Donna Mae Mims of Bridgeville, PA died on October 6, 2009. She was known by many as the "Pink Lady, Think Pink, Donna Amazing and even Free Maui". Donna started racing in 1958 and was the first woman driver ever to win a Sports Car Club of America National Championship H Production in 1963. Her career led her to racing such cars as the Camaro, Austin Healey, MG, Corvette and Corvairs. She worked for Yenko Chevrolet and Yenko sports car division as executive secretary for both and was the liaison for design and production with the Yenko sports car division. She worked closely with Zora Arkus-Duntov, Ed Cole and the pioneers of Chevrolet Racing.  She raced many times in Sebring, Daytona, and Riverside.

Donna Mae was a participant in the original Cannonball Run in her 1968 Cadillac Limo. She was known as being able to go toe to toe with some of the best drivers in the country. She was an avid longtime member of the Sports Car Club of America, Corvette Club of Western PA, founder and member of Steeltown Corvette Club, and member of Three Rivers Corvette Club. She also belonged to Western PA Corvair Club. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the National Corvette Museum, 350 Corvette Dr., Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-9134, phone: (270)-781-7973. Please add or view tributes at www.beinhauerfamilyservices.com

Corvette Racing teammates Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell finished as runners-up in the season-ending Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The race ended as Magnussen spun across the track and hit the wall on the pit straight in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. The Danish driver was examined and released from the trackside medical center after his encounter with the concrete barrier as the Corvette's safety systems and energy-absorbing structure performed as designed in the impact.

Read more about the race on our Corvette Racing website and see a clip of the crash on You Tube.