Shirley Muldowney Talks With CompetitionPlus.tv

Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2011 by Roger

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Driver of our '57 Chev from 1972-2019, Vietnam veteran (A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Scout helicopter Line Chief and later Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader), retired ASE rated automotive mechanic. Roger became involved in drag racing during his high school days and after his stint in the Army ran E & F/MP [Modified Production] here in Division 6 before switching to bracket racing when the '57 became obsolete for class racing. He often raced at Puyallup, Kent-Pacific Raceways, Bremerton, Portland & the original Mission, B.C. track.
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One Response to Shirley Muldowney Talks With CompetitionPlus.tv

  1. Roger Young says:
    Friday, April 22, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    Match racing which Shirley talks about, was a special time when the sport was growing. It brought fuel racing to a lot of smaller tracks throughout the country and was a way for the racing teams to pick up a few bucks to make it to their next event.

    I first remember seeing Don Garlits at Puyallup Raceways racing our local legend, Jerry Ruth in a two-out-of-three, match race while I was in high school. The stands were packed and they certainly put on a good show for all who attended !

    Of course the terminal speeds the cars go today prevent such events at small tracks, but it sure was fun !

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