Terri O'Connell (born James Terrell Hayes in Corinth, Mississippi) is a former motorsports racing champion. Hayes won national championships in go-kart, midget cars and sprint car competitions across the country. She even rose to compete in Winston Cup for Donlavey Racing in 1990 at North Carolina Speedway. Hayes had Sex reassignment surgery in 1992, and changed her name to Terri O'Connell. She is the author of an autobiography called Dangerous Curves, which is due out in September 2008 from BookSurge.