Shirley Muldowney Net Worth

Shirley Muldowney didn't simply enter drag racing; she forced the sport to make room for her. At a time when professional drag racing was overwhelmingly male, Muldowney climbed into one of the most demanding machines in motorsport and proceeded to beat the men driving them. She became the first woman licensed by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to compete in Top Fuel, the first woman to win a professional NHRA national event, and the first woman to win an NHRA world championship. She ultimately captured three NHRA Top Fuel titles, in 1977, 1980 and 1982, and finished her NHRA…