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Mar 19, 2024 · FOX NASCAR Insider. If you are a race fan, you probably know the name Shirley Muldowney. Even non-race fans know of Muldowney, the first lady of drag racing. Many will remember her by her...
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 · Muldowney was born Shirley Roque on June 19, 1940, in Burlington, Vermont. She grew up in Schenectady, New York, with her father, Belgium Benedict, a taxicab driver and professional boxer, and mother, Mae, who worked in a laundry. As a girl, she showed no indication for her penchant for racing.
Mar 20, 2024 · 20 Mar 2024. Posted by NHRA.com staff. News. 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,...
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 nine runner-up positions.
Mar 21, 2024 · Vain. Unapologetic. Shirley Muldowney was a great many things during her NHRA career. Though she has affectionately become known as the “First Lady of Drag Racing,” she wasn’t met with much adoration or respect during her early years in the sport.
Shirley Muldowney. Stats. Category: Drag Racing. CLASS OF: 1990. Official Nomination Bio. Photo Credit: Steve Reyes. 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.
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