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Jessi Combs (Jessica Michelle Combs) was born on 27 July, 1980 in Rockerville, South Dakota, U.S., is an American racer and TV personality (1980–2019). Discover Jessi Combs's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?
| Popular As |
Jessica Michelle Combs |
| Occupation |
Racer · metal fabricator · television personality |
| Age |
39 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
27 July 1980 |
| Birthday |
27 July |
| Birthplace |
Rockerville, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Date of death |
27 August, 2019 |
| Died Place |
Alvord Desert, Oregon, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Jessi Combs Height, Weight & Measurements
At 39 years old, Jessi Combs height not available right now. We will update Jessi Combs's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Hair Color |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
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Jessi Combs Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jessi Combs worth at the age of 39 years old? Jessi Combs’s income source is mostly from being a successful Racer. She is from United States. We have estimated Jessi Combs's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Racer |
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Timeline
In doing so, she broke the 48-year-old women's land speed record, a 308.506 mph run average set by Lee Breedlove in Spirit of America - Sonic 1 in 1965.
Combs' final run across Oregon's Alvord Desert on August 27 reached 522.783 mph, before her crash, which broke the existing women's land speed record of 512.71 mph, set in 1976 by Kitty O'Neil at the same location.
Jessica Combs (July 27, 1980 – August 27, 2019) was an American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator.
Combs was born in Rockerville, South Dakota, on July 27, 1980, the daughter of Jamie Combs and Nina Darrington.
The family moved to Piedmont, South Dakota, when she was two years old.
She had two siblings, Kelly Combs and Danielle Theis, and three step-siblings, Rebekah Hall, Arielle Hall, and Austin Darrington.
Combs' great-grandmother was Nina DeBow, a jazz pianist who raced Stanley Steamers.
She graduated from Stevens High School in 1998.
Combs graduated from WyoTech in 2004, where she attended the Collision and Refinishing Core Program, the Street Rod Fabrication and Custom Fabrication, and High-Performance Powertrain programs.
Following her graduation, Combs' first professional job came after the WyoTech marketing department hired another student and her to build a car from the ground up in six months to debut at the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association's show.
As a professional driver, Combs raced in a range of events and enjoyed many successes.
She co-hosted the Spike TV show Xtreme 4x4 for more than 90 episodes from 2005 to 2009.
Other television shows on which she appeared include Overhaulin', Mythbusters, The List: 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die, All Girls Garage, and Science Channel's How to Build... Everything in 2016.
Combs died after crashing a jet-powered high-speed race car at the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon while attempting to beat her four-wheel land speed record.
Following an on-set accident, Combs announced in February 2008 that she would leave the show.
In 2009, Combs appeared in 12 episodes of the seventh season of MythBusters while Kari Byron was on maternity leave.
She also appeared on Overhaulin'.
Starting in 2011, Combs hosted the Autoblog series The List: 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die alongside co-host Patrick McIntyre.
From 2011 to 2014, Combs served as one of the hosts of All Girls Garage on Velocity (now Motor Trend network).
The basis of the show was women repairing and upgrading new and classic automobiles.
In 2012, Combs became a co-host with Chris Jacobs for the sixth season of Overhaulin's relaunch on the Velocity and Discovery channels.
She set a women's land speed class record (four wheels) in 2013 and broke her own record in 2016.
She was known as "the fastest woman on four wheels".
On October 9, 2013, Combs drove the North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger at the Alvord desert, claiming the women's four-wheel land speed record with an official run of 398.954 mph (632 km/h) and a top speed of 440.709 mph (709 km/h).
Combs was also a 2014 Ultra 4 Spec Class National Champion with Falken Tire.
On September 7, 2016, Combs set a new top speed of 477.59 mph driving the other American Eagle.
In 2016, she took first place in King of the Hammers with the Savvy Off Road team in the EMC Modified Class and a 2017 12th-place finish in the Unlimited Class driving the same Stock Mod car.
Combs hosted the SpikeTV television show Xtreme 4x4, a part of the Powerblock, for four years.
In 2018, Combs appeared on the Discovery Channel panel show Break Room.
Also in 2018, Combs appeared on an episode of Jay Leno's Garage as Jay Leno's guest driver of a Bugatti Chiron.
Released in 2022, The Fastest Woman on Earth details her career and land speed record attempt, filmed for seven years beginning in 2013.
Combs died on August 27, 2019, after crashing a jet-powered car while setting a land speed record as part of the North American Eagle Project on a dry lake bed in the Alvord Desert, Oregon.
The crash was caused by a failure of a front wheel, likely caused by hitting an object in the desert, which caused the front wheel assembly to collapse at a speed nearing 523 mph. The official cause of death was determined to be "blunt-force trauma to the head" occurring prior to the fire that engulfed the race vehicle after the crash.
She was posthumously awarded the female land-speed world record by Guinness World Records in June 2020.
This record was verified by Guinness World Records in June 2020.
