SHIRLEY MULDOWNEY Featured in Captain Jack Rocket Kart Documentary

August 5, 2026

• SHIRLEY MULDOWNEY referenced among elite 1970s drag racers who dominated Funny Car scene when Captain Jack McClure ran his hydrogen peroxide rocket kart to 220 mph, outpacing top fuel dragsters with low six-second passes.
• Documentary by filmmakers Krystal Alexandria and Daniel Hagler chronicles McClure’s restoration effort beginning 2011, featuring appearances from Big Daddy Don Garlits and NHRA announcer Brian Lohnes discussing drag racing’s showmanship-driven golden era.
• McClure’s 1500-pound thrust rocket kart weighed just 450 pounds on stock tires, running quicker elapsed times than contemporary Funny Cars driven by stars like MULDOWNEY, Tommy Ivo, and Snake and Mongoose during peak spectator era.

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