Muldowney's son John dies

John Muldowney, the only child of drag racing icon Shirley Muldowney and her first husband Jack, died from a blood clot Thursday in Springfield, Missouri. He was 59.

John Muldowney worked on his mother's dragsters throughout her driving career as well as a variety of other teams, machines shops and fabricators.

In lieu of flowers, Shirley Muldowney is asking friends and fans to consider a donation to Shirley's Kids, a charity created in her honor that helps kids in need at various stops on the NHRA tour. Donations can be made at ShirleysKids.org.