Tom McEwen & 'Dyno' Don Nicholson pictures from motor sports photos on webshots

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Date uploaded: Dec 14, 2006

By becoming the �Mongoose� in the 1960�s he, along with Don �The Snake� Prudhomme, created the most well-known rivalry in the sport. In 1970, they procured what is commonly considered the first major corporate sponsorship in racing, the Mattel Hot Wheels Toys programme. �Dyno� Don Nicholson � A true pioneer of the sport whose career spans five decades. Dyno first gained national fame as the best of the stock racers driving a �61 Chevy Bel Air 409. He transitioned into the funny car movement and his �Eliminator I� Comet became the first flip-top style AA/FC. In the late �60s, he returned to carbureted Super Stockers and helped to pioneer the Pro Stock class. Today, he currently runs the nostalgia circuit in a Pro Mod version of his original �61 Chevy Bel Air 409. �Dyno� Don became known as a very good Dynamometer operator for tuning racing motors in So. Cal. In fact, the �61 Chevy 409 read, �Dyno Tuned by Don Nicholson.�

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