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(CROWD CHEERING)
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(CAR ENGINES ROARING)
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(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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Hello, everybody.
I'm Dave McClelland,
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and welcome to the 24th annual
NHRA U.S. Nationals
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at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
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A lot of stories have developed
at the U.S. Nationals
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through four full days
of qualifying.
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This is one of the longest rivalries
in drag-racing history...
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three-time world champion
and defending champ
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Don "The Snake" Prudhomme
of Granada Hills, California,
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against his longtime friend
and nemesis,
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Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen
of Fountain Valley, California.
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Prudhomme got
his nickname "The Snake"
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because of his
amazingly quick reflexes
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on the starting line.
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These two have a history
going back two decades.
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They even raced together
in a partnership...
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the Wildlife Racing team.
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What better than when you have
a snake and a mongoose
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but to team up and
tour the country?
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(TOOLS WHIRRING)
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(ENGINES ROARING)
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DAVE:
Funny car eliminator, final race.
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The classic Snake versus
Mongoose battle once again.
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The burnout's complete
and approaching the starting line.
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But the race is on the line
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for the national championship
in funny car.
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Prudhomme in the far lane.
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That has been the better lane
in racing this afternoon.
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In the near lane, Tom McEwen.
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The concentration begins
on that Christmas tree.
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Both drivers intently looking
at the electronic starting device.
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(HEARTS BEATING)
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(ENGINES ROAR)
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- (MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO)
- WOMAN: Working late as usual?
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MAN: As usual. You know me.
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- WOMAN: Are you thirsty?
- Thanks.
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You missed the English final today.
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Doesn't matter.
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I'm done with school.
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That's it?
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After all the hard work we've done,
you're just going to quit?
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What's the point, Lynn?
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The only thing
I can really read is cars.
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(SIGHS)
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Tommy Ivo asked me
to go on the road with him.
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Can you believe that?
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I was going to tell you earlier.
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(CAR ENGINES ROARING)
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Is he going to pay you, Don?
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'Cause summer's a longtime
not to earn any money.
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Yeah, of course he's gonna pay me.
I'll be working for him.
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It's a job.
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Wow. So just like that?
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Lynn...
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I'd be learning from one of the
best drag racers there is.
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What would you have me do?
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Did you tell your dad yet?
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I can't paint cars
for the rest of my damn life.
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I know.
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So you told him, right?
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Look, I'll just be gone
for a couple of months, all right?
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So don't go leaving me
for some other Valley stud, huh?
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- Oh, you're a Valley stud now?
- (LAUGHS)
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- Behind the wheel, I am.
- (LAUGHS)
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You smoked him pretty good.
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You always that fast?
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Oh, that was nothing.
Wait till I win the big go.
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What's that?
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U.S. Nationals,
biggest race of the year.
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Hey, you want an autograph?
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No, that's okay.
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Really?
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Well, can I have yours?
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(LAUGHS) Sure.
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Nice to meet you, Judy.
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- I'm Tom McEwen.
- Pleasure.
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Hey, you got a number too?
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Um...
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yeah.
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I heard you work the line
over at Douglas.
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Yep, that's true.
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I'm very good with my hands.
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I heard that too.
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We should go for a drive sometime.
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You win some more races,
and I'll think about it.
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(GIGGLES)
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♪ When her motor's warm ♪
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(ENGINE ROARS)
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♪ And she's purring sweet ♪
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♪ Buddy, let me warn you ♪
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♪ You're on a one-way street ♪
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♪ She'll crowd you close,
spin your wheels ♪
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♪ Then you're gonna know
how it feels ♪
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♪ To spinout, yeah ♪
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♪ Spinout ♪
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♪ Better watch those curves ♪
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♪ Never let her steer ♪
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♪ If she can shake
your nerve, boy ♪
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♪ She can strip your gears... ♪
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ANNOUNCER: And Prudhomme strikes
again, ladies and gentlemen.
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That'll be the 200th win
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for the incredible
Greer-Black-Prudhomme team.
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Any more of these clowns
get hurt out there,
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our insurance is gonna
go through the roof.
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Stop your whining, honey.
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Well, look who's here.
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Don "The Snake" Prudhomme.
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Pretty good run there, huh?
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The takings are down, Don.
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Hard times, man.
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I ain't running a charity here.
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I'll tell you what.
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I'm in a generous mood.
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Here's 400 bucks.
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Top eliminator gets 500 bucks,
Mr. McWhorter.
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I won.
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The takes are down, son.
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He ain't cheating you.
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I'd take the 400 and be thankful.
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Take it or leave it.
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(BILLS CRINKLE)
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♪ Oh, what you done to me ♪
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♪ My bag's all packed... ♪
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- Oh, hi, Daddy.
- Hey, Lynn. Hey.
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- Hey, guys.
- How you doing, Judy?
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- Hey, Eddie.
- Hey, kiss me for luck, boys.
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- And girl.
- Yes.
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- All right, wish me luck, guys.
- Good luck.
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- See you guys later.
- Good to see you.
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- Sit down for a minute.
- Oh, my goodness.
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(LAUGHS)
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Aw, Judy, your kids are so cute.
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Where's baby?
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He's at my mom's.
Too loud at the track.
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- Oh.
- You and Don going to have one?
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Racing comes first in our family.
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- Maybe someday.
- I got to go.
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- Oh, you got to go.
- Go.
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In our house, it's a dead heat
between the kids and the cars.
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- (GASPS) Oh.
- Just don't wait too long.
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- Come on, Tommy.
- All right.
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- We'll see you.
- Good luck.
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(CHEERING)
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TOM: Ready to lose, Donny?
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Losing's your specialty.
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You think so?
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You sure you want to race, Tommy?
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We all know Lions is my track.
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All right, Torn.
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Starter gives the okay
to Prudhomme and McEwen.
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(ENGINES START)
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(HEART BEATING)
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(ENGINES ROARING)
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ANNOUNCER: McEwen beats Snake
on the tree with a holeshot.
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Torn McEwen beats
Don "The Snake" Prudhomme
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in a record-setting 6.64 ET
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at a blistering 206 miles an hour.
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Oh, this is so much fun!
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It's bullshit, Tom,
jumping the gun like that.
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Bullshit.
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- WOMAN: Oh, my God.
- That's for you, buddy.
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- What do you think went wrong?
- What do I think went wrong?
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He's reading the damn starter again.
What do you think went wrong?
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Hi, Don. How's Lynn?
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Well, to be honest, we can't really
afford to lose in my household,
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so she's probably
pretty pissed, Ms. Greer.
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We all have to lose sometime, Don.
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Yeah, not me.
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What can I do for you, Thomas?
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I sure do love racing.
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Had a hell of a run these
last three years, haven't we?
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What's with all this "had" shit?
You hanging it up?
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Fact is Keith and I aren't making
any money, Don.
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You in on this?
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We're not winning
most of our races?
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You're not making
more engines now than ever?
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It's kind of the point...
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more money making engines
than racing them.
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THOMAS: Now, look,
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you've gone practically undefeated
for the last two years,
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and the most I can get
out of a sponsor is $1,000.
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Now, I love this sport,
but we got to be practical.
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How's this for practical?
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I practically win
every damn race I line up for.
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What, you can't turn
a profit on this car?
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So why don't you sell it
to me, Thomas?
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You don't have the dough, Don.
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Look, Don, you got a gift.
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You know how to read an engine
just by listening to it,
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but it's not enough.
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You need business sense.
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You two don't think
good old Don Prudhomme
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has the business sense?
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I wish you the best of luck.
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- I bet you do.
- Bye, Don.
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(RATCHET CLICKING)
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TORN: What are we doing later?
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- Tommy.
- Yeah?
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This was your best race
by far, buddy.
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Now all you got to do
is get over there
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and collect your money, Mongoose.
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Mongoose?
What the hell's a mongoose?
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Well, you know,
like in "The Jungle Book."
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The mongoose gets the snake.
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- (LAUGHS)
- Oh, hell.
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It's a giant rat that eats snakes.
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Oh, yeah, a mongoose.
Yeah, I knew that.
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- Mongoose. I like it.
- See?
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Yeah. (LAUGHS)
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- Okay.
- Yeah.
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Here, take this, Ed.
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- I'm going to go get our money.
- Attaboy, Mongoose.
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Hey, Vipe, hear you're looking
for a new ride, huh?
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Hmm.
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Depends, Roland. What do you got?
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I got the same car,
same car, same engine.
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I don't know.
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You know, my parents, they don't
let me drive another dragster,
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'cause I crashed it.
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Crashed it. Yeah, I remember.
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So I need one new driver, huh?
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I supply the car. You drive.
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You win.
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70-30.
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Another deal
with another rich kid.
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I could use a drink, Roland.
What do you say?
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Okay, brah.
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- How about a bonus if I win Indy?
- Hey.
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- (KNOCKS)
- Hey, Mike.
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Hello, Tommo.
What can I do for you?
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Well, I got a favor to ask you.
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Why don't you take a look
at this for me?
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"The Mongoose bites the Snake."
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- TOM: Yeah, yeah. You get it?
- Yes, I do. I like it.
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Yeah, yeah, I knew you would.
I knew you could.
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All right, cool, Mikey.
I'll see you later.
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Ah, thanks.
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"The Mongoose bites the Snake."
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Mongoose.
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The Mongoose bites the Snake.
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♪ Gotta go, baby ♪
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♪ Think yourself... ♪
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The Mongoose bites the Snake,
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and the Snake bites him back.
