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In honor of Women's History Month, Stellantis recognizes and celebrates some of the extraordinary Mopar-powered, groundbreaking, female racers who paved that road. Shay Nichols. Several women helped break the gender barrier in drag racing, beginning in 1962. Among them was Shay Nichols, who drove a Duster in the factory hot rod class.
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Unlike any other sport, throughout the history of drag racing, women have been able to go toe-to-toe with men at every level. From the earliest years, women like Shirley Shahan and the legendary.
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Best Classic Drag Racing Cars. Shirley Muldowney. This is a drag racing legend. In 1975, she was voted the first female member of the All-American auto racing 10-member team. That was followed by her recognition by Drag News as the Top Fuel Driver of the Year in 1976. She also made it to the All-American team for the second time.
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Meet some of the women hitting the track at the NHRA Drag Racing Toyota Nationals in Las VegasTop Fuel driver Leah Pritchett made it to the final race to mat.
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The 7 winningest women in NHRA professional drag racing. These seven racers have more wins than any other female — and many of the men — in professional motorsports. 05 Aug 2022.
NHRA Drag Racing is one of the most gender-inclusive sports in the world, as male and female competitors go head to head without handicaps. As the world salutes National Women's History Month in.
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Currently, three of the four NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro category national records are held by women: Brittany Force, Top Fuel: 3.623 sec. Sept. 2019, Reading
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Lilly, who was named Car Craft Magazine Super Stock Driver of the Year in 1972, 1976, and 1977, was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Colorado Motorsports.
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Both women have been exceptional competitors in the drag racing ranks, with Sampey owning three championships and Enders' in the hunt for her sixth title. Erica Enders (NHRA photo) With her victory at the Ennis, Texas, drag strip on Sunday, Enders extended her points lead to 85 markers over Greg Anderson — another crucial advance for Enders.
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Ten pro drag-racing women—including Leah Pruett, Courtney Force, Melanie Troxel, and Shirley Muldowney—are in triple digits. Ashley Force Hood, who stopped racing after 2010, had 92 Funny Car.
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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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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 person to win two and three Top Fuel titles.
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The title — "winningest woman in motorsports" — has long been held by a drag racer. In 1977, Top Fuel star Shirley Muldowney, later christened the "First Lady of Drag Racing," became the first woman to win a professional motorsports title. She racked up 18 national event victories by 1989.
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Drag racing is unique as a sport in that all genders compete in the same league for the same titles. This is true for several motorsports, but not since Billy Jean King ate Bobby Riggs's ego for lunch have so many people come together to witnessed collapses of gender norms in sports.. You're probably already heard a lot of talk about badass women athletes lately with Megan Rapinoe taking on.
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In drag racing, Brittany Force became the first woman in nearly 35 years to win the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 2017, showcasing the incredible talents of female racers in this high-octane sport.
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