Don Prudhomme
Don Prudhomme was born in San Fernando, California, United States on April 6th, 1941 and is the Race Car Driver. At the age of 83, Don Prudhomme biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Don Prudhomme (born April 6, 1941, San Fernando, California) is an American drag racer. In 1991, he was inducted into the Motorsport Hall of Fame of America.
Racing career
The Prudhomme crews on "TV Tommy" Ivo on Ivo's twin-engined slingshot fired in 1960.
Prudhomme was a participant in the Greer-Black-Prudhomme fuel digger, which set the best win record in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) in 1962, before switching to Funny Car. In his 35-year career, he has won the NHRC FC championship four times. In high school, he was dubbed "The Snake." He was the first Funny Car driver to reach 250 mph (400 km/h).
After having trouble getting the "illustrated" Donovan Engineering Special dragster to be identified out, Tom McEwen resigned and was replaced by Prudhomme, then owner-driver in the B&M Tork Master-sponsored vehicle.
Prudhomme met McEwen at the Hot Rod Magazine Championship Drag Races in 1965, "one of the most significant drag racing events" of the era, according to Jim Warren, who later became the Top Fuel Eliminator (TFE).
In the 1968 and 1969 seasons, he raced a Shelby Super Snake, which was powered by a Ford engine rather than the ubiquitous Chrysler Hemi. Prudhomme's career began with the "Snake and Mongoo$e" phase when Ford stopped the service.
Prudhomme was known for his yellow 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, in which he met Tom McEwen in his red 1970 Plymouth Duster, Mongoose. Both drivers gained more attention from Mattel's "Hot Wheels" toy versions of the cars, which were first introduced in 1970. Hot Wheels celebrated their 35th anniversary in 2005 with a two-day festival.
In 1994, he began to coach his own racing team. Prudhomme's crew won the Top Fuel Championship in 2002 and 2003, with driver Larry Dixon. Dixon ordered the Al-Anabi Top Fuel Dragster in 2009, and Spencer Massey took over Prudhomme's vehicle. Sponsorship lapsed and Prudhomme pulled out of active racing at the end of the 2009 racing season. Don Prudomme sponsors and builds the Montana Brand / John Force Racing Top fuel dragster driven by Austin Prock in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in 2019.
Awards
- In 2000, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
- He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1991.
- On the National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers 1951-2000, Don Prudhomme was ranked #3.