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Mickey Thompson

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Mickey Thompson

Original Name
Marion Lee Thompson
Birth
Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
16 Mar 1988 (aged 59)
Bradbury, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
Garden of Reflection Lawn, Gate 1, Section 17, Lot 1576, Grave 1
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Race Car Driver, Car Designer, Race Promoter. He set the American land speed record in 1960 at Bonneville Salt Flats with a top speed of 406.6 mph. Designer of the modern "funny car" drag racer. He and his wife, Trudy, were murdered by a former business partner.
Race Car Driver, Car Designer, Race Promoter. He set the American land speed record in 1960 at Bonneville Salt Flats with a top speed of 406.6 mph. Designer of the modern "funny car" drag racer. He and his wife, Trudy, were murdered by a former business partner.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Nov 12, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6919/mickey-thompson: accessed ), memorial page for Mickey Thompson (7 Dec 1928–16 Mar 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6919, citing Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.