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When Don “Big Daddy” Garlits reluctantly signed Shirley Muldowney’s Top Fuel license in 1973, he dismissed her chances with a famous quote: “Don’t worry, she’s not going to amount to much.” Four years later, Muldowney won her first NHRA championship—the first of three titles that equaled Garlits’ own record. Their bitter rivalry defined 1970s and 1980s drag racing, selling out events nationwide as fans watched the sport’s biggest legend battle the woman who refused to back down. As Shirley stated in her 2024 documentary: “He hated me, I hated him”—but both admit the respect was real.