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BRAINERD, MN - AUGUST 22: Shirley Muldowney is interviewed after winning Top Fuel Eliminator at the First Annual Quaker State North Star Nationals held on August 22, 1982 at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota. (Photo by Alvis Upitis/Getty Images)

BRAINERD, MN - AUGUST 22: Shirley Muldowney is interviewed after winning Top Fuel Eliminator at the First Annual Quaker State North Star Nationals held on August 22, 1982 at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota. (Photo by Alvis Upitis/Getty Images)