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Chevy. Your mom's
got good taste, huh?
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- She does.
- (HAMMER BANGING)
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That thing work better
than a handkerchief?
252
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Helps keeping the paint fumes
from making me sick.
253
00:13:12,258 --> 00:13:15,530
- But now you're here.
- Right.
254
00:13:16,763 --> 00:13:19,331
- Hey, you want to grab a bite?
- Nope.
255
00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,099
I'm working, Torn.
256
00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:23,635
- Yeah, I can see that.
- Yeah.
257
00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:25,904
You seen this?
258
00:13:25,905 --> 00:13:27,439
You dig it?
259
00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,175
There's really no need for all that
running off at the mouth, is there?
260
00:13:30,176 --> 00:13:33,512
Now pay no mind to it.
It's just publicity.
261
00:13:33,513 --> 00:13:36,148
No, don't get paint on it, dummy.
262
00:13:36,149 --> 00:13:37,949
You think all this Mongoose
and Snake nonsense
263
00:13:37,950 --> 00:13:39,618
is going to make any difference?
264
00:13:39,619 --> 00:13:41,586
Not on the track, it won't,
265
00:13:41,587 --> 00:13:43,121
but it might make us some dough.
266
00:13:43,122 --> 00:13:46,958
Yeah, well, I say
let the cars do the talking.
267
00:13:46,959 --> 00:13:48,493
Well, every time
they open their mouths,
268
00:13:48,494 --> 00:13:50,095
it costs money, Don.
269
00:13:50,096 --> 00:13:52,298
That's why we have sponsors, right?
270
00:13:53,099 --> 00:13:54,800
Well, there's got to be
a lot more to it
271
00:13:54,801 --> 00:13:57,469
than ma-and-pa gas stations
and a bunch of free parts here.
272
00:13:57,470 --> 00:13:59,604
Well, I barely have enough time
to work on my car as it is.
273
00:13:59,605 --> 00:14:01,606
I'm not going to go running
around, chasing down sponsors.
274
00:14:01,607 --> 00:14:04,109
The way I see it is you got
to make the time, Don.
275
00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:06,111
I win races.
276
00:14:06,112 --> 00:14:08,019
Winning the money will follow.
277
00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:12,984
Well, if it's that simple,
278
00:14:12,985 --> 00:14:14,755
you got nothing
to worry about, partner.
279
00:14:16,155 --> 00:14:18,164
Have a nice night in your shop.
280
00:14:20,526 --> 00:14:25,063
♪ Doing all right ♪
281
00:14:25,064 --> 00:14:26,698
♪ Doing all right... ♪
282
00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:29,501
Hey. Yeah, Shelly.
283
00:14:29,502 --> 00:14:31,536
- Kelly.
- (CHUCKLES)
284
00:14:31,537 --> 00:14:33,672
Hey, Ed. Oh, all right. Hey, guys.
285
00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:35,707
- (WOMEN MURMURING)
- Glad you guys are here.
286
00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:37,542
Thanks for coming out, huh?
287
00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:39,511
Going to be a good day.
There you go.
288
00:14:39,512 --> 00:14:41,413
I like that shirt.
289
00:14:41,414 --> 00:14:43,148
Hey, all right. Thanks, Phil.
290
00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:45,150
- Genius.
- Right?
291
00:14:45,151 --> 00:14:47,419
Don't have much time for
a new paint job, do you, 'Goose?
292
00:14:47,420 --> 00:14:49,020
Oh, this?
293
00:14:49,021 --> 00:14:51,523
It does a great job
blocking nitro fumes.
294
00:14:51,524 --> 00:14:53,692
- Let me see that.
- (LAUGHS) Nope.
295
00:14:53,693 --> 00:14:55,634
Got to go, buddy.
296
00:15:01,934 --> 00:15:05,003
And that's Tom "Mongoose" McEwen
297
00:15:05,004 --> 00:15:08,507
out of the U.S. Nationals.
298
00:15:08,508 --> 00:15:11,076
Tommy Ivo stays in there
all the way to win.
299
00:15:11,077 --> 00:15:12,244
Now he'll need...
300
00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:13,779
What the hell happened?
301
00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:16,114
MIKE OVER P.A.: ...Don Prudhomme,
the Top Fuel eliminator
302
00:15:16,115 --> 00:15:17,883
at WinterNalionals in the finals.
303
00:15:17,884 --> 00:15:20,285
You'll get him next time, buddy.
304
00:15:20,286 --> 00:15:22,387
Yeah, whatever.
305
00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:25,390
Well, I guess this is your chance
to go head-to-head with Ivo,
306
00:15:25,391 --> 00:15:27,225
the celebrity.
307
00:15:27,226 --> 00:15:28,894
Working for him was a nightmare.
308
00:15:28,895 --> 00:15:32,406
Hey, revenge is a dish
best served with a cold, huh?
309
00:15:35,067 --> 00:15:37,803
You don't mind
if I steal this, do you?
310
00:15:37,804 --> 00:15:39,905
No, sure. Help yourself.
311
00:15:39,906 --> 00:15:42,677
(ENGINE ROARING)
312
00:15:43,776 --> 00:15:47,479
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
this year's final pits Prudhomme
313
00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:51,958
against his former mentor,
"TV" Tommy Ivo.
314
00:15:55,388 --> 00:15:58,592
♪ She's winding up
and letting it fly ♪
315
00:16:00,426 --> 00:16:03,664
♪ Over the line in the
blink of an eye... ♪
316
00:16:06,432 --> 00:16:08,767
ANNOUNCER: Prudhomme gets the jump
this time and really lets it out,
317
00:16:08,768 --> 00:16:12,938
hitting 207.33 miles per hour
in 7.5 seconds.
318
00:16:12,939 --> 00:16:14,773
- What a finish!
- (CROWD CHEERING)
319
00:16:14,774 --> 00:16:17,008
Don Prudhomme, Top Fuel eliminator
320
00:16:17,009 --> 00:16:19,811
at the WinterNationals
and now at the Nationals,
321
00:16:19,812 --> 00:16:23,114
is truly the Top Fuel
eliminator in the nation.
322
00:16:23,115 --> 00:16:24,749
MIKE OVER P.A.:
Ladies and gentlemen...
323
00:16:24,750 --> 00:16:27,586
You want to take a picture
of me and my husband?
324
00:16:27,587 --> 00:16:30,822
- Sure thing, Ms. Prudhomme.
- ...and his lovely wife Lynn.
325
00:16:30,823 --> 00:16:34,159
Let's give him a well-deserved
round of applause.
326
00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,760
- (CHEERING)
- ♪ One, two... ♪
327
00:16:35,761 --> 00:16:37,304
- Whoo!
- ♪ Three, four! ♪
328
00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:50,175
♪ I just want to celebrate ♪
329
00:16:50,176 --> 00:16:52,611
♪ Another day of living ♪
330
00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:55,814
♪ I just want to celebrate ♪
331
00:16:55,815 --> 00:16:58,517
♪ Another day of life ♪
332
00:16:58,518 --> 00:17:01,186
♪ Put my faith in the people ♪
333
00:17:01,187 --> 00:17:03,321
♪ But the people let me down ♪
334
00:17:03,322 --> 00:17:05,323
♪ So I turn the other way ♪
335
00:17:05,324 --> 00:17:08,026
♪ And I carry on anyhow ♪
336
00:17:08,027 --> 00:17:09,728
♪ That's why I'm telling you ♪
337
00:17:09,729 --> 00:17:12,731
♪ I just want to celebrate,
yeah, yeah ♪
338
00:17:12,732 --> 00:17:14,332
♪ Another day of living ♪
339
00:17:14,333 --> 00:17:18,003
- ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ I just want to celebrate ♪
340
00:17:18,004 --> 00:17:20,839
♪ Another day of life ♪
341
00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,241
♪ Had my hand on the dollar bill ♪
342
00:17:23,242 --> 00:17:25,844
- ♪ And the dollar bill blew away... ♪
- (CROWD SCREAMS)
343
00:17:25,845 --> 00:17:28,713
♪ But the sun is shining
down on me ♪
344
00:17:28,714 --> 00:17:30,715
♪ And it's hereto stay ♪
345
00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:33,318
♪ That's why I'm telling you
I just want to celebrate ♪
346
00:17:33,319 --> 00:17:36,154
♪ Yeah, yeah,
another day of living ♪
347
00:17:36,155 --> 00:17:37,522
♪ Yeah ♪
348
00:17:37,523 --> 00:17:39,658
♪ I just want to celebrate ♪
349
00:17:39,659 --> 00:17:42,260
♪ Another day of living ♪
350
00:17:42,261 --> 00:17:45,564
♪ Yeah, I just want to celebrate ♪
351
00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:49,907
♪ Another day of life ♪
352
00:17:52,204 --> 00:17:53,572
♪ Don't let it all ♪
353
00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:57,742
♪ Get you down, no, no,
don't let it turn you around ♪
354
00:17:57,743 --> 00:17:59,611
♪ Round and around and around... ♪
355
00:17:59,612 --> 00:18:02,080
That's the funniest-looking
Barracuda I ever saw.
356
00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:03,682
Look where the wheels are.
357
00:18:03,683 --> 00:18:05,183
Yeah, that's why
they call 'em funny cars.
358
00:18:05,184 --> 00:18:06,618
Mongoose, can I have
your autograph?
359
00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:07,919
- Yeah, me too.
- GIRL: Oh, my God, that's Mongoose.
