Shirley Cha-Cha Muldowney ran at Dover

[dinoKeymaster]

Confirmed ! Found It 😀 photo not in the greatest condition …And crossed checked with her own photos…..Same Car- Same push car -same valve covers,headers,blower,injectors- and thats not a helmet shes wearing….its her mussed up hair. Checking with George Brazee for the details of the day. Stand by. Checked with Richie Shott…He was Not there that day, he can recall…69 was busy year for Shottgun Express…running high in points ,going to all Div.1 races,plus running in the Gas Dragster cuircut.He did confirm a low cube Gas Dragster -single engine would run BB/GD. like on Cha-Cha’s photo.keep in mind ,dates on photos close but not date taken….date film was developed.

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[bobby-s]

I cleaned & restored the picture, enjoy

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[dinoKeymaster]

Went Advanced…thats Her

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[dinoKeymaster]

Just talked to Todd at the Kingston NAPA store.Said his Dad remembers a friend of his beating Cha-Cha at Dover! .She had her Vette racing this guys Vette….earlier than her dragster days……she was “Not Too Happy” about it and proceeded to ‘visit’ him after in the pits with some ‘flowery” comments……. 😮 ^&$^**@*%%!$!!^!!$

[paul-ceasrine]

Doing some research for a Magazine Article,,,,,,

Nobody can get anything right…….. 🙄
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1958 Jack and Shirley purchased a ‘Red’ 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne, with a ‘Super Turbo Thrust’ 348/315 HP ‘Tri-Power’ ‘Police Package’.

A Mid-Year production car, with an optional Borg-Warner 4-Speed and a 4.10 Posi-Traction Rear.

The ‘teenage’ {18 Year-old} Shirley drove it, and husband Jack ‘wrenched it’.

It was classed in ‘A/Stock’

They raced it at Fonda (which was an 1/8 Mile Dragstrip) at the time, which ran through the infield of
the Oval Dirt Track.

Fonda Speedway (Wednesday Nights)

They also raced the Biscayne at Montgomery Airport/Dragstrip in 1958, and Fulton Airport/Dragway.

The ‘information I found’ was that the Biscayne (11.0-1 Compression and ‘Solid Camshaft’) should have been classed in S/S, but
the Track Manager’s would let Shirley run in ‘A/S’ which was one class lower, because she was,,,,,,,,,,,,,A Cute Teenage Girl.

It ran (when timed) 14.70’s @ 96 MPH.

The 348/315 HP ‘stick shift’ #3600 lb. Biscayne was ‘a runner’.

[paul-ceasrine]

Uncle Dino,

I’ll see if I can post the photo of the 1958 ‘red’ Chevrolet Biscayne.
* Classed in ‘A/S’…1958 thru 1960……….Car was running 14.70’s @ 97 MPH
* Classed in ‘B/S’…1961 thru 1962……….Car was running 13.90’s @ 101 MPH

In early-1962, the Muldowney’s sold the 58′ Biscayne and bought a 62’ Corvette {327/300 HP} that they ran in C/SP…
Car was running 13.30’s @ 106 MPH

This ‘street-driven’ Corvette was raced at Dover Drag Strip in 1962 and 1963.

Later in 1963, a hood scoop (Morose-type) was put on the 62′ Corvette.

Other sitings at;
Fonda Speedway……………………….1963
South Glens Falls………………………1963
Milton Speedway (Milton, Vermont)…..1963
Lebanon Valley…………………………1963
Tri-Cities (Endicott)……………………1963
Utica-Rome…………………………….1963

Sometime in late-1963, while racing at Fonda Speedway on a Wednesday Night (after they expanded the track to 1/4 Mile},
Shirley lost control of the Corvette while going though the ‘traps’ and she hit a ‘pole’ along the side of the shut-down area.
The Corvette was ‘split-in-two’ and the fiberglass body was shattered into pieces.

[dinoKeymaster]

Paulie! I researched too and didn’t find all that….? Were you on the “Argo” team? How do you find this stuff? She messaged me back a year or two ago and didn’t remember much at all. V-Bob says George Brazee remembers beating her good. Now about the “Magazine Article”…curious minds need to know…You do that too? what magazine ? I’ll call up Todd at Kingston Napa and see if I can get more info from his Dad .

