Don 'the Snake' Prudhomme Day (1 Viewer)

[Bubba]

My all-time favourite drag racer, Don 'the Snake' Prudhomme, had NHRA competition number 712 for the entirety of his career. Because of that, I have declared today, July 12th to be Don 'the Snake' Prudhomme Day! #nhra #LivingLegend #CoolestCatEver

 

[mick]

must have been pretty comical moment (a baze pic)

 

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[Just Paul]

Snake was the first driver I remember really being a fan of at a very young age. Here I am, about 5 years old, I'm sure bothering the hell out of him. LOL. I wish I knew how the conversation went.

 

[sutton]

Snake was the first driver I remember really being a fan of at a very young age. Here I am, about 5 years old, I'm sure bothering the hell out of him. LOL. I wish I knew how the conversation went.
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Paul this is a great picture, it made me smile. you picked a great racer for your first big hero.
Larry Sutton---

 

[Gone Dead Train]

For sure, in the top 2 or 3 greatest (maybe #1) drag racing photo's of all time. It's May of 1971 at Seattle and it's
the Northwest National Open. My older sister and I (I was 12 years old) are standing next to the fence at the finish line
and "The Snake" decides to catch fire and fly his Plymonth Cuda body flopper in the final (he won too).
My friend from Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (he was 14) Al Kean took this fantastic photo great!
See you next weekend Al.

 

[TSK]

I shot these two pictures at the 1972 National Challenge in Tulsa.
In 2015, the Tulsa track celebrated 50 years in existence. Prudhomme and McEwen were brought in as part of the celebration.
I had the pictures enlarged and, since we were running the Invader that weekend, I took the pictures so I could get them autographed. Prudhomme liked the picture of his car, so he took a couple of pictures with his phone, then immediately emailed them to somebody.
I made the frame from a large hickory tree I had cut down.
Hobby Lobby made the custom mat.

 

[TSK]

For sure, in the top 2 or 3 greatest (maybe #1) drag racing photo's of all time. It's May of 1971 at Seattle and it's
the Northwest National Open. My older sister and I (I was 12 years old) are standing next to fence at the finish line
and "The Snake" decides to catch fire and fly his Plymonth Cuda body flopper in the final (he won too).
My friend from Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (he was 14) Al Kean took this fantastic photo great!
See you next weekend Al.

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I know I've said it before, but that is still one of the most amazing drag racing photos ever taken.

 

[Cliff]

A few photos above, with Snake in the firesuit. That looks like San Fernando drag strip, and the car is the Hawaiian. Who is the man on the far right?

 

[Gone Dead Train]

A few photos above, with Snake in the firesuit. That looks like San Fernando drag strip, and the car is the Hawaiian. Who is the man on the far right?

I believe it's Wes Cerny? Cliff you should know, you were probably at "The Pond" that day.

 

[Prestaged]

I believe it's Wes Cerny? Cliff you should know, you were probably at "The Pond" that day.

Yes, it is Wes Cerny.

 

[Gone Dead Train]

Yes, it is Wes Cerny.

Thank's Roger, I was pretty sure that was Wes in that great photo and you have to dig the pie crust slicks.
And of course, Wes would go on and tune my all time favorite rear engine Top Fuel car.
The Walton-Cerny & Moody fuel dragster, that I saw at least 3 times in Seattle and once at Lion's at the
Div 7 race in July, 1972

 

[J. S.]

Yes, it is Wes Cerny.

That is not Wes Cerny. See page 62 of the Snake's book "My Life Beyond the 1320". It is a guy named Wes Hanson, who according to the caption was a friend of Keith Black's who helped out on Roland's fueler from time to time.

 

[EVIL]

For sure, in the top 2 or 3 greatest (maybe #1) drag racing photo's of all time. It's May of 1971 at Seattle and it's
the Northwest National Open. My older sister and I (I was 12 years old) are standing next to the fence at the finish line
and "The Snake" decides to catch fire and fly his Plymonth Cuda body flopper in the final (he won too).
My friend from Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (he was 14) Al Kean took this fantastic photo great!
See you next weekend Al.

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Decides?

 

[glofria]

Snake with my dad in 2017 when he and Elana were out doing research for the book.

 

[EVIL]

That is not Wes Cerny. See page 62 of the Snake's book "My Life Beyond the 1320". It is a guy named Wes Hanson, who according to the caption was a friend of Keith Black's who helped out on Roland's fueler from time to time.

Wes Hansen crewed on the Greer - Black - Prudomme car