360
00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,997
Yeah, of course you guys can.
361
00:18:10,790 --> 00:18:13,925
There you are. There you are.
362
00:18:13,926 --> 00:18:15,927
All right, you tell your friends
to cheer for the Mongoose now.
363
00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:17,095
- Bye.
- Bye.
364
00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:18,434
See you.
365
00:18:20,700 --> 00:18:23,301
Hoo! Almost like you're invisible.
366
00:18:23,302 --> 00:18:26,237
U.S. Nationals champion,
you've been in magazines.
367
00:18:26,238 --> 00:18:28,306
- The fans just walk on by.
- Yeah, yeah.
368
00:18:28,307 --> 00:18:30,408
You got to do some P.R., baby.
369
00:18:30,409 --> 00:18:32,644
No, that's your thing.
It's not my thing.
370
00:18:32,645 --> 00:18:34,746
Count the number
of Mongoose Ts out there
371
00:18:34,747 --> 00:18:36,314
compared to the number of Snake Ts.
372
00:18:36,315 --> 00:18:38,416
Snake Ts are for crew.
That's different.
373
00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:40,986
Exactly. All three of 'em?
374
00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:43,633
Oh, there must be 100
Mongoose shirts out there.
375
00:18:45,958 --> 00:18:48,226
WOMAN:
I know. I drank way too much.
376
00:18:48,227 --> 00:18:49,531
(WOMAN #2 GIGGLES)
377
00:18:51,764 --> 00:18:54,376
Oh, my God, you're human.
378
00:18:56,002 --> 00:18:58,436
- Very funny.
- Huh.
379
00:18:58,437 --> 00:19:01,406
You still hell-bent on driving
this suicide machine, huh?
380
00:19:01,407 --> 00:19:03,308
Pick your poison.
381
00:19:03,309 --> 00:19:07,312
Better get used to it too,
'cause the crowd loves funny cars,
382
00:19:07,313 --> 00:19:10,448
ergo sponsors love 'em.
383
00:19:10,449 --> 00:19:12,751
"Ergo"? What the hell's an ergo?
384
00:19:12,752 --> 00:19:15,453
Um, it's in "The Jungle Book."
How you doing?
385
00:19:15,454 --> 00:19:17,689
Oh, I like that T-shirt.
Look at that.
386
00:19:17,690 --> 00:19:19,290
ANNOUNCER:
We're finally here, folks,
387
00:19:19,291 --> 00:19:22,563
the last race of this glorious
event at Famoso Raceway.
388
00:19:24,296 --> 00:19:26,331
Don "The Snake" Prudhomme
beats Gary Ritter
389
00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:29,668
with a 6.92, 229-mile-an-hour run.
390
00:19:29,669 --> 00:19:32,509
Prudhomme is our top eliminator.
391
00:19:35,875 --> 00:19:39,010
I'll never understand why you
starve yourself out there all day.
392
00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:41,691
Too much work to do.
I'm way too nervous for that.
393
00:19:46,552 --> 00:19:48,653
Okay, what is going on
with you today?
394
00:19:48,654 --> 00:19:50,026
Nothing.
395
00:19:54,293 --> 00:19:56,828
Just looking at Judy and her boys
396
00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:59,031
and all those kids at the track.
397
00:20:00,499 --> 00:20:02,801
Babe, come on.
398
00:20:02,802 --> 00:20:04,504
It's fine.
399
00:20:05,671 --> 00:20:08,239
I was just saying I know
you're going to be a great mom,
400
00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,975
all right, but we got to think
about the big picture here.
401
00:20:10,976 --> 00:20:12,977
My gig is dangerous,
and you know that,
402
00:20:12,978 --> 00:20:14,512
so what if something
happens to me, you know?
403
00:20:14,513 --> 00:20:17,382
A lot of drivers
have families, Don.
404
00:20:17,383 --> 00:20:19,350
I don't want to miss out
on that with you
405
00:20:19,351 --> 00:20:21,653
because we're afraid of something
that might not happen.
406
00:20:21,654 --> 00:20:23,188
Yeah, well, having a kid
costs money.
407
00:20:23,189 --> 00:20:25,056
- I know that.
- All right? We have no idea.
408
00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:27,358
So let's get an idea.
409
00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,261
Tom is always coming up
with a way to make some money.
410
00:20:30,262 --> 00:20:32,731
Maybe it's time
that we heard him out,
411
00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:34,775
took him seriously for a change.
412
00:20:35,568 --> 00:20:38,103
He changed his name
to Mongoose, for Christ's sakes.
413
00:20:38,104 --> 00:20:40,839
I mean, I don't know.
414
00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,374
You're part of this
whether you like it or not,
415
00:20:43,375 --> 00:20:46,488
so we might as well see
if we can make some money with it.
416
00:20:47,346 --> 00:20:49,287
Mongoose and Snake.
417
00:20:50,683 --> 00:20:52,487
Don, it's pretty catchy.
418
00:20:56,055 --> 00:20:57,756
If it's that important to you,
419
00:20:57,757 --> 00:21:00,767
I'll track him down
and see what he's got cooking.
420
00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,330
That's all I'm asking.
421
00:21:04,130 --> 00:21:06,030
You start showboating
on me, I swear...
422
00:21:06,031 --> 00:21:07,565
Okay.
423
00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:09,868
Will you just stop
being a grumpy old man?
424
00:21:09,869 --> 00:21:11,514
Give me a kiss.
425
00:21:13,305 --> 00:21:14,906
- Can I have a bite of that?
- No.
426
00:21:14,907 --> 00:21:17,109
I'll get you another one.
427
00:21:18,778 --> 00:21:21,479
What is it you always say, Ed?
428
00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,915
Leave first, don't redline,
don't freewheel,
429
00:21:23,916 --> 00:21:26,785
don't cross over the center line,
and don't lift.
430
00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:28,787
- Damn straight.
- My point exactly.
431
00:21:28,788 --> 00:21:30,889
All right.
432
00:21:30,890 --> 00:21:32,592
Rack 'em up, Mike.
433
00:21:33,559 --> 00:21:35,093
Got to read the starter, man.
434
00:21:35,094 --> 00:21:37,762
He'll have certain gestures, tics,
435
00:21:37,763 --> 00:21:39,764
preferences in the way
he moves that'll give it away,
436
00:21:39,765 --> 00:21:42,000
and then he wraps it up,
puts a bow on it,
437
00:21:42,001 --> 00:21:44,102
and hands me a single
1/100 of a second.
438
00:21:44,103 --> 00:21:46,471
I swear, every time I race
that track, it's my birthday.
439
00:21:46,472 --> 00:21:48,174
(CAR DOOR CLOSES)
440
00:21:50,643 --> 00:21:52,844
- ED: Hey there, Donny.
- MIKE: Hey, Donny.
441
00:21:52,845 --> 00:21:54,579
- Fellas.
- Well, well, well.
442
00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:56,447
Don Prudhomme.
443
00:21:56,448 --> 00:21:58,483
To what do we owe this great honor?
444
00:21:58,484 --> 00:22:00,285
Talk to you a second?
445
00:22:00,286 --> 00:22:02,153
I'm sorry.
I couldn't really hear you.
446
00:22:02,154 --> 00:22:04,956
Did you say that the Snake
wanted to talk to me?
447
00:22:04,957 --> 00:22:07,125
Forget it. Enjoy your game.
448
00:22:07,126 --> 00:22:09,594
No, no. Come on.
Now don't be a baby.
449
00:22:09,595 --> 00:22:11,262
Come on.
450
00:22:11,263 --> 00:22:13,464
Guys, can you give me a moment
with the Snake, please?
451
00:22:13,465 --> 00:22:16,043
- Sure. Nice going, Mike.
- You got it.
452
00:22:17,603 --> 00:22:19,637
Well, you were right, Torn.
453
00:22:19,638 --> 00:22:21,472
I usually am.
454
00:22:21,473 --> 00:22:23,007
What about this time?
455
00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:24,709
Even when I win, I lose.
456
00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:26,412
That's true.
457
00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,023
So...
458
00:22:31,517 --> 00:22:33,856
...how are we going to make
some serious money at this?
459
00:22:34,820 --> 00:22:36,788
Serious money?
460
00:22:36,789 --> 00:22:38,723
Truth is we could race
up and down the country
461
00:22:38,724 --> 00:22:40,491
till we're blue in the face,
462
00:22:40,492 --> 00:22:42,327
thousands of fans
swamping the track,
463
00:22:42,328 --> 00:22:45,563
but until we get a piece
of the gate receipts...
464
00:22:45,564 --> 00:22:46,731
(BILLIARD BALLS CLACK)
465
00:22:46,732 --> 00:22:48,872
well, we might as well be playing
to an empty house.
466
00:22:50,035 --> 00:22:51,736
I mean, you're making
a living, right?
467
00:22:51,737 --> 00:22:54,906
You know damn well 500 bucks
a month ain't a living, Tom.
468
00:22:54,907 --> 00:22:56,975
Just me out there.
I don't have Mommy to help me out.
469
00:22:56,976 --> 00:23:00,511
Oh, hey, now, we all got to use
what we got, Donny.
470
00:23:00,512 --> 00:23:02,046
Is there any money
in this Snake-and-Mongoose thing
471
00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:03,581
you keep talking about?
472
00:23:03,582 --> 00:23:07,252
Well, you got to work together
with me on that, Donny.
