Finding Melanie Monagon shouldn’t be a
challenge. The 22-year-old account manager from Amherst, Ohio
can be found on any given weekend touring her local drag strips with
her father and their eye catching 1972 AMC Gremlin. Keeping up with
her, however, is a whole other task.
Featured
Racer:
Melanie Monagon

Cinched between the narrow wheel wells of her short wheel based Gremlin
is a 350-cid small block Chevy. Atop the small block rests a 6-71 super
charger, helping the wild combination produce nearly 1,300 hp. While
piloting this machine down the quarter-mile may seem a daunting task
for most, Monagon handles the car with ease, as she will soon roll into
her tenth straight season behind the wheel of her Gremlin in 2010.
Being a “Featured Racer” is becoming old hat for the young
driver, with past features in such major publications as Hot Rod Magazine and Hemmings Motor News,
with additional other online feature stories. Her goal for the 2010
race season is to reach television stardom on SPEED’s Pinks: ALL
OUT this coming August.
Melanie owes a lot of her on-track success to her father, who has
taught her a great deal about racing and working on her own cars. The
young lady isn’t afraid of hard work and has even spent time
working in an engine shop, loving every minute of it. “I’m
proud of my car and put my blood, sweat and tears into it!” says
Monagon, with enthusiasm. The personable, positive, and fun racer hopes
to one day turn her passion for drag racing into a professional
reality, serving as a role model for young girls and racers chasing her
same dream.
If you want to catch Melanie piloting her super charged Gremlin down
Ohio’s Summit Motorsports Park, Quaker City Raceway and Thompson
Dragway, then you better move fast. This young hot shoe is gearing up
for the big leagues in pursuit of a professional career as a touring
drag racer.




















