Cindy Crawford

Modular Motor Drag Racer

Cindy Crawford, from the South Florida area, is competing in the NMRA (National Mustang Racers Association) and Fun Ford (American Autosports) drag racing series. She races a ’98 Mustang GT drop top with a Sean Hyland built Cobra engine, C4 tranny and Vortech T-trim Supercharger. She has been racing competitively for more than three years in Ford events throughout the United States.

Her rookie year of racing was just phenomenal. She accomplished more than she could ever dream of in her first year. Not only did she receive "Rookie of the Year", but she finished sixth in the points. She has been featured in a number of magazines, including Muscle Mustang, Fast Ford, Super Ford, 5.0 Magazine, Race Pages, as well as in several newspaper and Internet articles. She was also filmed for the T.V. show, "My Classic Car" which aired on TNN.

Cindy has attained the title of the "Fastest Female in the Modular Motor Class".

"My ultimate goal is to be the first Pro 5.0 female drag racer. This is my dream and as they say, "If you can dream it, you can attain it".

Her rheumatologist, Dr. Howard Busch of Loxahatchee, Florida, is one of her drag racing sponsors. "He understands what I am going through and is very proud of my accomplishments as a drag racer. He understands that I race with a disability and have overcome it enough to tackle full time racing".

In her pits, Cindy displays a booth with an assortment of pamphlets, brochures and articles on Lupus. She tries to bring awareness to this disease and offer an opportunity for people to learn more and ask questions.

Her mother and father also are very enthusiastic about her racing and love to attend all the events they can. "My dad was a stock car driver back when he was young so he can relate to me being out there racing. He made up a scrapbook on all my racing articles and my mom has a "My daughter is a drag racer" license plate on her vehicle". Cindy has two grown older children, Bobby and Bambi Crawford, who support her racing enthusiasm. Her son, Bobby is starting to follow her footsteps and drag races his Mustang.

Cindy is a dealer/distributor for F.A.S.T., Fresh Air Systems Technologies, a manufacturer of air-conditioned helmets and suits. "It’s very comfortable to sit in your race car when you have a/c pumped in through your helmet. As you know, the heat inside the car is over 130 degrees at times. It’s well worth the money invested".

She is presently checking out certain sponsorship opportunities to help with the costs incurred and expenses in traveling the circuit.

Cindy has written a book (she is looking for a publisher to publish it) entitled, "Life in The Fast Lane ", to help women and novice racers learn how to drag race and not to be afraid of it. "I think a lot of women just don’t get the opportunity to start racing like most men do. I, myself, love to see women out there and will do anything I can to help them. I believe we women have a camaraderie out there, a kind of "sisterhood" between racers and between fans/spectators also".

"The women that I most admire in drag racing are Shirley Muldowney and Angelle Seeling. Shirley is a class act and is still out there burning up the tracks. She is truly to be admired and is sensational".

"Angelle is quite a role model also. She came out of nowhere and ended up with a number one ranking with her drag bike. She went through much adversity but strived to conquer and attain her title. She is quite commendable and is number one in my book".

Please visit Cindy in the pits if you attend any NMRA or Fun Ford events. She’s always ready to make new friends.

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