473
00:23:07,253 --> 00:23:10,188
I mean, that takes time and effort
on and off the track
474
00:23:10,189 --> 00:23:11,891
to make an idea like that go.
475
00:23:15,261 --> 00:23:17,328
Well, you see, the truth is
476
00:23:17,329 --> 00:23:19,736
fast food makes more money
than fast cars.
477
00:23:20,532 --> 00:23:21,766
What the hell does that mean?
478
00:23:21,767 --> 00:23:23,234
You been talking in riddles
the whole time?
479
00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:25,737
Without the burger, you wouldn't
need the arches, right?
480
00:23:25,738 --> 00:23:28,873
But without the arches,
it'd just be another hamburger.
481
00:23:28,874 --> 00:23:32,210
So I'm the hamburger
and you're the arches.
482
00:23:32,211 --> 00:23:34,679
(CHUCKLES) Uh...
483
00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,614
well, no, that's not exactly right,
484
00:23:36,615 --> 00:23:37,782
- but...
- I got it. I got it.
485
00:23:37,783 --> 00:23:40,251
No, no, Don,
it's like I've been saying,
486
00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:44,764
all right, you've got
to think big to make it big.
487
00:23:51,063 --> 00:23:53,197
(DOG BARKS)
488
00:23:53,198 --> 00:23:56,100
What, you and me like a team?
No way, brother.
489
00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:58,202
No, no, no, no.
Match races, all right?
490
00:23:58,203 --> 00:24:00,471
You versus me like always,
491
00:24:00,472 --> 00:24:02,073
except this time,
we take it on tour.
492
00:24:02,074 --> 00:24:04,475
All right,
we get to call the shots,
493
00:24:04,476 --> 00:24:06,544
not the sponsors,
not the track owners,
494
00:24:06,545 --> 00:24:08,479
the Mongoose and the Snake.
495
00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,114
I mean, think about it.
496
00:24:10,115 --> 00:24:11,649
I got 10 tracks already lined up,
497
00:24:11,650 --> 00:24:13,251
willing to pay us a grand
just to show up.
498
00:24:13,252 --> 00:24:15,153
Really? Like who?
499
00:24:15,154 --> 00:24:17,755
Well, like McWhorter
in Bakersfield for example.
500
00:24:17,756 --> 00:24:19,791
That old coot still owes me 100.
501
00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:21,893
Come on,
we do three races, all right,
502
00:24:21,894 --> 00:24:23,628
and then we're down the road
to the next track,
503
00:24:23,629 --> 00:24:25,163
all the way to Dallas.
504
00:24:25,164 --> 00:24:28,266
I mean, in six weeks, we can
make some serious dough.
505
00:24:28,267 --> 00:24:30,378
- You already made a schedule?
- Yeah.
506
00:24:31,937 --> 00:24:34,505
You sure you're not going to get
bored of me beating you every time?
507
00:24:34,506 --> 00:24:36,310
Just look at the schedule, Don.
508
00:24:37,343 --> 00:24:39,318
All right. Hell...
509
00:24:40,779 --> 00:24:42,447
...let's do it.
510
00:24:42,448 --> 00:24:45,249
But it's Snake and Mongoose,
not the other way around.
511
00:24:45,250 --> 00:24:47,555
Hoo! Keep dreaming, brother.
512
00:25:32,297 --> 00:25:34,408
No, of course Snake will be there.
513
00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:39,777
Well, yeah, I know him.
He's here with me.
514
00:25:41,473 --> 00:25:43,641
No, no, it's the Mongoose
and the Snake.
515
00:25:43,642 --> 00:25:45,344
That's the idea.
516
00:25:46,678 --> 00:25:50,248
A mongoose... it's a little
orange cartoon thingy
517
00:25:50,249 --> 00:25:52,050
that bites snakes.
518
00:25:52,051 --> 00:25:54,018
Right. Okay, 750?
519
00:25:54,019 --> 00:25:55,686
Let me check with my partner.
520
00:25:55,687 --> 00:25:57,688
Hey, he says 750.
521
00:25:57,689 --> 00:25:59,524
750? 1,000.
522
00:25:59,525 --> 00:26:02,226
No, no. He'll not take 1,000.
It's a small track, Don.
523
00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:04,464
You tell him 1,000 or nothing.
524
00:26:06,765 --> 00:26:08,638
It's going to have to be 1,000.
525
00:26:09,701 --> 00:26:13,004
Really? Wow.
That's great. That's good.
526
00:26:13,005 --> 00:26:15,039
All right, we'll see
you on the 16th, Jim.
527
00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,151
Thanks. Yep.
528
00:26:18,010 --> 00:26:21,123
- Hey, they're really excited about us.
- Told you.
529
00:26:24,116 --> 00:26:26,951
(MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO)
530
00:26:26,952 --> 00:26:29,554
Do you ever miss it?
531
00:26:29,555 --> 00:26:31,257
- The track?
- Mm.
532
00:26:33,058 --> 00:26:34,760
Sometimes.
533
00:26:36,028 --> 00:26:38,029
You know that feeling
when you're out there
534
00:26:38,030 --> 00:26:39,897
and it feels like
you're away from everything,
535
00:26:39,898 --> 00:26:42,567
no worries, no responsibilities?
536
00:26:42,568 --> 00:26:44,441
I miss that.
537
00:26:50,075 --> 00:26:52,910
It's hard on the kids,
Tommy on the road.
538
00:26:52,911 --> 00:26:55,455
He gets home so late,
they rarely see him.
539
00:26:56,381 --> 00:26:59,460
Sometimes I just don't think
I can do it anymore.
540
00:27:00,752 --> 00:27:02,887
What do you mean?
541
00:27:02,888 --> 00:27:05,123
You and Tom are great together.
542
00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:08,328
When we're together, maybe.
543
00:27:09,628 --> 00:27:11,466
But we're never together.
544
00:27:16,502 --> 00:27:18,545
I got three kids and a house.
545
00:27:21,106 --> 00:27:23,149
What I don't have is a husband.
546
00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:25,450
No, thanks.
547
00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:29,413
So, Judy, get someone
to help you out with the kids.
548
00:27:29,414 --> 00:27:30,815
They're going to be
making enough money...
549
00:27:30,816 --> 00:27:32,620
I need a partner.
550
00:27:35,087 --> 00:27:37,824
Someone to go to bed with
and wake up with.
551
00:27:39,158 --> 00:27:41,338
Someone who'll be home
if I need him.
552
00:27:48,167 --> 00:27:50,369
I didn't realize how tough
things have been.
553
00:27:51,970 --> 00:27:54,514
Tom always seems
so on top of everything.
554
00:27:57,476 --> 00:27:59,178
He's just a big kid.
555
00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:03,148
He grew, but...
556
00:28:03,982 --> 00:28:05,855
he never grew up.
557
00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,554
(CLEARS THROAT)
558
00:28:11,323 --> 00:28:13,161
You watch your man, Lynn.
559
00:28:17,362 --> 00:28:19,064
Keep him out of trouble.
560
00:28:38,016 --> 00:28:40,719
(CROWD CHEERING, APPLAUDING)
561
00:28:58,870 --> 00:29:00,606
Daddy's home!
562
00:29:02,407 --> 00:29:04,108
TORN: Oh, there he is.
563
00:29:04,109 --> 00:29:05,876
Hey, buddy. How are you?
564
00:29:05,877 --> 00:29:07,845
Mm, good to see you, Jamie.
Hey, pal.
565
00:29:07,846 --> 00:29:09,880
- Aw, come here, you.
- All right, go inside.
566
00:29:09,881 --> 00:29:12,250
- You guys look so great.
- I'll make pancakes for breakfast.
567
00:29:12,251 --> 00:29:14,919
- Hi.
- Ooh, you come here too.
568
00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,220
Come on, Dad.
569
00:29:16,221 --> 00:29:17,455
- Mm.
- (LAUGHS)
570
00:29:17,456 --> 00:29:19,624
More of that.
571
00:29:19,625 --> 00:29:21,771
I'm coming, pal. I'm coming.
572
00:29:23,395 --> 00:29:26,063
Not bad for six weeks on the road.
573
00:29:26,064 --> 00:29:28,608
Still, it'll be nice when
you start back at Douglas.
574
00:29:31,903 --> 00:29:34,481
Yeah, I've been meaning
to talk to you about that.
575
00:29:35,574 --> 00:29:37,276
(CLEARS THROAT)
576
00:29:38,377 --> 00:29:40,878
- You quit, didn't you?
- Now listen.
577
00:29:40,879 --> 00:29:42,413
You cannot support
this family drag racing.
578
00:29:42,414 --> 00:29:44,749
- No, Judy, this is important to me.
- This family needs you, Tom.
579
00:29:44,750 --> 00:29:46,550
And it needs a regular salary.
580
00:29:46,551 --> 00:29:48,085
Hey, Dad!
581
00:29:48,086 --> 00:29:50,254
Ah, come on.
582
00:29:50,255 --> 00:29:53,459
He missed you. We all missed you.
583
00:29:55,827 --> 00:29:58,663
Hey, what you got there, Joey,
more Hot Cars?
584
00:29:58,664 --> 00:30:00,264
Hot Wheels, Dad.
585
00:30:00,265 --> 00:30:01,799
JUDY: I'll see you later, boys.
586
00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,602
- Bye, Mom.
- Bye, Mom.
587
00:30:04,603 --> 00:30:06,339
Hey, now wait a second.
588
00:30:07,439 --> 00:30:10,341
- Hey, now wait one minute.
- Tom, I love the track, okay.
