Denise McCluggage (January 20, 1927 – May 6, 2015) was an American auto racing driver, journalist, author and photographer.

She bought her first sports car, an MG TC Midget, and began racing at small club events.

The MG was replaced with a Jaguar XK140; she began to race professionally, and earned the respect of her male counterparts.

She drove Porsches, Maseratis, and other racing cars of many marques, often with another woman driver, Pinkie Rollo.

In 1977 McCluggage authored the book The Centered Skier, published by Vermont Crossroads Press owned by Constance Cappel and R. A. Montgomery.

McCluggage was the author of a number of books including The Centered Skier and By Brooks Too Broad for Leaping (a collection of pieces from AutoWeek).