Drag king Don ?The Snake? Prudhomme. Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas) | January 1, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Journal-World. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Byline: Andrew Hartsock

Jan. 1--I'm not sure why I became so obsessed with following the career of Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, but I did. There was no ESPN, no ESPN2, no ESPNU, and, even if there were, my parents' house didn't get cable until long after I had moved out. So I never saw a drag race on television and certainly never saw one live. But my elementary-school library had one book about drag racing, and The Snake was featured prominently. I remember returning that book the day before it was due, just so I could check it out again. And again. And ...

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