Dina Parise in her red and black fire suit and helmet, hands on hips, against a blue sky

They call me the Spicy Meatball.

Figure skater. Drag racer. Champion. And as of 2026, comeback story. Here’s how it all fits together.

My Story · Ice Capades → Pro Modified Champion

R1
Round One

The ice.

I was a pro figure skater with the Ice Capades. Sequins, spotlights, a full house every night, and cameras everywhere. I learned how to perform, how to represent a sponsor, and how to fall down in front of a crowd and get right back up like I meant it. (I did not always mean it.)

Turns out that last one is the most useful thing I ever learned.

Slip · R1
ERA
Ice Capades
ROLE
Pro figure skater
LESSON
Get back up
Round Two

The quarter mile.

I traded skates for tires and sequins for a fire suit. I watched my husband race, fell in love with the sport, and never looked back. Twenty-plus years of pro drag racing later: multiple #1 qualifiers, event wins, and the 2015 IHRA Pro Mod championship.

My office is a 2014 Cadillac CTS-V with a 526 HEMI. Her name is Stella. Don’t let the lipstick holder in the shifter tower fool you… she means business. So do I.

Slip · R2
2015
IHRA Pro Mod Champion
CLASS
Pro Modified
CAR
"Stella" · '14 CTS-V
ENGINE
526 HEMI
R2
R3
Round Three

The gap.

Then I stepped away. A few years with no staging lanes, no burnouts, no Sunday finals. I’m not going to dress it up. Life happens off the track too, and I’ve never pretended otherwise.

What I didn’t do is disappear. I kept talking about this sport, kept teaching fans what’s actually happening inside a Pro Mod, and kept showing up for the partners who showed up for me. The car was parked. I wasn’t.

R4
Round Four

The comeback.

Here’s the part I didn’t script. We got Stella ready to race in 2026, and then the schedule went away before I ever rolled into the lanes. (Not my doing. Not the end of it, either.)

So the comeback is still on. Stella’s ready. The crew’s ready. And we’re building toward 2027 and beyond, one pass at a time. You’ll get every step of it from me straight.

Keepin’ it spicy.

Slip · R4
STATUS
Ready to Race
NEXT
2027 and beyond

"In life, you get one ticket and I'm using mine until it expires."

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I want to make my journey,
your journey.

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