January 23 thru 26, 1969
At BeeLine Dragway, Phoenix, Arizona
1969 AHRA Winternationals
In her 'best showing' with the 68' SS/BA Hemi Dart.
Shirley made it to the Semi-Finals in the SS/E Heads-Up/Non-Handicap Eliminator.
Losing to Ed Terry, in a factory-prepped 1969 Ford Mustang w/427 SOHC
Shirley ran one more Race-Event for Chrysler Performance.
The next week (February 2 and 3, 1969) at the NHRA Winternationals in
Pomona, California.
After that, she left the Hemi Dodge Dart, and campaigned for American Motors.
Shirley was not that successful campaigning the Dart at S/S events.
Her only 1968 S/S Eliminator win with the Dart , was at the Great Lakes Dragaway at
Union Grove, Wisconsin,,,,,in June 1968,,,,,one-week before the Springnationals.