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Don Prudhomme (M) from
Granada Hills, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
712 ) |
1971 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: AA/FD, Div: 7 |
| "Hot Wheels Wedge" Owned by Don Prudhomme
from
Granada Hills, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Don Prudhomme |
| '71 Dragster by
John Buttera |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 474 Chrysler Hemi by Keith Black with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.410 at Orange County CA 7/24/71 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
234.98 at Orange County CA 7/24/71 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1971 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 81.53,
MPH 79.73 |
Entry is 0.94963 times average ET and 1.07316 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1971 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.211 ET, 245.90 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1971 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.750 ET, 218.96 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1971 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.289 ET, 204.11 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: The second of three top fuel cars that Prudhomme ran in 1971, this car had a 220-inch John Buttera chassis, a Keith Black Hemi, and a body designed & built by Quinn Epperly and Nye Frank. The car also had Kirby paint and Kelly lettering. It won Best Engineered at the 1971 NHRA Springnationals, but proved too heavy to be competitive. Don ran the car with the wedge body through the summer, but removed the heavy body work by Indy and installed a wing. The highlight for this car came when it lost the then-quickest side-by-side race in drag racing history. The race took place at OCIR during the PDA Championships in July. Don ran 6.41/234.98, losing to Rick Ramsey's 6.41/229.50. Qualified at Indy at 6.433. Don replaced this car in November when he took delivery of the 1190 lb. Kent Fuller built "Yellow Feather." |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Saturday, May 24, 2025, 01:37:23 PM by
John Murnan II.
Approved by Super Crew. |
Rankings updated: 05/24/25 06:56:25 pm EDT