It had its side stickers applied from the factory and a sticker sheet with flames was included in the package. The Hot Wheels team is so excited to have NHRA Funny Car champion, Ron Capps, pay tribute to the legendary Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme and his iconic Hot Wheels Funny Car at this year’s NHRA U. Cars not moving fast enough can get stuck, but those with the right boost will stunt through the goo and land on one of two buttons that defeat the nemesis. It’s going to be incredibly emotional to be on the starting line at Indianapolis Raceway Park with ‘The Snake’ standing behind the car.

Along with the special livery, Capps’ firesuit and the team crew shirts will look similar to what Prudhomme and his team wore in the early 1970s. Early versions have capped redline wheels, along with a base that has less detail and is unreinforced. It blew me away that he was doing that, and to have NAPA on board with the whole project is quite an honor for me.Capps, who formed his own team, Ron Capps Motorsports, over the 2021-2022 offseason, raced for Prudhomme’s Snake Racing team from 1997 through 2004.

uk/browse/toys/toy-vehicles-and-sets/toy-cars-and-trucks/c:30428/brands:hot-wheels/" on this server. The Plymouth Barracuda Funny Car casting would go on to be used in 1973 as both the Snake and Mongoose, and in 1974 under the name Top Eliminator. This is a dream come true both as a kid growing up and now as an NHRA driver,” said Capps, who swept the 2022 U. S. Nationals is the premier event, and with the history of ‘The Snake’ at Indy, it’s only fitting that we’re able to run this car next weekend at ‘The Big Go. It is based on the Plymouth Barracuda Funny Car driven by Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme in 1970, a car sponsored by Hot Wheels in conjunction with his rival Tom 'The Mongoose' McEwen.

will include Funny Car qualifying sessions on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with eliminations contested on Monday. The toy sets introduced Prudhomme and McEwen to a mainstream audience, propelling both drivers and drag racing in general to unprecedented heights. He became the first driver in drag racing history to win a national event in two Pro categories, adding the U. Escape danger and race your way to safety with this awesome Viper Bridge Attack Playset from the Hot Wheels City range.