589
00:30:10,342 --> 00:30:12,510
The life, I love it.
It's what brought us together.
590
00:30:12,511 --> 00:30:16,280
But we've got our boys now.
It's different.
591
00:30:16,281 --> 00:30:19,583
- Come on.
- You're good with your hands, right?
592
00:30:19,584 --> 00:30:21,991
So go grab your job back.
593
00:30:23,622 --> 00:30:25,823
Judy.
594
00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:27,591
(CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)
595
00:30:27,592 --> 00:30:29,829
(CAR ENGINE STARTS)
596
00:30:32,097 --> 00:30:35,599
And Mongoose McEwen
beats the Snake again
597
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,536
with one amazing holeshot.
598
00:30:38,537 --> 00:30:40,538
What's a holeshot?
599
00:30:40,539 --> 00:30:44,642
A holeshot is when one driver
gets off the starting line faster.
600
00:30:44,643 --> 00:30:46,644
- Right, Dad?
- That's right, son.
601
00:30:46,645 --> 00:30:48,813
What, did your grandpa
come visit you guys again?
602
00:30:48,814 --> 00:30:50,857
Yeah. Pretty cool, huh?
603
00:30:51,717 --> 00:30:53,919
Yeah, pretty cool.
604
00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:08,132
- (TOOLS WHIRRING)
- (MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO)
605
00:31:08,133 --> 00:31:10,335
Hey, Don.
606
00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:15,172
(RADIO TURNS OFF)
607
00:31:15,173 --> 00:31:17,341
Damn it, Tom, some of us
still have to work, you know.
608
00:31:17,342 --> 00:31:19,410
Yeah, yeah.
Hey, have you seen these?
609
00:31:19,411 --> 00:31:21,746
These are called Hot Wheels.
610
00:31:21,747 --> 00:31:23,381
Toy cars. That's great.
611
00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:26,384
Now, Mattel makes a lot of money
selling these toy cars.
612
00:31:26,385 --> 00:31:28,486
Die-cast, brother,
that's where the dough is.
613
00:31:28,487 --> 00:31:30,221
And?
614
00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:32,256
Well, remember I said
we have to think big?
615
00:31:32,257 --> 00:31:34,191
Okay, what about a match-race tour,
616
00:31:34,192 --> 00:31:37,661
except this time, we're fully
sponsored by Hot Wheels?
617
00:31:37,662 --> 00:31:41,366
Now, we're talking new cars,
new engines, the lot.
618
00:31:43,368 --> 00:31:45,936
What's a kids' toy company want
with two drag racers, man?
619
00:31:45,937 --> 00:31:49,039
Oh, well, they get to put their
names all over our hot wheels
620
00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,509
while we race them
up and down the country,
621
00:31:51,510 --> 00:31:53,377
seen by thousands.
622
00:31:53,378 --> 00:31:55,212
The cool part's this.
623
00:31:55,213 --> 00:31:57,248
They get to sell
these little suckers
624
00:31:57,249 --> 00:31:59,929
with our Mongoose and Snake
cartoons on 'em.
625
00:32:00,719 --> 00:32:02,762
Kids really dig this, Don.
626
00:32:04,122 --> 00:32:06,268
I mean, this is groovy, right?
627
00:32:08,693 --> 00:32:10,497
Okay, man.
628
00:32:11,296 --> 00:32:13,063
Hell, you're the talker.
Talk to 'em.
629
00:32:13,064 --> 00:32:14,698
I already did.
630
00:32:14,699 --> 00:32:16,469
How the hell did you manage that?
631
00:32:17,469 --> 00:32:19,136
My stepfather.
632
00:32:19,137 --> 00:32:21,906
Joe? Joe doesn't
even like you, man.
633
00:32:21,907 --> 00:32:24,108
Yeah, well,
they want to see me again,
634
00:32:24,109 --> 00:32:26,076
with you, the Mongoose and Snake.
635
00:32:26,077 --> 00:32:27,244
That's what this is.
636
00:32:27,245 --> 00:32:29,613
You want Snake to come in
and close the deal for you?
637
00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:31,282
- Okay.
- That's just fine, buddy.
638
00:32:31,283 --> 00:32:32,750
Let's do that. Set it up.
639
00:32:32,751 --> 00:32:34,452
I already did.
640
00:32:34,453 --> 00:32:36,120
I'll pick you up at 9:00
tomorrow morning.
641
00:32:36,121 --> 00:32:37,288
All right, man.
642
00:32:37,289 --> 00:32:40,766
And, Don, wear something sharp.
643
00:32:56,508 --> 00:32:58,075
Still can't believe
you're wearing that.
644
00:32:58,076 --> 00:32:59,910
Shh. Man, I'm cool.
645
00:32:59,911 --> 00:33:02,179
Sometimes you got to show
a little class, Don.
646
00:33:02,180 --> 00:33:05,327
(SCOFFS)
Yeah, you're all class, Tom.
647
00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:10,454
Yes? Can I help you?
648
00:33:10,455 --> 00:33:12,289
Yeah, we're here to see Art Spear.
649
00:33:12,290 --> 00:33:15,259
You must be Mr. McEwen
and Mr. "Produm."
650
00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:16,927
- (LAUGHS)
- Prudhomme.
651
00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:18,496
Mr. Spear is ready for you.
652
00:33:18,497 --> 00:33:21,007
- Follow me, gentlemen.
- Laugh it up.
653
00:33:24,870 --> 00:33:26,170
Thanks, Betty.
654
00:33:26,171 --> 00:33:28,606
Thank you.
655
00:33:28,607 --> 00:33:30,975
- Nice to see you again, Tom.
- Hey, Art. Hi.
656
00:33:30,976 --> 00:33:33,511
So you must be
the Snake part of the equation.
657
00:33:33,512 --> 00:33:35,312
- Is that right?
- Don Prudhomme.
658
00:33:35,313 --> 00:33:38,148
The Mongoose and Snake...
that's what the fans call us.
659
00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:40,522
Right. Sit down.
660
00:33:42,888 --> 00:33:46,156
Tell me again, Tom.
How can we all work together?
661
00:33:46,157 --> 00:33:47,691
Hot Wheels.
662
00:33:47,692 --> 00:33:49,960
Now, you hype them
as the fastest cars on Earth.
663
00:33:49,961 --> 00:33:52,530
Yes, and we're actually doing
very well with them.
664
00:33:52,531 --> 00:33:54,398
Ah, Larry.
665
00:33:54,399 --> 00:33:57,001
Gentlemen, this is Larry Wood,
our Hot Wheels design guy.
666
00:33:57,002 --> 00:33:58,168
Larry, this is...
667
00:33:58,169 --> 00:33:59,570
- Mongoose and Snake.
- Hey, hey.
668
00:33:59,571 --> 00:34:01,972
- (LAUGHS)
- You know these guys?
669
00:34:01,973 --> 00:34:04,041
Oh, sure. Sure.
670
00:34:04,042 --> 00:34:06,911
See, what if you could combine
the fastest toy cars on Earth
671
00:34:06,912 --> 00:34:08,479
with the fastest
real cars on Earth?
672
00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:09,880
And you can do this?
673
00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:12,249
Mr. Spear, we are this.
674
00:34:12,250 --> 00:34:14,351
Take a look here.
675
00:34:14,352 --> 00:34:16,520
Brought some photos here for you.
676
00:34:16,521 --> 00:34:18,689
Now, see here.
These are the animals.
677
00:34:18,690 --> 00:34:19,924
- These are our logos here.
- Right.
678
00:34:19,925 --> 00:34:22,092
This is me here and Don, okay?
679
00:34:22,093 --> 00:34:23,761
Larry, are these guys for real?
680
00:34:23,762 --> 00:34:26,497
Snake's won
the U.S. Nationals twice.
681
00:34:26,498 --> 00:34:29,533
Yeah. That's the Super Bowl
of drag racing.
682
00:34:29,534 --> 00:34:30,868
- Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
683
00:34:30,869 --> 00:34:32,937
Oh, for the past four years,
684
00:34:32,938 --> 00:34:35,239
Don and I have been
the hottest ticket
685
00:34:35,240 --> 00:34:37,708
in what is the fastest-growing
sport in America.
686
00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:41,211
Without even trying,
we pack the stands every weekend,
687
00:34:41,212 --> 00:34:43,013
either together or separately.
688
00:34:43,014 --> 00:34:47,094
What you have in your office right
here is the biggest draw in racing.
689
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:52,289
Now, together, as a team,
sponsored by Mattel Hot Wheels,
690
00:34:52,290 --> 00:34:56,527
driving cars with the Hot Wheels
logo big and bold on the sides,
691
00:34:56,528 --> 00:34:58,762
well, hell, we're
200-mile-per-hour billboards.
692
00:34:58,763 --> 00:35:02,066
Drag racing attracts more kids
than any other kind of auto racing,
693
00:35:02,067 --> 00:35:05,569
more than stock cars or sprints,
hell, more than the Indy 500.
694
00:35:05,570 --> 00:35:07,237
Why? Because we're fast.
695
00:35:07,238 --> 00:35:10,040
And we're flashy
with fiery burnouts.
696
00:35:10,041 --> 00:35:11,241
Hell, instant winners.
697
00:35:11,242 --> 00:35:13,277
Kids can walk the pits,
meet the drivers.
698
00:35:13,278 --> 00:35:15,613
- You know, hell, we're...
- Accessible?
699
00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:17,748
You're damn right we're accessible.
