{"product_id":"six-seconds-to-glory-don-the-snake-prudhommes-hair-raising-1973-funny-car-race-9781937747275","title":"Six Seconds to Glory: Don the Snake Prudhomme's Hair-Raising 1973 Funny Car Race","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe early career of Don Prudhomme is captured in this spine-tingling account of the 1973 Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Master writer Hal Higdon spent the race weekend shadowing Prudhomme during a race that was the turning point in The Snake's dominating Funny Car racing career.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigdon captured the weekend drama minute-by-minute as Snake fights for a chance to make history. Along the way, Higdon delves into Prudhomme's history as a racer, giving the reader insight into how Don Prudhomme became a household name in the early 1970s. The account includes Prudhomme's relationship with Tom \"Mongoose\" McEwen--the infamous Snake versus Mongoose rivalry that made both men's careers. Higdon takes the readers behind the wheel, into the pits and back along the hard road where years of planning and training reach their climax for a driver within a space of seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigdon, Hal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHal Higdon is the author of 34 books, including the best-selling \u003cem\u003eMarathon: The Ultimate Training Guide\u003c\/em\u003e. His children's book, \u003cem\u003eThe Horse That Played Center Field\u003c\/em\u003e, was made into an animated feature by ABC-TV. He ran eight times in the Olympic Trials and won four world masters championships. He is a founder of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), serves as a training consultant for many races, and provides interactive training programs and online guidance. He was a finalist in NASA's Journalist-in-Space program to ride the space shuttle and in 2003, he was awarded the Career Achievement Award--the highest honor given to writer members--by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octane Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50365635658002,"sku":"9781937747275","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ec5bbab-2408-4e71-9753-3b0f44ca06be.jpg?v=1728461277","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/six-seconds-to-glory-don-the-snake-prudhommes-hair-raising-1973-funny-car-race-9781937747275","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}