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Lizzy Musi biography: Age, career, net worth, husband

Lizzy Musi is an auto racer of the second generation. She was born in New Jersey on January 1, 1991, to Pat and Elizabeth Musi. Elizabeth Musi was her mother’s name.

Her father, Pat Musi, was a professional car racer who won eight championships, which influenced Lizzy’s decision to seek a career in the sport. Elizabeth Musi, her mother, is also a retired car racer from Stockholm, Sweden. She competed in her first major competition at the age of 16 in the Junior Drag. She would go on to build a name for herself in the racing world as she continued to compete in and win races.

You will agree with me at least to an extent that it’s rare to see a gorgeous and charming woman engage in a sport like Drag Racing right?

If it’s not Tennis, Football, Swimming, Basketball, Athletics among other major sports, then it’s probably not meant for women. However, a certain Lizzy Musi, beautiful and elegant, is a household name in Drag Racing. 

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Anyone who is seeing Lizzy Musi for the first time off the race track will probably think she is a model, an actress, or a TV Presenter. 

Lizzy Musi corroborates the popular saying, “what a man can do, a woman can do as well or even far better. She is the Michael Schumacher or Lewis Hamilton of the race track. 

In this piece, we shall be taking a look at Lizzy Musi’s background, his she grew her passion for the wheels, her achievements, net worth, and her love life. 

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Profile Summary

  • Name: Lizzy Musi
  • Date of birth: 1st of January, 1991
  • Place of birth: New Jersey, USA
  • Age: 31 years old
  • Horoscope: Capricorn Nationality: American
  • Profession: Car racer
  • Height: 1.75 m Weight: 64 kg
  • Net worth: $500,000
  • Lizzy Musi Parents: Pat Musi (Dad) and Elizabeth Musi (Mum)
  • Sibling: Patricia Musi
  • Marital status: Engaged
  • Children: None

Lizzy Musi Background and Education 

Born to Pat and Elizabeth Musi on the 1st of January 1991 in New Jersey, Elizabeth Musi fell in love with Drag Racing from avery tender age alongside her sister, Patricia who is also a race driver. Lizzy’s parents were also into drag racing. 

Her dad, a native of Carteret, New Jersey was a former Drag Racing champion while her mother, a native of Stockholm, Sweden took part in the sport before retiring. 

Lizzy Musi and her sister developed their love for Drag Racing at a young age having been born into a family of racers. The duo played with toy cars and helped at their father’s car engine shop before proceeding to the race tracks. 

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Lizzy began racing at the age of 8 and she took part in the Junior Dragster until she was 16. 

As regards her formal education, she attended Carteret High School. Afterward, she helped at her father’s shop by cleaning engine parts and sweeping the floor. She got mentorship about the race tracks and other valuable information as regards her career from her father while helping working with him in his shop. 

Career Progression and Family Business

Lizzy Musi didn’t race for about five years after her last Junior Dragster race. However, she made her debut on the race track in 2012 at the ADRL season-opener in Houston where she won the first round and the race itself but she got disqualified in the second round. 

However, she went on to establish herself as the queen of the race track. In 2013, she ended the ADRL Top sportsman competition with the front-runner position. 

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A year later, precisely in July, she became the first woman to win a National level Pro Nitrous at the PDRA at Virginia Motorsports Park. 

Nothing was holding Lizzy Musi back as he continued setting new records on the track. That same year, she became the first woman to smash the 200 MPH barrier in 1/8-mile in Doorslammer without using a supercharged engine.

The year 2014 was such an outstanding year for her that she was named the PDRA Rookie of the Year and she also featured as the cover for the Drag Illustrated Magazine for the year. 

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She continued her waning streaks in 2015 and 2016. In 2015, she won her second Pro Nitrus at the Brian Olson Memorial PDRA World Finals in October and she repeated the same feat at the GALOT Motorsports Park racing a year later. 

Her streak didn’t end at home, she also became the first woman to win the Round 4 final at the Middle east Arabian Drag Racing League Pro Series.

Off the track, Lizzy Musi works with her father in his company, Pat Musi Racing Engines (PMRE) as front desk operations where she handles engine spare parts, newsletters, and emails. 

Lizzy Musi also owns a shop on Amazon where she sells beauty products she recommends to her followers. 

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Lizzy Musi Accidents

Accidents are inevitable in Lizzy Musi’s kind of sport and she has been involved in three accidents before;

  • The first was in April 2012 where her 1968 Camaro drifted off track at the American Drag Racing League in Bristol, Tennessee. It was a horrible accident but she came out unscathed.
  • Another was in 2015 where she had a crash during the qualifying series of the Pro Nitrus at the PDRA Texas Nationals.
  • In 2018, she crashed her boyfriend, Kye Kelley’s car ” The Shocker” during the preparation of an episode of Street Outlaws.

Net Worth

Lizzy Musi’s worth is estimated to be in the region of $800,000

Relationship

She is currently dating Kye Keller who is also a Drag Racer for New Orleans Street Outlaw Championships. They both have a Youtube Channel where talks about all things racing especially what goes behind the tracks. 

Social Media

She is very active on Instagram with 221,000 followers. She also has a YouTube channel where she posts bodies of her work. She also engages with her fans there. 

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Conclusion

Lizzy Musi is perhaps one of drag racing’s most well-known female characters. Lizzy Musi’s scorching figure and unusual racing skill combine to make her a beautiful and tough star.

Funny enough, her physical appearance might succeed in fooling a newcomer in the racing circle, but people who have been around for a while will be quick to inform such about the explosive energy wrapped up in a beautiful package.

Growing up in a family whose love for drag racing is undisputed, it was not a surprise that Lizzy chose to pursue a career in this field.

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Interestingly, the celebrity has always been around vehicles since she was a child, and she began competing at the age of 16 in the Junior Drag. She has since gone on to win countless drag races, breaking and setting new records, capturing the hearts of fans of the sport, and serving as the ideal role model for any young woman aspiring to be a daring drag racer.

Ayomide John

Ayomide is first, a football writer, a sports analyst and then a multi-niched journalist with a particular interest in lifestyle, politics, literature and history. He is an experienced Search Engine Optimisation Analyst and Content Marketer. He holds a degree in Literature in English (OAU). He hopes to do his Masters in International Media Studies. He is a Manchester United fan since 2008.

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