A Gallery Showcasing the Groundbreaking Racer Paula Murphy
Racer Paula Murphy with the Avenger jet car she piloted to 243.33 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1965.
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A Gallery Showcasing the Groundbreaking Racer Paula Murphy
Image Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum Paula Murphy behind the wheel of her Novi race car at the 1963 Indianapolis 500.
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A Gallery Showcasing the Groundbreaking Racer Paula Murphy
Image Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum Despite four inches of water on the ground, Murphy piloted the Avenger jet car to 243.33 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1965.
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A Gallery Showcasing the Groundbreaking Racer Paula Murphy
Image Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum Driving a nitro-fueled funny car is no laughing matter, but Murphy excelled at that as well.
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A Gallery Showcasing the Groundbreaking Racer Paula Murphy
Image Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum Murphy clocked 254 mph in this dragster before it crashed due to a mechanical failure, laying her up for half a year with a broken neck.
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A Gallery Showcasing the Groundbreaking Racer Paula Murphy
Image Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum A promotional headshot of racer Paula Murphy.
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A Gallery Showcasing the Groundbreaking Racer Paula Murphy
Image Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum Murphy piloting a Ferrari in her early days of SCCA racing.
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A Gallery Showcasing the Groundbreaking Racer Paula Murphy
Image Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum Murphy on the Bonneville Salt Flats with the Studebaker Avanti in 1963.
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A Gallery Showcasing the Groundbreaking Racer Paula Murphy
Image Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum Paula Murphy receiving affirmation that she set the World Women’s Closed Course Speed Record at 172.336 mph in 1976.