Photo by VelocityMotorsportsNews.com at Edmonton International Raceway
Every year there is more Women getting into Motorsports, with the great strides in the sport.
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Photo by VelocityMotorsportsNews.com at Edmonton International Raceway
Road Course
Photos by VelocityMotorsportsNews.com Northern Alberta Sports Car Club at RAD Torque Raceway
Ice Racing
Photo by VelocityMotorsportsNews.com Northern Alberta Sports Car Club (NASCC) Ice Racing at the Western Canadian Championship at the La Biche Winter Festival of Speed
Drag
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Shirley Muldowney
To do an article on Women in Motorsports you must mention Shirley Muldowney AKA “Cha Cha” & the “1st Lady of Drag Racing”. She was the 1st woman to receive a license from the NHRA & race a Top Fuel dragster. She won 3 the NHRA Top Fuel championship, 1977, 1980 & 1982. She also became the 1st person to win 2 & 3 NHRA Top Fuel Titles. In total Shirley Muldowney won 18 NHRA National Events.
IMCA Modified Car 13 Emma Fitzpatrick
Emma Fitzpatrick 2020 IMCA Canada Sport Modified Champion & Rookie Title. Emma started racing at age 6 in a mini Sprint car. She moved on to the Evolution Cup series in 2017, then to mini stocks in 2019 and in 2020 made her debut as a IMCA Modified driver (now age 16). For 2020 she raced at Dinosaur Downs Speedway, Central Alberta Raceways & Edmonton International Raceway.