In 2009, Combs appeared in twelve episodes of the seventh season of MythBusters while Kari Byron was on maternity leave.

Following an on-set accident, Combs announced in February 2008 that she would leave the show. See also: List of MythBusters cast membersĬombs hosted the SpikeTV television show Xtreme 4x4, a part of the Powerblock, for four years. 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. On September 7, 2016, Combs set a new top speed of 477.59 mph (768.61 km/h) driving the Other American Eagle.Ĭombs was also a 2014 Ultra 4 Spec Class National Champion with Falken Tire. In doing so, she broke the 48-year-old women's land speed record, a 308.506 mph (496.492 km/h) run average set by Lee Breedlove in Spirit of America - Sonic 1 in 1965. On October 9, 2013, Combs drove the North American Eagle (NaE) Supersonic Speed Challenger at the Alvord desert, claiming the women's 4-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). 2017 – Ultra 4 King of the Hammers – 12th – 4400 Class.2016 – Ultra 4 King of the Hammers – 1st – EMC Modified Class.2015 – Rallye Aicha des Gazelles (off-road rally race) – 1st – First Participation – 10th overall.

2014 – Ultra 4 King of the Hammers – 1st – Spec Class.2014 – Ultra 4 National Championship – 1st – Spec Class.2014 – Ultra 4 Western Region Series – 1st – Spec Class.2014 – Ultra 4 American Rock Sports Challenge – 3rd – Spec Class.2014 – Ultra 4 Glen Helen Grand Prix – 2nd – Spec Class.2014 – Ultra 4 Stampede – 1st – Legends Class.2013 – Set women's land speed record – 398 mph with a top speed of 440 mph.Career Racing Īs a professional driver, Combs raced in a range of events and enjoyed many successes. Following her graduation, Combs's first professional job came after the WyoTech marketing department hired her and another student to build a car from the ground up in six months to debut at the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association's (SEMA) show. Combs graduated from WyoTech in 2004, where she attended the Collision & Refinishing Core Program, the Street Rod Fabrication and Custom Fabrication, and High Performance Powertrain programs. She graduated from Stevens High School in 1998. Combs' great-grandmother was Nina DeBow, a jazz pianist who raced Stanley Steamers. She had two siblings, Kelly Combs and Danielle Theis, and three step-siblings, Rebekah Hall, Arielle Hall and Austin Darrington.

The family moved to Piedmont, South Dakota, when she was two years old. Combs was born in Rockerville, South Dakota, on July 27, 1980, the daughter of Jamie Combs and Nina Darrington.

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