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At 80, NHRA Great Don The Snake Prudhomme Still Outracing the Youngsters
Prudhomme set to once again tackle the Baja 1000 off-road race in Mexico. Richard H Shute
Why are we not surprised that Don The Snake Prudhomme is still trying to find ways to go faster?
Prudhomme, who turned 80 on April 6, is gearing up for another run at the Yokohama NORRA Mexican 1000, April 23-30, in the Baja Penninsula from California to Mexico. It will be Prudhomme s third Baja race in four years. Prudhomme passed on last year s event due to the pandemic.
This year, Prudhomme will be teaming with navigator and co-driver Rich Minga, with veteran racer P.J. Jones assisting with equipment and technical support. Prudhomme, a four-time NHRA Funny Car champion from 1975 through 1978, just can t get enough of his newest racing love, or of a racing venue about as far removed from the confines of a quarter-mile drag strip as a racer can get.