700
00:35:17,749 --> 00:35:20,985
We are in real life
what Hot Wheels is in miniature.
701
00:35:20,986 --> 00:35:23,554
- And there's TV coverage, right?
- For the big events.
702
00:35:23,555 --> 00:35:27,224
So our logo gets across the finish line
first in front of millions of viewers?
703
00:35:27,225 --> 00:35:29,259
- Damn right it does.
- Well, we can't guarantee
704
00:35:29,260 --> 00:35:30,761
one of us will win every time.
705
00:35:30,762 --> 00:35:32,663
It'd be better if you did.
706
00:35:32,664 --> 00:35:35,833
How much funding do you think
you'd need to pull this off?
707
00:35:35,834 --> 00:35:37,968
Oh...
708
00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:43,941
100 grand should be enough
to build two funny cars,
709
00:35:43,942 --> 00:35:45,576
record-setting cars, of course.
710
00:35:45,577 --> 00:35:46,944
Funny cars?
711
00:35:46,945 --> 00:35:48,479
Oh, there it is.
712
00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,814
- Yeah.
- Very cool.
713
00:35:50,815 --> 00:35:52,858
- That's it right there.
- Look, guys.
714
00:35:53,985 --> 00:35:56,286
ART: Oh.
715
00:35:56,287 --> 00:35:58,689
Well, trophies are fine,
716
00:35:58,690 --> 00:36:00,357
but I'm looking for branding.
717
00:36:00,358 --> 00:36:03,127
I want every kid in America
to buy Hot Wheels.
718
00:36:03,128 --> 00:36:05,129
Not just to know the brand,
719
00:36:05,130 --> 00:36:07,031
but to love it,
720
00:36:07,032 --> 00:36:09,075
like...
721
00:36:10,669 --> 00:36:12,770
well, like Barbie.
722
00:36:12,771 --> 00:36:14,304
(CHUCKLES)
723
00:36:14,305 --> 00:36:19,309
Mr. Spear, you put these
cartoon characters on the cars,
724
00:36:19,310 --> 00:36:21,353
and you watch the kids go nuts.
725
00:36:22,447 --> 00:36:24,649
The more I think about this...
726
00:36:26,284 --> 00:36:28,020
the more I like it.
727
00:36:29,554 --> 00:36:31,689
So he just keeps a Barbie
sitting in his desk like that?
728
00:36:31,690 --> 00:36:32,856
(LAUGHS) I guess so.
729
00:36:32,857 --> 00:36:36,360
But, brother, we're about
to become a team, the team.
730
00:36:36,361 --> 00:36:39,797
Well, what do you think
about Wildlife Racing as a name?
731
00:36:39,798 --> 00:36:41,832
I mean, you're the Snake.
I'm the Mongoose.
732
00:36:41,833 --> 00:36:45,002
- Kind of makes sense, right?
- Wildlife Racing.
733
00:36:45,003 --> 00:36:47,171
Hell, the way you drive,
I guess that does make sense.
734
00:36:47,172 --> 00:36:48,373
Very funny.
735
00:37:00,752 --> 00:37:03,899
(ENGINES ROARING)
736
00:37:06,257 --> 00:37:08,225
- Whoo-ee!
- Let's get 'em buttoned up, boys.
737
00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:09,760
- Watch the merchandise.
- This is the real deal here, Donny.
738
00:37:09,761 --> 00:37:11,862
Chop-chop. Let's get out of here.
739
00:37:11,863 --> 00:37:13,397
All right,
let's line up real quickly.
740
00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:15,833
Let's go, guys. Don. Don.
741
00:37:15,834 --> 00:37:18,435
Tommy, let's go.
Spear wants a photograph.
742
00:37:18,436 --> 00:37:21,205
- Let's line it up.
- Hey, lose the cigarette.
743
00:37:21,206 --> 00:37:23,407
Now that Coke's a sponsor,
they want one too.
744
00:37:23,408 --> 00:37:24,875
- Ready for this? Look good.
- Here we go.
745
00:37:24,876 --> 00:37:26,510
- Right this way, girls.
- Shake my hand.
746
00:37:26,511 --> 00:37:28,418
Look pretty. Here we go. Smile.
747
00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:50,602
Don, smile.
748
00:37:52,604 --> 00:37:54,972
- Hey, baby.
- Hey, Mike, is that big voice
749
00:37:54,973 --> 00:37:56,974
we hear at the track
your real voice?
750
00:37:56,975 --> 00:37:59,076
- You mean this one?
- Yeah, that one.
751
00:37:59,077 --> 00:38:01,578
(HIGH-PITCHED) No. Actually,
this is my real voice,
752
00:38:01,579 --> 00:38:03,614
you little whippersnapper.
You like it?
753
00:38:03,615 --> 00:38:04,882
(LAUGHS)
754
00:38:04,883 --> 00:38:07,117
- You're so bad.
- (NORMAL VOICE) Yes, I am.
755
00:38:07,118 --> 00:38:10,154
- Buddy, you're right.
- "Super Stock," huh?
756
00:38:10,155 --> 00:38:12,289
Oh, look at that.
We're on the cover.
757
00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:14,491
Oh, look at that.
Your name's first.
758
00:38:14,492 --> 00:38:17,561
It's 'cause I'm prettier.
Ah, hell, come on.
759
00:38:17,562 --> 00:38:19,096
You said you didn't care
about any of that anyway.
760
00:38:19,097 --> 00:38:20,564
- Yeah, I didn't.
- Uh-huh.
761
00:38:20,565 --> 00:38:21,765
Will you two stop arguing?
762
00:38:21,766 --> 00:38:23,233
Here, Don. Make yourself useful.
763
00:38:23,234 --> 00:38:24,468
Uh..
764
00:38:24,469 --> 00:38:27,571
Hey, Don, can't wait to see
your new Hot Wheels cars.
765
00:38:27,572 --> 00:38:29,339
Are they going to be
the same as the big cars?
766
00:38:29,340 --> 00:38:30,574
Oh, yeah, buddy.
767
00:38:30,575 --> 00:38:33,051
They're going to be identical,
just a little smaller.
768
00:38:34,479 --> 00:38:36,180
- Ready?
- Ooh!
769
00:38:36,181 --> 00:38:38,725
- Scared me.
- (LAUGHS)
770
00:38:46,324 --> 00:38:48,026
TOM: Hey, baby.
771
00:38:50,261 --> 00:38:53,931
- Where are the boys?
- At your mom's.
772
00:38:53,932 --> 00:38:56,133
I thought they wanted
to see me off.
773
00:38:56,134 --> 00:38:57,745
We need to talk.
774
00:38:59,037 --> 00:39:02,639
What? I kind of thought
we already did.
775
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:04,775
Me being alone with the kids,
it's not working.
776
00:39:04,776 --> 00:39:06,944
I need you at home, Torn.
777
00:39:06,945 --> 00:39:08,679
Well, I can't make
a living at home.
778
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:11,615
Yes, you can.
779
00:39:11,616 --> 00:39:13,150
You just don't want to.
780
00:39:13,151 --> 00:39:14,651
Now wait a minute. Wait a minute.
781
00:39:14,652 --> 00:39:17,654
You knew who I was when we met.
782
00:39:17,655 --> 00:39:19,489
I thought you would change.
783
00:39:19,490 --> 00:39:21,658
Baby...
784
00:39:21,659 --> 00:39:24,194
we are finally getting
everything we always wanted.
785
00:39:24,195 --> 00:39:26,432
This is everything
you wanted, Torn.
786
00:39:27,532 --> 00:39:29,939
This is your dream, not mine.
787
00:39:31,836 --> 00:39:35,916
I... I'm just not cut out for it.
788
00:39:39,077 --> 00:39:40,644
What about us?
789
00:39:40,645 --> 00:39:42,846
The kids?
790
00:39:42,847 --> 00:39:45,515
They'll visit when they can,
791
00:39:45,516 --> 00:39:48,560
and you can see them
when you're in town.
792
00:39:51,356 --> 00:39:53,323
Good-bye, Tom.
793
00:39:53,324 --> 00:39:55,225
(ENGINE STARTS)
794
00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:56,393
ED: Hey, Tommy!
795
00:39:56,394 --> 00:39:58,904
Get the show on the road.
796
00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:15,955
You all right?
797
00:40:17,015 --> 00:40:19,449
Ah, I will be when I beat
your ass in Bakersfield.
798
00:40:19,450 --> 00:40:21,095
(TRUCK HORN HONKS)
799
00:40:31,596 --> 00:40:33,730
ANNOUNCER: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.
800
00:40:33,731 --> 00:40:37,301
See the new Hot Wheels team...
Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen
801
00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:39,469
take on the two-time
U.S. Nationals champion
802
00:40:39,470 --> 00:40:43,740
Don "The Snake" Prudhomme in a
best-of-three all-out match race.
803
00:40:43,741 --> 00:40:47,077
You've seen the stunning pictures
of their red and yellow haulers
804
00:40:47,078 --> 00:40:48,612
and their hot, new funny cars.
805
00:40:48,613 --> 00:40:53,250
Now see them actually race these
beauties for the first time ever,
806
00:40:53,251 --> 00:40:56,954
live and in color at the
world-famous Famoso Raceway.
807
00:40:56,955 --> 00:40:58,121
Don't miss it.
808
00:40:58,122 --> 00:41:00,624
Come out to Famoso Raceway
this weekend
809
00:41:00,625 --> 00:41:04,261
and prepare to be amazed
as their nitro-burning funny cars
810
00:41:04,262 --> 00:41:08,968
go roaring down the tracks
at over 200 miles an hour.
