Leah Graves 

Hi, I am Leah Graves, a racerchick from Janesville, WI. Married for 10 years to my wonderful husband, Pete, and we have 3 beautiful children. Together we own & operate a custom performance engine machine shop in Southern WI.

I drag race my 1970 Chevelle at the nearby legendary Great Lakes Dragway. We also have a 1971 Chevelle Malibu. My love of drag racing and muscle cars comes from a long family history of car enthusiasts. My father has a passion for Datsun 260Z's, Porsche 911's, and Nissan 300ZX's.

In high school, my Mother had a 1969 'Cuda and my Grandmother had several Chevelles, Firebirds, and a Corvette. As well as other family members with a range of muscle cars from Ford, Dodge, & Oldsmobile.

Racing for me is more of a hobby, I enjoy having a car that is street driven daily during the Spring & Summer months yet quick enough at the track to turn a few heads. Although I did not build my engine, my husband did, I do enjoy learning about every aspect of my car - from engine, trans, and chassis and am involved in maintaining and working on my car.

I also am in the shop daily increasing my knowledge of engine building & how each modification affects ultimate horsepower & torque on each individual application. My ultimate goal is to be able to build my own engine for my car. For more information & to view pictures & videos of me racing, go to www.myspace.com/496bbc.