“A drag racer is never happy if he’s not No. When the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) named him the league’s third greatest driver as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, he only half-jokingly asked for a recount. That didn’t do much for me, but the winning certainly did.” “I certainly didn’t get into drag racing for money because it just wasn’t there at the time … just trophies. “I raced for the sheer thrill of driving and winning,” he once told a reporter.
Sometimes, though, they have real meaning and tell a story.ĭon Prudhomme was called The Snake because of his cobra-quick reflexes, but it was his will to win that proved to be the biggest factor in his remarkable career in drag racing. For many people, nicknames hold little significance other than to point out a humorous attribute or physical trait.