Shirley Muldowney began drag racing in the 1950s. She won three NHRA Top Fuel championships (1977, 1980, and 1982) and was the first driver in NHRA history to win multiple Top Fuel titles. She won an AHRA Top Fuel crown in 1981 and in 1982 won the US Nationals. She has been inducted into both the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Muldowney resides in Chesterfield, Michigan.
Bill Stephens has been an automotive and motorsports host, commentator, producer, and journalist since 1989, and he has been seen on such national television networks as ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN, Fox, and SPEED. He is the author of several books chronicling the racing careers of such legends as “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, Shirley Muldowney, and Kenny Bernstein. He is currently an expert commentator on Discovery’s Velocity Channel covering the Mecum Collector Car Auctions and a color analyst on ESPN’s coverage of NHRA drag racing. Stephens resides in Cotuit, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod.
Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, a California native, spent 32 seasons in the cockpit and over 15 as an owner. In 1965, Prudhomme became the first NHRA racer to win both the Winternationals and US Nationals in one season. In 1994, Prudhomme retired from racing and became a team owner, and in 2000 he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. He retired from the drag racing arena in 2010, having captured a total of six world championships and 112 race wins.