811
00:41:13,638 --> 00:41:16,273
You okay driving that, Don?
Yeah, you feeling good?
812
00:41:16,274 --> 00:41:18,175
Pull that thing
on the other side, will you?
813
00:41:18,176 --> 00:41:19,443
All right, thanks.
814
00:41:19,444 --> 00:41:21,678
Hey, you boys got enough room?
815
00:41:21,679 --> 00:41:23,280
- Yeah, it looks pretty good.
- It's all right.
816
00:41:23,281 --> 00:41:26,316
McWhorter said you superstars
take as much room as you need.
817
00:41:26,317 --> 00:41:29,186
Oh, man, you hear that?
First stop, we're already superstars.
818
00:41:29,187 --> 00:41:30,654
Hey, Snake. Snake, big fan, man.
819
00:41:30,655 --> 00:41:31,855
- All right.
- Big fan.
820
00:41:31,856 --> 00:41:34,624
Yeah, yeah, yeah, only fan.
Don't get too used to that, pal.
821
00:41:34,625 --> 00:41:35,959
You know, I've never seen
the back of your car.
822
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,594
Look at it now. Get used to it.
823
00:41:37,595 --> 00:41:38,962
Where the hell
is McWhorter, anyway?
824
00:41:38,963 --> 00:41:41,507
- He's up in the tower, man.
- All right.
825
00:41:42,967 --> 00:41:44,801
- (CROWD CHEERING)
- DON: Mr. McWhorter.
826
00:41:44,802 --> 00:41:46,803
- (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING)
- MCWHORTER: Happy days, Don.
827
00:41:46,804 --> 00:41:48,638
Happy days.
828
00:41:48,639 --> 00:41:50,173
Here it is.
829
00:41:50,174 --> 00:41:51,876
It's all there.
830
00:41:54,712 --> 00:41:56,613
The hell it is.
831
00:41:56,614 --> 00:41:59,483
You still owe me 100. Remember?
832
00:41:59,484 --> 00:42:02,652
You stiffed Donny for 100 bucks?
833
00:42:02,653 --> 00:42:05,322
Cheapskate. Shame on you.
834
00:42:05,323 --> 00:42:07,560
Pay this man his C-note.
835
00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:11,495
Now I know why
they call you the Snake.
836
00:42:11,496 --> 00:42:14,398
I may have a little bit
of trouble reading, Mr. McWhorter,
837
00:42:14,399 --> 00:42:16,166
but I know how to add.
838
00:42:16,167 --> 00:42:19,439
- (ENGINES ROARING)
- (CROWD CHEERING)
839
00:42:32,717 --> 00:42:34,584
(TIRES SCREECHING)
840
00:42:34,585 --> 00:42:38,790
ANNOUNCER: And Tom McEwen
takes the win and the match.
841
00:42:40,158 --> 00:42:41,925
DON: God damn it.
842
00:42:41,926 --> 00:42:43,660
TOM: Hey, yeah, all right.
843
00:42:43,661 --> 00:42:45,662
Thank you.
Oh, I like this one here.
844
00:42:45,663 --> 00:42:47,564
I like this one.
All right. All right.
845
00:42:47,565 --> 00:42:50,333
- Hey, what the hell happened, man?
- The tranny blew.
846
00:42:50,334 --> 00:42:52,035
Once the slicks got covered,
I almost lost her.
847
00:42:52,036 --> 00:42:53,203
Barely keep her on the track.
848
00:42:53,204 --> 00:42:55,539
Hey, well, you did a good job,
you know, keeping it togeth...
849
00:42:55,540 --> 00:42:57,541
Damn it, Don,
that's 300 bucks, man.
850
00:42:57,542 --> 00:42:59,109
For the shoes?
851
00:42:59,110 --> 00:43:00,544
You know what?
Don't worry about it.
852
00:43:00,545 --> 00:43:01,711
It's only money.
853
00:43:01,712 --> 00:43:03,213
There's plenty more
where that came from.
854
00:43:03,214 --> 00:43:05,382
- Great show, boys.
- Thank you.
855
00:43:05,383 --> 00:43:08,718
Oh, Tom, here's your $500 bonus.
856
00:43:08,719 --> 00:43:11,755
- All right.
- Bonus?
857
00:43:11,756 --> 00:43:13,390
Yeah, just like we agreed.
858
00:43:13,391 --> 00:43:16,126
You guys put more
than 5,000 people in here,
859
00:43:16,127 --> 00:43:19,129
winner gets an extra 500 bucks.
860
00:43:19,130 --> 00:43:21,698
Just like we agreed to, Tom.
You are nothing but a...
861
00:43:21,699 --> 00:43:24,067
Whatever you say,
don't say "snake," pal.
862
00:43:24,068 --> 00:43:25,602
Did I say something wrong?
863
00:43:25,603 --> 00:43:28,071
No, Mac. You're good.
864
00:43:28,072 --> 00:43:29,940
Hey, nice shoes.
865
00:43:29,941 --> 00:43:31,643
Thank you.
866
00:43:34,245 --> 00:43:36,118
Are you kidding me?
867
00:43:38,149 --> 00:43:39,851
- Hey.
- Hey.
868
00:43:40,985 --> 00:43:43,453
Don, Tom is spending
way too much money.
869
00:43:43,454 --> 00:43:46,389
Fancy restaurants.
Expensive clothes.
870
00:43:46,390 --> 00:43:49,126
He's always had money, so he's a
little better at spending it.
871
00:43:49,127 --> 00:43:52,797
Yeah, well, he's now spending
our money too, Don.
872
00:43:54,098 --> 00:43:55,265
You know what?
873
00:43:55,266 --> 00:43:57,501
The guy's been pretty banged up
since Judy left him,
874
00:43:57,502 --> 00:44:01,071
so he's driving like crazy,
spending like crazy.
875
00:44:01,072 --> 00:44:04,674
- Split the damn accounts.
- Great minds think alike.
876
00:44:04,675 --> 00:44:06,943
- (CHUCKLES) Yeah.
- Okay. (LAUGHS)
877
00:44:06,944 --> 00:44:08,646
Got you something.
878
00:44:10,281 --> 00:44:11,815
What?
879
00:44:11,816 --> 00:44:14,622
It is the anniversary
of our first date.
880
00:44:15,953 --> 00:44:17,454
Torrance.
881
00:44:17,455 --> 00:44:19,089
Rainbow Roller Rink.
882
00:44:19,090 --> 00:44:20,624
Saturday night.
883
00:44:20,625 --> 00:44:21,791
It was Friday night.
884
00:44:21,792 --> 00:44:23,693
- Friday night.
- Mm-hmm.
885
00:44:23,694 --> 00:44:26,096
You always had to be up for work
so early on Saturdays.
886
00:44:26,097 --> 00:44:28,365
Sorry.
887
00:44:28,366 --> 00:44:30,433
But, damn, could you skate.
888
00:44:30,434 --> 00:44:32,170
I still can.
889
00:44:41,479 --> 00:44:43,113
Found a bunch of these
rags laying around.
890
00:44:43,114 --> 00:44:45,015
Oh. Yeah.
891
00:44:45,016 --> 00:44:46,783
Thought I'd take a little page
out of your playbook.
892
00:44:46,784 --> 00:44:48,718
Hey, did you know
that sponsors love publicity?
893
00:44:48,719 --> 00:44:49,986
- God, Don.
- It's crazy.
894
00:44:49,987 --> 00:44:53,156
- You're such a...
- What? I'm a snake, Torn?
895
00:44:53,157 --> 00:44:55,458
You look like a giant banana.
896
00:44:55,459 --> 00:44:58,161
- He's around here somewhere.
- (GASPS)
897
00:44:58,162 --> 00:45:01,298
Eric, Don Prudhomme.
898
00:45:01,299 --> 00:45:03,533
All right, you guys
have a good night.
899
00:45:03,534 --> 00:45:04,868
- You too. You too.
- All right, buddy.
900
00:45:04,869 --> 00:45:07,345
Ah, man. Thanks.
901
00:45:09,173 --> 00:45:11,353
(ENGINES REVVING)
902
00:45:15,980 --> 00:45:18,285
(CROWD CHEERING)
903
00:45:32,863 --> 00:45:35,365
ANNOUNCER: Somethings gone terribly
wrong with Don Garlits' dragster.
904
00:45:35,366 --> 00:45:37,734
Looks like the entire front
has been sheared off of the back.
905
00:45:37,735 --> 00:45:39,169
Safety teams are on the scene now.
906
00:45:39,170 --> 00:45:41,771
- What a horrible mess.
- DON: You hear about Garlits?
907
00:45:41,772 --> 00:45:43,573
No. What happened?
He break another record?
908
00:45:43,574 --> 00:45:45,775
No, no, no.
A real bad crash at Lions.
909
00:45:45,776 --> 00:45:47,744
Clutch exploded,
blew off half his right foot.
910
00:45:47,745 --> 00:45:49,279
Oh, man. He going to keep his leg?
911
00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:51,081
I don't know. Am I a doctor?
912
00:45:51,082 --> 00:45:54,251
Oh, I hope not.
No, Garlits is a machine.
913
00:45:54,252 --> 00:45:56,286
He's going to be back
driving within the month.
914
00:45:56,287 --> 00:45:58,421
I can hear him at the hospital
giving 'em hell, right?
