SHIRLEY MULDOWNEY
Name: Shirley Muldowney
Born: 19 June 1940
Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940, Schenectady, New York), the "First Lady
of Drag Racing" was the first woman to receive a licence to drive a top fuel
dragster by the NHRA. She won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980 and
1982.
After a crash in 1984 she was sidelined for a long period but returned to the
circuit in the late 1980s. She continued to race, mostly without major
sponsorship, throughout the 1990s in IHRA competition as well as match-racing
events.
She returned to the NHRA towards the end of her career, running select events
until her retirement at the end of 2003.
Name: Shirley Muldowney
Born: 19 June 1940
Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940, Schenectady, New York), the "First Lady
of Drag Racing" was the first woman to receive a licence to drive a top fuel
dragster by the NHRA. She won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980 and
1982.
After a crash in 1984 she was sidelined for a long period but returned to the
circuit in the late 1980s. She continued to race, mostly without major
sponsorship, throughout the 1990s in IHRA competition as well as match-racing
events.
She returned to the NHRA towards the end of her career, running select events
until her retirement at the end of 2003.