NHRA Greatest Moments – Snake’s Funny Car first in the 5’s

Posted on Friday, January 11, 2013 by Roger

Video courtesy of NHRA and they state:

The year was 1975, and Don “The Snake” Prudhomme saw fit to wheel his Funny Car right into then-uncharted territory: the 5-second zone

 

Earlier post on Prudhomme:

Remembering Don “The Snake” Prudhomme – September 2011

 

 

 

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About Roger

Driver of our '57 Chev from 1972-2019, Vietnam veteran (A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Scout helicopter Line Chief and later Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader), retired ASE rated automotive mechanic. Roger became involved in drag racing during his high school days and after his stint in the Army ran E & F/MP [Modified Production] here in Division 6 before switching to bracket racing when the '57 became obsolete for class racing. He often raced at Puyallup, Kent-Pacific Raceways, Bremerton, Portland & the original Mission, B.C. track.
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