Don Snake Prudhomme Scratches 28-Year Itch, Wins Class at NORRA Mexican 1000
NHRA champion wins Evolution Stock Turbo class in the annual week-long off-road challenge across the Baja peninsula in Mexico
By Jerry Bonkowski M. Johnstone
Don The Snake Prudhomme s class win at the 2021 NORRA Mexican 1000 was his first in a racing event since an NHRA win in 1993.
Prudhomme and co-driver/navigator Rich Minga battled the grueling off-road layout, with only minor delays due to either mechanical issues or penalties.
This was Prudhomme s third try at the race through Baja in Mexico.
Ole’ to The Snake!
Legendary drag racer Don “Snake” Prudhomme earned his first win behind the wheel in 28 years, capturing the Evolution Stock Turbo class Friday in the annual week-long NORRA Mexican 1000 across the Baja peninsula in Mexico.
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.