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 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 ...

It figures that Mickey Thompson and Ed Iskenderian are close personal friends. They happen to be the ultimate parts magnates. They collect hardware faster than Uncle Sam can be funny with your money.

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 ...