Drag racing legend Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will undergo surgery in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday morning. Muldowney’s right lung, where a Stage II tumor has grown, will be removed during a procedure that is expected to last five hours.
"I urge everyone to keep up with their health and get chest X-rays as often as possible to make sure they are OK," the four-time world champion said in a release. "I'm a fighter, always have been, and I'm going to fight this as best I can with everything I got.