Fri, 18 Oct 2002, 11:13 AM NHRA Motorsports Museum to Honor Don Prudhomme with Special 40th Anniversary Exhibit

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

POMONA, Calif. -- The NHRA Motorsports Museum will open a special Don “The Snake” Prudhomme exhibit honoring Prudhomme’s 40 years in drag racing on October 20, 2002. Prudhomme was voted the No. 3 driver on the NHRA’s 50 Greatest Drivers list in 2001 and the exhibit will feature five of Prudhomme’s most famous cars.

In his racing career, Prudhomme won four consecutive Funny Car championships (1975-78) and earned 49 career victories. Prudhomme was the first Funny Car driver to record a five-second run and later became the first to exceed 250 mph. Some of the vehicles on display for the special exhibit include: 1970 Hot Wheels Barracuda, 1964 Greer, Black and Prudhomme dragster, 1969 Wynn’s Winder dragster, 1972 Snake II Hot Wheels Barracuda and the 1994 Skoal Bandit dragster.

In an exclusive opportunity for media members to take a sneak peak prior to the official opening of the exhibit, Prudhomme will be available at the NHRA Motorsports Museum on Friday, October 18 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. NHRA Founder Wally Parks, Museum Director Steve Gibbs, Museum Curator Greg Sharp and Prudhomme’s main rival Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen will be in attendance to celebrate the opening of the exhibit and will field questions from the media. The Don Prudhomme exhibit will run through January of 2003.

The NHRA Motorsports Museum is located adjacent to Pomona Raceway at Fairplex at 1101 W. McKinley, Pomona, Calif. The museum is open year-round, Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., except for Thanksgiving and Christmas, with extended hours for special occasions. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors (60-older), $3 for juniors (6-15) and free for children (5-under).

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