Disco Dean Net Worth 2026: Street Outlaws Racing Career

"Disco" Dean Karns is a Fairborn, Ohio, drag racer best known from Discovery's Street Outlaws and Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, and for a string of bright-pink race cars called Stinky Pinky. No reputable outlet publishes a net worth figure for him, and the $2 million number this page used to show had no source, so it has been removed. His income comes from racing purses, television appearances, a long-running window tinting business called The Tint King, and, from 2026, a new bar in his hometown.

What is Disco Dean's net worth?

There is no published estimate from any credible outlet, and Karns has not discussed his finances. Reality TV pay for Street Outlaws cast members is not public. Race cars at his level are expensive to build and run, and he has told reporters he sometimes sells one car to fund the next, so winnings do not simply add up to savings (Dragzine).

Where the money comes from

• Racing purses. In 2018 he won a $20,000-to-win event at Kil-Kare Dragway in Xenia, Ohio, beating 182 other entrants (Fairborn Daily Herald). In 2026 he moved into IHRA Pro Mod racing, saying there was "a lot of money out there in IHRA" (Dragzine).
• Television. He raced Justin "Big Chief" Shearer on Street Outlaws and has been a regular on No Prep Kings (Dragzine, Dragzine).
• The Tint King. Karns is a professional window tinter and owns The Tint King in Fairborn (Fairborn Daily Herald).
• Stinky Pinky's Bar. In 2026 he was preparing to open a 2,000-square-foot retro arcade, pool and sports bar at 500 W. Main St. in Fairborn (Fairborn Daily Herald).
• Sponsors and merchandise. His car builds list dozens of parts and service sponsors (Dragzine), and he sells team merchandise.

Early life and family

Karns grew up in Fairborn, near Dayton, and still lives there. He has said that, growing up, the town was full of things for kids to do, which is part of why he wanted his bar to welcome teens with their parents in the early evening (Fairborn Daily Herald). He races under the name Dean Karns Jr. (Fairborn Daily Herald).

The old page gave a precise birth date and said his nickname came from his father's dancing. We could not confirm either in a reliable source, so they are left out. The nickname fits another part of his résumé: he is a three-time Lowrider Magazine world champion in hydraulic car hopping and dancing (Dragzine).

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Car racing career

Karns started as a bracket racer and became a no-prep star, racing on surfaces that are not prepared with traction compound, the format Street Outlaws helped popularize (Dragzine).

Sources: Dragzine, Dragzine, Fairborn Daily Herald, Dragzine, Drag Illustrated, Dragzine.

Signature Stinky Pinky cars

Every Karns car is pink, and most are painted rather than wrapped. The original Stinky Pinky was a supercharged Camaro, the car that raced Big Chief on Street Outlaws. The old version of this page said "Stinky Pinky Three" was a 1986 Camaro; it was actually a 1966 Chevelle with a 557-cubic-inch roots-supercharged big-block Chevy, bought from former Top Fuel driver Alan Bradshaw (Dragzine).

His 1978 Trans Am, built on a Dan Page chassis and reworked by Houck Fab, uses a 521-cubic-inch screw-blown Hemi from BRS Engine Service, with painted-on T-tops and a gold-leaf hood bird (Dragzine). After the Cadillac proved too heavy to win in Pro Mod, he traded his 1966 Chevelle to Adam Flamholc for a lighter 1969 Chevelle for 2026 and has a new Pro Mod car under construction for 2027 (Dragzine).

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Recent changes (2025–2026)

The August 2025 crash at Qlispe Raceway Park destroyed what Karns called the best car his team had ever built; he posted afterward that he had only a hematoma on his arm (Drag Illustrated). He came back in March 2026 with the Chump Change Chevelle and a plan to chase the IHRA championship (Dragzine). In August 2026 he told the Fairborn Daily Herald that opening Stinky Pinky's Bar was the hardest business launch he had ever done, with a tentative grand opening set for early September.

Wife and children

Karns races with what reporters describe as his family and crew (Dragzine), and a 2018 report shows him celebrating a win with family and friends (Fairborn Daily Herald). The old page named his wife and two children and gave a wedding date; we could not confirm those details in a reliable source, so they are not repeated here.

Social media presence

Karns promotes his racing, cars and businesses on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube under Disco Dean and Stinky Pinky names. The exact follower counts on the old page could not be verified and have been removed.

Age, height and weight

No reliable source we checked gives Karns's birth date, height or weight, so the figures on the old page have been removed.

Why there is no reliable figure

Karns runs several small private businesses and a racing program whose costs are high and whose TV pay is undisclosed. No outlet has reported his income or assets. Until one does, his net worth is not known.