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Lizzy Musi, a race automotive driver who starred on Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings and a number of Discovery spinoffs, died June 27 of breast most cancers at her North Carolina dwelling, her father announced on social media. She was 33.
Musi was identified triple-negative Stage 4 breast most cancers in April 2023 and had been chronicling her battle with the illness on Instagram.
“I can’t even start to clarify every thing I’ve been going via and coping with this most cancers prognosis – lots of people had their doubts about me,” she told Drag Illustrated in August. “I’m very grateful and blessed that I can preserve doing what I’m doing.”
Musi was a longtime racer who last year became the first female driver to win an event on Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, driving a nitrous-boosted 2012 Camaro dubbed The Aftershock. (Watch video of her win at Tulsa Raceway Park from Episode 4 of Season 2 below.) She won three consecutive races during that 2019 season.
She additionally appeared on Discovery’s Road Outlaws spinoffs Locals Solely, Gone Lady and Quickest in America. “No prep” implies that the racing floor is left unprepared to simulate road circumstances.
In July 2014, Musi turned the primary lady to win a Professional Nitrous nationwide occasion on the Skilled Drag Racers Affiliation U.S. Drags. Musi was featured typically in Drag Illustrated journal and lined its February 2014 concern and was director of the household enterprise Musi Racing in Mooresville, NC. Her father Pat Musi is an eight-time PDRA professional road world champion and famend engine builder.
“Surrounded by her Household, within the consolation of her own residence, Lizzy was known as to heaven at 11:25pm tonight,” Pat Musi’s Fb publish reads. “Thanks for all of the prayers and assist all through her battle. At the moment, the household want to have time to course of, [grieve] and make preparations in peace. We’ll give an replace as quickly as now we have data to share.”
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