) Shirley Muldowney
The “First Lady of Drag Racing†was and still is a pioneer in auto racing. After becoming the first woman to get a licence from the National Hot Rod Association to drive a Top Fuel dragster, Muldowney went on to win the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980 and 1982. In total she has won a total of 18 NHRA national titles. And she did against a background of hostility to her sex and her talents. A high-school drop out, Muldowney married at 16 to mechanic Jack Muldowney, who … More
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Erica Enders made history Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries by becoming the first female to win an NHRA Pro Stock race. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jeff Arend (Funny Car) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the rain-delayed NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event near Chicago.
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Congrats to NHRA drag racing pioneer Shirley Muldowney, who turns 72 today.
Muldowney began street racing in the 1950s around her home in Schenectady, N.Y., and earned her NHRA pro racing license in 1965. From there, she made her way through Top Gas, Funny Car and Top Fuel ranks, challenging conventions and exceeding expectations about female racers at every step. Three NHRA World Championships in 1977, 1980 and 1982 silenced the most curmudgeonly of doubters  … More
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