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 ...

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.

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

Race car drivers have come and gone over the past 40 years. The one constant on the racing circuit since 1961 has been Linda Vaughn, whose introduction at the beginning of countless auto races became ...