“Miss America”, race number 11, was built in 1945 as a P-51D-30-NA in Inglewood, California by North American Aviation. It served the American military until 1956, when it was placed into storage and subsequently sold. This beast first raced in 1963 (as “San Diego”) and has never looked back since, with speeds topping 400 miles per hour. It first raced as “Miss America,” number 11, in 1969. That same year it set a world speed record from Los Angeles to Washington, DC in 6 hours, 21 minutes—an average speed of 412 miles per hour! Miss America is a true rocket on the Reno course. In keeping in that spirit, Miss America qualified for the Unlimited Gold race in 2021.