MIESHAEL HENRY Commands Big Tire as Sole Female in West Coast Outlaw Association

February 10, 2025

• MIESHAEL HENRY stands as the sole female competitor in the West Coast Outlaw Association’s Big Tire class, making waves at major events like the NHRA Sonoma Nationals after just one year of racing. Despite her father’s initial street racing background in San Francisco, her mother’s concerns about the lack of women in racing nearly derailed her dreams – but Henry’s persistence paid off when she finally got her license in September 2023.
• The 1968 Pontiac Firebird “ILLICIT” that Henry inherited from her father is her weapon of choice as she targets a 4.30-second eighth-mile pass to achieve her season goal of 6.90s. Her impressive showing at Sonoma’s Race Wars during Women’s History Month earned her significant fan support and media attention from KTVU Channel 2 News, proving that representation matters when you’re the only woman in your class.
• Henry’s impact extends beyond the track through her children’s book “I Want to Go Fast,” which chronicles her journey from watching her father race to earning her own license. Her advice to aspiring racers cuts straight to the heart: “Push for it” and ignore the doubters, because as she puts it, “you don’t know where your road might take you” – from learning to race today to potentially becoming “the top woman in the racing industry” tomorrow.

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