 knows who Linda Vaughn is. She reigned as Miss Hurst Golden Shifter and a marketing/promotions queen for the automotive aftermarket and racing scene for six decades.

This story was originally published on May 13, 2014. Young boys in the late 1960s were confronted with numerous sexy women: Barbara Feldon, who played Agent 99 on "Get Smart," Barbara Eden from "I ...

Linda Vaughn is an icon of American motorsport. The Georgia-born beauty used her good looks and charm to become a force of marketing and a familiar face in the NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA paddocks.