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Shirley becomes successful, racing on weekends, but when Connie decides to move up to Top Fuel dragsters, she wants to buy his funny car and compete year round. This exhausts Jack's tolerance for Shirley's racing activity, as he feels neglected, and they separate. Connie and Shirley become involved romantically, despite his continual philandering.
Drag Racing An up-and-coming drag racer and an aging star cope with a corrupt manager. Dirt: 1979 Documentary Off Road From motorcycles to Swamp buggies, off-road racing competitions. Herbie Goes Bananas: 1980 Comedy The fourth entry in the Herbie series. The Cannonball Run: 1981 Comedy Cross-country Based on an actual cross-country race [3 ...
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.
(Top) 1 Dirt oval racing. 2 Drag racing. 3 Karting. ... 1980 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series: Funny Car: Raymond Beadle: Pro Stock: Bob Glidden: Karting. Series Driver
Rambunctious, #26 1975 Funny Car Top Fuel, c. 1990. Gene Snow was an American racing driver who pioneered funny cars in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, bringing innovations such as a direct drive system using multiple clutches when rivals were still using automatic transmissions based on those used in production models. [1]
2 Top Fuel Funny Car. 3 Pro Stock. 4 Top Gas Eliminator. 5 Pro Comp. 6 Notes. 7 Sources. ... (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California
Crew chief Dale Armstrong working on his car Bernstein's 1987 Funny Car, which had just set the record for the first elapsed time below 5.4 seconds. Kenneth Dale Bernstein (born September 6, 1944) is an American drag racer and former NASCAR and IndyCar team owner. He is nicknamed "the Bud King" for his success in the Budweiser King funny car ...
In the "Funny Car class", Lonnie's protégé Billy "The Kid" Brooker gives top dog Gary "The Blacksmith" Black a close run. At the Big Sky meet, Adamson takes a backhander from the organizer. He says that the fans come to see Lonnie, so while the dragster is being repaired he will replace Billy in the Funny Car. Lonnie dislikes the idea.