![]() ![]() ![]() Master writer Hal Higdon spent the weekend shadowing Prudhomme during a race that was the turning point in The Snake's dominating Funny Car racing career. The early career of Don Prudhomme is captured in this spine-tingling account of the 1973 Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He has also been inducted into the SEMA and Hot Rod Magazine Halls of Fame. Since his retirement, Prudhomme has been named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the high-performance industry. In 1997, he added a Funny Car team with Ron Capps driving, and he now has strong entries in both. Prudhomme continued his Top Fuel team with new driver Larry Dixon after his "Final Strike" farewell in 1994. At 51, he became the third Top Fuel driver to surpass the 300-mph mark. Nationals and Winternationals in the same season. In 1965, he was the first driver to win both the U.S. Prudhomme became the first NHRA Winston World Champion in 1975 when he won an amazing seven of eight national events. In 1982, he became the first Funny Car driver to break the 250-mph barrier in 1989, he was the first to post a run of fewer than 5.20 seconds. He became the first driver to win four consecutive (1975-1978) Winston Series titles, winning the U.S. Throughout his career, Prudhomme has broken several barriers in drag racing. "The Snake" won 389 of 589 rounds of competition overall for a great. ![]() He won 35 of 45 Funny Car finals and 14 of 23 Top Fuel finals. ![]() Prudhomme reached the finals 68 times in his career. His 32-year-career made it possible for him to win races in four different decades and become fourth on NHRA's all-time list of wins. During the next 30 years, Prudhomme won titles in the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes and took victories in 49 career events. In 1962, Prudhomme first made his mark in motorsports when he won the Top Fuel class at "Smokers March Meet" in Bakersfield, California. Don, "The Snake" Prudhomme, is recognised as one of the greatest drag racers of all time. ![]()
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