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 ...

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 ...

This is the story of how an automotive rivalry turned into a scene straight out of the Godfather.

Mickey Thompson was one of America’s most influential racing figures, known for drag racing innovation, land-speed records, ...

Before the GM Brass could put a stop to the competitive motorsports involvement of the various brands that were either overtly or covertly supporting those activities, Pontiac was trying to keep their ...