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#2 Shirley Muldowney
Shirley Muldowney also know as Cha-Cha in the world of drag racing was the first female driver to receive the NHRA (National Hot Rod Racing) license to compete in top fuel dragsters.
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The top fuel dragsters are the fastest accelerating race machines in the world which are capable of reaching speeds up to 535 Km/h in a 1000 foot drag strip below 4 secs.
In 1977, Muldowney became the first female driver to win drag racing's most prestigious NHRA Winston world points championship. She also won the title in 1980 and 1982 thereby becoming the first ever person to win two and three Top Fuel titles.
A near fatal crash in 1984 crushed her hands, pelvis, and legs, which required her to go through a series of operations and a therapy for almost a year and half. She returned to drag racing in the late 80's and continued to race throughout the 90's.
Shirley Muldowney won a total of 18 NHRA titles in her career.
