Don Prudomme By MasonShaw Apr 6, 1941 Born Period: Apr 6, 1941 to Nov 24, 2014 Don Prudomme life Nov 24, 1962 First professional victory At age 20 the snake aquires his first professional drag raceing victory. Nov 24, 1965 First nhra driver to win both Winternationals and U.S. Nationals Nov 24, 1969 Snake wins for the second time at U.S Nationals Nov 24, 1970 Snake becomes the second driver in history to win the U.S. nationals two years in a row Nov 24, 1973 The snake moves from top fuel to funny cars Nov 24, 1974 Snake wins in the Army Cuda at both Gatornationals and U.S. Nationals Nov 24, 1975 first to break the 6.0 second mark Nov 24, 1976 Second funny car championship Nov 24, 1977 Snake wins the sixth consecutive NHRA championship Nov 24, 1978 SNake wins 27th career race and 4th consecutive funny car championship Nov 24, 1980 Sets world record with 5.93 et Nov 24, 1982 First driver to break 250mph Nov 24, 1994 Snakes final strike retirement season