Race Car Driver Jessi Combs Posthumously Named the Fastest Woman on Earth by Guinness

Race Car Driver Jessi Combs Posthumously Named the Fastest Woman on Earth by Guinness
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American race car driver Jessi Combs was posthumously awarded the fastest land speed record by a female on June 24 when Guinness World Records posted that it counted her speed, meaning she officially broke the record.

Combs, 39, died on Aug. 27, 2019, in an accident on the day of the attempt in the Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon.