— -- Shirley Muldowney didn't just have successful surgery to remove a tumor from her lung Wednesday; the drag racing pioneer was told Friday night that the tumor was not cancerous. Her agent, ...

P O M O N A, Calif, Nov. 9 -- On any given weekend in small rural towns and in big cities, the radio announcer bellowed the invitation: "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! At Pomona Speedway, nitro funny cars!

Shirley Muldowney, also known as the “First Lady of Drag Racing,” is a true pioneer of motorsport, breaking into the male-dominated world of drag racing as the first woman licensed by the NHRA to ...

The scars are still visible on her legs. She still walks with a limp. And just the other week she was back in the hospital for a sixth operation. Yet, at age 50, drag-racing veteran Shirley Muldowney ...

Drag Racing Legend Shirley Muldowney stopped by the Daytime studio, ahead of her induction into the Legends of Thunder Valley during this weekend’s Super Grip Thunder Valley Nationals! Please take a ...

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A woman walked up to Shirley Muldowney and immediately thanked her. "Thank you, Shirley," she said. "You taught me it was OK for a female to go fast." Muldowney, also known as the "First Lady of Drag ...