Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, The Undisputed First Lady Of Drag Racing

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Life/Style. Culture. When Shirley Muldowney was told she had lung cancer, she planned to fight it alone. But after a reversal in the diagnosis, the drag racing legend is happy to share her good.

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2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony photo gallery; Gallery.. Three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Shirley Muldowney, a pioneering trailblazer for women in motorsports, had a.

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Muldowney was described by longtime drag racer Fred Farndon as the "best natural driver, no question." 1940 Shirley Roque was born in Burlington, Vermont 1956 Married Jack Muldowney, changed her name to Shirley Muldowney 1958 Made her racing debut at the Fonda Speedway 1965

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Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940), also known professionally as " Cha Cha " and the "First Lady of Drag Racing ", is an American auto racer. She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to drive a Top Fuel dragster.

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No one has changed the world of drag racing as has Shirley Muldowney. She broke the gender barrier, withstood discrimination, hostility and an almost-fatal bone shattering 250 mph crash. Despite it all, Muldowney, competing in drag racing's ultimate category, Top Fuel, has achieved 18 National Championship wins and 9 runner-up positions.

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Shirley won three NHRA Top Fuel World Championships, in 1977, 1980, and 1982. The first woman to win an NHRA national event in a pro eliminator (at Columbus in 1976), she collected 18 national.

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March 9, 2020 3 AM PT Shirley Muldowney is known as "the first lady of drag racing," and with good reason. For more than four decades, she was a skilled, brash and thick-skinned trailblazer.

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Shirley Muldowney carried a heavy burden when she traveled to Gainesville, Florida, in March to serve as official starter of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The "First Lady of Drag Racing" had just been told she had lung cancer, and she didn't want to share the devastating news with anyone. It would be more than a month before Muldowney, 75.

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As part of the 100 Pro Wins by Women series, the legendary career of Shirley Muldowney is highlighted in this video. Shirley is the first female to win 3 To.

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The NHRA is America's premier league for drag racing, hosting races since 1951. Muldowney became the first woman to get an NHRA license, paving the way for future women in the sport. Unfortunately, not everybody welcomed her to the racing scene. The first lady of drag racing faced detractors in the stands and within the NHRA itself.

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A highlight video of drag racing action during the late 1970s includes an unforgettable image of Shirley Muldowney. Already a well-established star, she's moving up to stage her Top Fuel dragster as the camera zooms into the eyeport of her helmet, its face shield raised. Muldowney's mildly shadowe.

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American race car driver P rofessional drag racing driver Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney is not just "good for a girl." Though she was the first woman to accomplish many feats in the sport, many of her records and claims are for the sport as a whole, regardless of gender โ€” she is one of the most successful drag racers in history.

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If she hadn't of achieved success in drag racing, legendary Shirley Muldowney would have made one hell of a fighter. After all, it was in her genes. If they had tangled in a ring, Ronda Rousey would have had nothing on Muldowney in her prime.

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Shirley Muldowney, after 30 years of muscling a Top Fuel dragster from one end of a drag strip to the other at earthshaking speeds, raced her last race Nov. 9 in the 39th NHRA Auto Club.

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Hi, thanks for watching our video:Today at all levels of racing, from grassroots to professional, women make up a greater proportion of competitors than ever.