Kenny Bernstein, known as the King of Speed, is a renowned drag racer and successful buisnessman. In his nearly 40-year career as a racer, he collected dozens of event victories and multiple championship titles, most of these with his iconic Budweiser King Race Team.
He is nicknamed “the King of Speed” because he was the first driver to break 300 miles per hour in the standing-start quarter mile. Bernstein owned King Racing, which he drove for in the NHRA and fielded various cars in other racing series such as IndyCar and NASCAR.
In this installment of Skin Cancer Stories, we get to know the King of Speed, talk to him about the ups and downs of his illustrious racing career, and explore his journey with skin cancer at the SCARS Center. It also details his reconstructive surgery post skin cancer removal.