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".
Cindy struggles with a chronic illness called Systemic Lupus. She
donates her winnings to the Lupus Foundation of America to help with
the cause and she attends lupus seminars to keep updated with
advances in lupus. Her local chapter acknowledges her racing on
their behalf, which makes her feel worthwhile out there in her
quest.
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.
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a lifelong learning process...
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"Racing, I believe, is a lifelong learning process. There are
always new ventures and new obstacles at every track that I
attend".
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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