[paul-ceasrine]

I’m the ‘Research King’,,,,,,,,,,

Dino,,,,,,,Why can’t I post any photo’s’

[dinoKeymaster]

did you ever and forgot?
click on upload attachment:

1-Click “Browse”… I will assume that you know how to browse your hard drive for the picture that you want to post in the forum. You will see the computer up-load your picture with one of those progress lines in a small window that will drop out when done. Then…

2-Click on the “Add the File” button and the name of your picture file will appear at “Drop Down Menu” ( like the one that says High_Mighty.jpg on my diagram, in the red circle )

3-Now… be sure that you put the cursor in the text box where you want the picture to come up. Then click on “Place Inline”

[paul-ceasrine]

Shirley Muldowney

[paul-ceasrine]

Dini,

I’ll try to post photo’s.

Her ‘red’ 1962 ‘327/300 HP’ Corvette, which they ran in C/SP (in both 1962 and 1963) had what appeared to be ‘3’ Dover Drag Strip ‘Class Winner’ decals.

This car was wrecked at Fonda Speedway in 1963, when Shirley veered off the track on a Wednesady Night ‘Free-For-All’ Race Event, and hit
a ‘telephone/overhead’ light pole.

[dinoKeymaster]

man..you’re good at this…Would LOVE a shot of the car with win decals .So …wheres the Little Giant ?…you be the Dover CSI extroidinaire! yeah I spelled that right. 😯

[vbobParticipant]

HEY
Give George a call and get the whole story!

‘V’

[paul-ceasrine]

A gentleman by the name of Mark out of (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) is putting together a ‘Stockers Article’.

Much history,,,

Says that in 1962, the Muldowney’s were racing a ‘red’ 1962 Corvette with a 327/300 HP.

Classed in ‘C/SP’……4-Speed with 4.56 Gears and Headers,,,,,,, and a ‘not-so-legal’ Camshaft.

Ran around 13.60’s @ 103 MPH.

* 1962 ‘C/SP’ Class Record……..”13.66″

On Sunday – August 19, 1962 – they won a ‘Drag Event’ at the Airport in Pittsfield, Massachusetts –
which was sponsored by the Pittsfield Kiwanas Club.

The following week (Sunday – August 26, 1962) they headed down to Dover Drag Strip with a few other Tri-City (Schenectady-Albany-Troy) Drag Racers
from Erv Grant’s ‘Northeast Speed’

The Muldowney’s won (not sure who was driving) a Class Trophy in ‘C/SP’.

Not sure what ‘Eliminator Bracket’ they ran after winning the Class Trophy…….no further information on how they did either.

Says that, they also raced at Dover Drag Strip one other time in October 1962, and won the ‘C/SP’ Class Trophy….

1962 Corvette ‘SPORTS CAR’ Classes…..
* A/SP……..327/360 HP……….Fuel Injected (11.25-1 Compression – Solid Camshaft)
* B/SP……..327/340 HP……….Carter AFB (11.25-1 Compression – Solid Camshaft)
* C/SP……..327/300 HP……….Carter AFB (10.5-1 Compression – Hydraulic Camshaft)—————Shirley Muldowney
* D/SP……..327/250 HP……….Carter WCFB (10.5-1 Compression – Hydraulic Camshaft)
* E/SP……..327/250 HP……….Carter WCFB (10.5-1 Compression – Hydraulic Camshaft, and Power-Glide Automatic Transmission)

[paul-ceasrine]

Uncle Dino,

Waiting for photo’s from August 1962……….of Jack and Shirley Muldowney’s ‘red’ 1962 Corvette.

Shirley won the C/SP Class Trophy at Dover Drag Strip……(August 26, 1962)

And again, in October 1962.

1962 C/SP……Classed Cars

* 1962 Corvette…..327/300 HP- ‘4-Barrel’…………….Car Weight = #2925 lbs.
* 1961 Corvette…..283/275 HP – ‘Fuel Injection’………Car Weight = #2905 lbs.
* 1960 Corvette…..283/290 HP – ‘Fuel Injection’………Car Weight = #2840 lbs.
* 1959 Corvette…..283/290 HP – ‘Fuel Injection’………Car Weight = #2912 lbs.
* 1958 Corvette…..283/290 HP – ‘Fuel Injection’………Car Weight = #2781 lbs.
* 1957 Corvette…..283/283 HP – ‘Fuel Injection’………Car Weight = #2730 lbs.

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