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Drag racing legend Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney has been named Grand Marshal of the 2016 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals.  The NHRA Jr. Drag Rading Western Conference Finals are scheduled to be held at Osag which will be held June 23-25 at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park. Track owners Todd Martin and Keith Haney invited the barrier-breaking, four-time world champion to add a hefty dose of drag racing royalty to their first major Jr. Drag Racing event.
“Shirley Muldowney is the perfect ambassador for our first Western Conference Finals.  Everyone in our sport knows and respects the battles she endured as a woman coming into a male-dominated world and fighting for the incredible successes she had in her driving career. She literally kicked in the door for female drivers. ,” Todd Martin explained, “The NHRA now boasts the most diverse group of competitors in any major sport, thanks in large part to the trials and tribulations Shirley Muldowney went through, and if you look at the field of young racers attending this event, you’ll see hundreds of young girls out there racing every bit as hard as the boys. We’re thrilled to have her as our Grand Marshal.”
During her career, Shirley Muldowney earned NHRA championships in 1977, 1980 and 1982 and the AHRA crown in 1981.  Shirley has recently started a new 501(c)(3)  non-profit charity called Shirley’s Kids.  Shirley’s Kids helps children in need across the United States.  100 percent% of all donations go directly to help the children.
“It’s a match made in drag racing heaven.  We can spread the message of Shirley’s Kids at one of Jr. Drag Racing’s biggest events of the year,” Shirley Muldowney explained,”I’m very honored that Mr. Martin and Mr. Haney asked me to be the Grand Marshal and I’m excited about visiting the track and meeting as many of these young drag racers as possible. If there are 1,000 racers there, I want to meet them all!
 

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