Kelly Anderson shares her extraordinary journey from a 51-year-old grandmother to a wheelie-popping drag racer with a mission to help foster children through motorsports. Her passion for racing ignited when she scribbled "I want to drag race" on a napkin at a coaching event, leading to her first race in October 2019 and eventually developing into a nonprofit organization helping foster youth.
• Recovery from alcoholism gave Kelly the confidence to pursue new dreams at age 51
• Achieved a perfect reaction time on her fourth pass down the drag strip
• Created MAVIX Community Outreach to introduce foster children to motorsports
• Expanded into land speed racing after her home track at Irwindale closed
• Named a Hoosier Hero ambassador from among 2,000 nominees
• Brings race cars to schools where troubled teens and foster youth can experience motorsports
• Racing transformed her from someone without direction into a confident woman with purpose
• Plans to develop scholarships connecting foster youth with motorsports trade opportunities
To support MAVIX Community Outreach or learn more, visit mavixcommunity.org or email mavixcommunity@gmail.com.
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