{"id":105272,"date":"2026-03-20T08:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=105272"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:30:31","slug":"mitzis-motor-mavens-kay-de-la-kush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-kay-de-la-kush\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitzi&#8217;s Motor Mavens: Kay De La Kush"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/mitzis-motor-mavens-kay-de-la-kush\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-105272 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-kay-de-la-kush\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_522809\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_522809-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mitzi&#039;s Motor Mavens: Kay De La Kus\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-105277\" data-attachment-id=\"105277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-kay-de-la-kush\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_522809\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_522809-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mitzi&amp;#8217;s Motor Mavens: Kay De La Kus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;h2&gt;Vintage enthusiast, and future mortuary science student Kay De La Kush is a multifaceted motor maven.&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Mitzi&amp;#8217;s Motor Maven for this week is Kay De La Kush. From Kay: &amp;#8220;I am a mother of one awesome little man! Future Mortuary Science program candidate. Got a love for all things vintage, cooking, music, mountain biking and nature.&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_522809-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_522809-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-105277'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\n<h2>Vintage enthusiast, and future mortuary science student Kay De La Kush is a multifaceted motor maven.<\/h2>\n\nMitzi&#8217;s Motor Maven for this week is Kay De La Kush. From Kay: &#8220;I am a mother of one awesome little man! Future Mortuary Science program candidate. Got a love for all things vintage, cooking, music, mountain biking and nature.&#8221;\n\n\n\n<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-kay-de-la-kush\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_522853\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_522853-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mitzi&#039;s Motor Mavens: Kay De La Kus\" data-attachment-id=\"105275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-kay-de-la-kush\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_522853\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_522853-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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