Jessi Combs
American professional racer
Died when: 39 years 31 days (469 months)Star Sign: Leo
Jessica Combs (July 27, 1980 – August 27, 2019) was an American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator.She set a women's land speed class record (four wheels) in 2013 and broke her own record in 2016.
She was known as "the fastest woman on four wheels".She co-hosted the Spike TV show Xtreme 4x4 for more than 90 episodes from 2005 to 2009.
Other television shows on which she appeared include Overhaulin', Mythbusters, The List: 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die, All Girls Garage, and Science Channel's How to Build...
Everything in 2016.Combs died after crashing a jet-powered high-speed race car at the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon while attempting to beat her four-wheel land speed record.
She was posthumously awarded the female land-speed world record by Guinness World Records in June 2020.