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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

The early years of the 1960s were time-stamped with the mark of the dinosaurs—behemoth 1962 406 Galaxies, 421 Pontiac Catalinas, and 409 Chevrolet Impalas stomped the earth. On the dragstrip, these ...

A 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 formerly owned by racing legend Mickey Thompson is heading to auction. First spotted by Muscle Cars & Trucks, it will cross the block at Mecum Auctions' Kissimmee, ...

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 ...

There’s no denying that cars continue to get quicker and faster. Whether they are straight off the assembly line or heavily modified for track use, today’s automobiles have more horsepower and torque ...