I've been gone. I'm not done.

I’m Dina Parise. They call me the Spicy Meatball. Ice Capades skater turned Pro Mod champion, and Stella and I are building toward 2027 and beyond. In life, you get one ticket and I’m using mine until it expires.

PRO DRAG RACER · 2015 PRO MOD CHAMPION · Sugar Hill, GA

TIMING SLIP
CLASS
Pro Mod
CAR
"Stella" · '14 CTS-V
CHAMPION
2015 IHRA
SEASONS
20+
Spicy Meatball · The Short Version
Dina Parise Story Ice Skating to Drag Racing

First, the ice.

Pro figure skater with the Ice Capades. Sequins, spotlights, cameras, and a few thousand hours of falling down and getting back up in front of a full house. That part came in handy later.

Then, the quarter mile.

I traded skates for tires and sequins for a fire suit. Twenty-plus years of pro drag racing, multiple #1 qualifiers, event wins, and a 2015 IHRA Pro Mod championship in a Cadillac named Stella. She’s my office.

Dina Parise From Ice Skating to Drag Racing
Rear three-quarter view of Stella, the red Cadillac CTS-V Pro Mod, on the starting line

Now, the comeback.

A few years off the track, then a schedule that went away before we got to the line. So we’re building toward 2027 and beyond, out in the open, one pass at a time. Come along.

The Current Season

Back on the tree.

R3

Outlaw Nitro Series Finals at Darana Motorsports Park

Benson, NC

October 8 - 10

The car's ready, the crew's ready, and the second a date locks in, it lands right here first. Until then, the whole build is happening in the open.

20+

years pro drag racing

#1

multiple top qualifiers

2015

Pro Mod champion

350K+

collective podcast streams

Keynotes · On-Camera · Interviews

Same story, different stage.

Figure skater, drag racer, and a few chapters in between. I talk about reinvention, getting back up, and starting over in front of a crowd, because I’ve done all three more than once. Keynotes, panels, hosting, and interviews. If your room needs a jolt, I’ve got one.

I want to make my journey, your journey.

Dina Parise Speaking Engagements

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Proof, reach, and a community that shows up. Let’s build something together for 2026.