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MarineCombatEngineer

(18,127 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2026, 10:59 PM 10 hrs ago

Shirley Muldowney was the gateway for female drag racers,

She was the inspiration for future female racers, like Ashley Force, Brittany Force and Courtney Force:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AR-7j-mLq18

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Shirley Muldowney was the gateway for female drag racers, (Original Post) MarineCombatEngineer 10 hrs ago OP

Cha Cha Muldowney! Blast from the pat! ... marble falls 10 hrs ago #1

Cha Cha Muldowney.... MarineCombatEngineer 10 hrs ago #2

Giddy up, giddy up 409. MarineCombatEngineer 9 hrs ago #3

Muldowney, Kalitta and Big Daddy Don Garlits.. Permanut 9 hrs ago #4

marble falls

(72,051 posts)

1. Cha Cha Muldowney! Blast from the pat! ...

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:09 PM

10 hrs ago

... I'm going to post some Jan & Dean and Beach Boys!

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MarineCombatEngineer

(18,127 posts)

2. Cha Cha Muldowney....

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:13 PM

10 hrs ago

She never really embraced that moniker, it was more Connie Kallita's thing than hers.

But there is no denying that she was the intro to female drag racing.

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,127 posts)

3. Giddy up, giddy up 409.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:36 PM

9 hrs ago

My oldest brother had a 59'Chevy Bel Air with a '348 ci tri power and a 4 speed trans.
If I knew then what I know now, I would've kept the car.

Permanut

(8,451 posts)

4. Muldowney, Kalitta and Big Daddy Don Garlits..

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:04 AM

9 hrs ago

Thanks for a stroll down Memory Lane.

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