BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) —Donna Mae Mims, the first woman to win a Sports Car Club of America national championship in 1963, died Tuesday. She was 82.

Mims died of complications following a stroke, said Aaron Beinhauer, director of Beinhauer Family Services, which is handling the arrangements.

Known as the "Pink Lady" because of her preferred color for cars, Mims worked for Yenko Chevrolet and the company's sports car division and started racing in 1958, according to Beinhauer Family Services. Mims' association with the car company led her to race cars, including the Camaro, Austin Healey, MG, Corvette and Corvairs.

Mims participated in the original Cannonball Run, where her 1968 Cadillac limousine was wrecked with her teammate behind the wheel. She also became known as "Think Pink," "Donna Amazing" and "Free Maui."