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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. She won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980, and 1982, becoming the first ...
- Shirley Ann Roque, June 19, 1940 (age 83), Burlington, Vermont
- 1958
Mar 24, 2020 · Three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Shirley Muldowney, a pioneering trailblazer for women in motorsports, had a remarkable career behind the wheel and continues to be part of the NHRA family with...
Mar 20, 2024 · Fans who missed the premiere of "Shirley," a new documentary about the life and career of three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Shirley Muldowney, will be able to catch subsequent re-airs on...
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Shirley Muldowney, an American Top Gas, Funny Car, and match racer, is a trailblazer and an inspiration to many in automotive sports. She shattered gender barriers by becoming the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association to drive a Top Fuel dragster.
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In 1973, Shirley Muldowney became the first woman licensed to drive a Top Fuel dragster. She won the NHRA World Championship three times, the IHRA Championship once, and earned 18 career NHRA victories. Born Shirley Roque on June 19, 1940 in Burlington, Vermont, she grew up in Schenectady, New York.
May 17, 2018 · Shirley Muldowney was the first woman of drag racing, a certifiably macho sport that entails placing a driver inside a specially constructed 20-plus-foot four-wheeled cage with an engine underneath. Speeds can reach 250 miles an hour.
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