915
00:45:58,422 --> 00:45:59,589
"You don't race, you don't eat."
916
00:45:59,590 --> 00:46:01,391
(LAUGHS)
Yeah, it sounds like Big Daddy.
917
00:46:01,392 --> 00:46:03,093
You know, he could
have been killed.
918
00:46:03,094 --> 00:46:05,262
You guys act like he broke
his damn nail.
919
00:46:05,263 --> 00:46:08,098
Well, accidents happen.
I mean, it is what it is.
920
00:46:08,099 --> 00:46:09,966
Is that what you think, Don?
921
00:46:09,967 --> 00:46:12,435
I don't think about it, honestly.
I just drive.
922
00:46:12,436 --> 00:46:15,480
- Come on, Lynn.
- Okay. That's great.
923
00:46:16,907 --> 00:46:19,042
Oh, don't forget the old briefcase.
924
00:46:19,043 --> 00:46:20,910
Hey, hey, hey, now. Hands off the...
that's not for you, Don.
925
00:46:20,911 --> 00:46:23,246
For Christ's sakes!
The two of you need to grow up.
926
00:46:23,247 --> 00:46:25,448
Y'all think this is just
all one big game.
927
00:46:25,449 --> 00:46:27,884
Lynn... (SIGHS) Come on, Tom.
928
00:46:27,885 --> 00:46:30,387
Yeah, grow up.
You're killing me here.
929
00:46:30,388 --> 00:46:32,289
- Lynn.
- No. (CHUCKLES)
930
00:46:32,290 --> 00:46:34,291
(TRUCK HORN HONKS)
931
00:46:34,292 --> 00:46:36,226
TOM: Hey, Jamie. How's it going?
932
00:46:36,227 --> 00:46:38,962
- I miss you, man.
- Miss you too, Dad.
933
00:46:38,963 --> 00:46:40,597
I thought we were coming to Denver.
934
00:46:40,598 --> 00:46:44,334
Yeah, yeah, that was the plan,
but I guess things changed.
935
00:46:44,335 --> 00:46:46,803
Besides, you guys are probably
having a better time out there.
936
00:46:46,804 --> 00:46:49,139
It's okay. You winning a lot?
937
00:46:49,140 --> 00:46:50,740
Hey, yeah, I'm winning a lot.
938
00:46:50,741 --> 00:46:53,310
I could sure use
my best mechanic, though.
939
00:46:53,311 --> 00:46:57,113
Well, listen, bud, I got to go,
so give Joey a kiss for me,
940
00:46:57,114 --> 00:46:59,582
and tell your mom I'm going
to call Tommy tomorrow.
941
00:46:59,583 --> 00:47:02,485
Okay, Dad. Miss you. Love you.
942
00:47:02,486 --> 00:47:04,854
Yeah, I love you too, buddy.
943
00:47:04,855 --> 00:47:06,830
I sure do miss you guys.
944
00:47:20,137 --> 00:47:21,304
(LOUD CLANG)
945
00:47:21,305 --> 00:47:22,813
(CROWD GASPING)
946
00:47:27,678 --> 00:47:30,647
ED: Hey, you all right?
So what the hell happened?
947
00:47:30,648 --> 00:47:32,849
- What the hell happened?
- 'Cause you know what happened.
948
00:47:32,850 --> 00:47:35,452
- Yeah, I pushed too much.
- Yeah.
949
00:47:35,453 --> 00:47:37,687
DON: Keep wasting time
with those girls, 'Goose.
950
00:47:37,688 --> 00:47:38,988
I like winning.
951
00:47:38,989 --> 00:47:40,290
Whoa! (LAUGHS)
952
00:47:40,291 --> 00:47:41,765
- Hey.
- Good job.
953
00:47:42,560 --> 00:47:44,394
- Good job. Here you go.
- Aha.
954
00:47:44,395 --> 00:47:46,396
- Yes.
- You know what?
955
00:47:46,397 --> 00:47:49,203
They say hard work pays off, buddy.
What do you think?
956
00:47:53,170 --> 00:47:56,539
ED: You know, I told you
not to run those 430s, Tommy.
957
00:47:56,540 --> 00:47:59,008
You can see what happens when you
don't hit your shift points.
958
00:47:59,009 --> 00:48:00,176
You know what I mean?
959
00:48:00,177 --> 00:48:02,045
It's like dropping a hand grenade
down in the middle of the motor.
960
00:48:02,046 --> 00:48:03,480
You're killing parts.
You know that.
961
00:48:03,481 --> 00:48:06,216
(TOOLS CLANG)
962
00:48:06,217 --> 00:48:09,552
I got to push it sometimes, Ed,
roll the dice.
963
00:48:09,553 --> 00:48:12,222
If I want any chance of beating Don,
I can't always play it safe.
964
00:48:12,223 --> 00:48:14,824
"Roll the dice."
965
00:48:14,825 --> 00:48:16,493
Okay.
966
00:48:16,494 --> 00:48:18,595
- (CAR ENGINE ROARING)
- What?!
967
00:48:18,596 --> 00:48:21,777
No, I can't hear you. Would you...
968
00:48:23,033 --> 00:48:26,603
- I have to see my boys, Judy.
- (CROWD CHEERING)
969
00:48:26,604 --> 00:48:28,405
ANNOUNCER: Tom McEwen.
970
00:48:28,406 --> 00:48:30,673
- Last call for Tom McEwen.
- Damn it, I got to go.
971
00:48:30,674 --> 00:48:34,244
I know Joey hates the track.
Just send Tommy and Jamie.
972
00:48:34,245 --> 00:48:37,347
Shit!
973
00:48:37,348 --> 00:48:38,959
(ENGINE ROARING)
974
00:48:41,886 --> 00:48:44,566
(CROWD CHEERING)
975
00:48:46,457 --> 00:48:48,691
There you go. For you.
976
00:48:48,692 --> 00:48:50,260
- DON: All right, let's take this.
- Great win, Don.
977
00:48:50,261 --> 00:48:51,594
- (LAUGHS)
- (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)
978
00:48:51,595 --> 00:48:53,638
- Tom.
- Hey.
979
00:48:54,899 --> 00:48:56,633
(SIGHS)
980
00:48:56,634 --> 00:48:59,369
Now what's this I hear about you
not racing Indy next weekend?
981
00:48:59,370 --> 00:49:02,572
No, Don and I are running.
We're just not running the funnies.
982
00:49:02,573 --> 00:49:04,707
We're going to both go after
the Top Fuel championship.
983
00:49:04,708 --> 00:49:05,975
What does that mean for Mattel?
984
00:49:05,976 --> 00:49:08,278
Well, it means the funnies
will have to stay in the trucks.
985
00:49:08,279 --> 00:49:10,647
Also means I get to defend
my Top Fuel title.
986
00:49:10,648 --> 00:49:13,216
We have $100,000 invested in
this team to race funny cars.
987
00:49:13,217 --> 00:49:15,618
And what have you made back,
about 10 times that?
988
00:49:15,619 --> 00:49:18,455
It's true. They've been
our fastest sellers.
989
00:49:18,456 --> 00:49:21,958
Oh, hey, which one's
selling faster, me or Don?
990
00:49:21,959 --> 00:49:24,894
Don's outselling you by just a bit.
991
00:49:24,895 --> 00:49:26,763
- Ah, well, how much?
- Listen, for Pete's sake,
992
00:49:26,764 --> 00:49:27,931
try to focus on what I'm saying.
993
00:49:27,932 --> 00:49:29,332
This is a million-dollar deal.
994
00:49:29,333 --> 00:49:31,434
A million dollars?
995
00:49:31,435 --> 00:49:32,969
Next Christmas, we're coming out
996
00:49:32,970 --> 00:49:36,306
with a brand-new Mongoose
and Snake drag race track set,
997
00:49:36,307 --> 00:49:38,741
and we are going to be dumping
a huge amount of money
998
00:49:38,742 --> 00:49:41,311
into an all-out advertising
campaign starting this weekend.
999
00:49:41,312 --> 00:49:43,413
I need those cars on the track,
1000
00:49:43,414 --> 00:49:45,348
and I need one of you two
to win the funny car class.
1001
00:49:45,349 --> 00:49:48,518
Yeah, well, you don't tell us what
we can and can't do, all right?
1002
00:49:48,519 --> 00:49:49,919
That's not how this works, Art.
1003
00:49:49,920 --> 00:49:52,822
No, what he's saying
is that we're not magicians.
1004
00:49:52,823 --> 00:49:54,624
Like I told you
a long time ago, Art,
1005
00:49:54,625 --> 00:49:57,360
we can't control
the outcome of a race.
1006
00:49:57,361 --> 00:49:59,195
Just get those cars on the track.
1007
00:49:59,196 --> 00:50:01,164
Or what?
1008
00:50:01,165 --> 00:50:03,266
Didn't you read your contract?
1009
00:50:03,267 --> 00:50:06,744
Yeah. Of course I read my contract.
1010
00:50:08,873 --> 00:50:11,053
(SIGHS)
1011
00:50:12,343 --> 00:50:14,277
They own us outright, don't they?
1012
00:50:14,278 --> 00:50:16,946
(SIGHS) At least until the
contracts expire.
1013
00:50:16,947 --> 00:50:18,649
I mean...
1014
00:50:19,517 --> 00:50:23,152
so much for owing no one
and no one owns you, right?
1015
00:50:23,153 --> 00:50:25,855
- We all owe someone, Don.
- (SNICKERS)
1016
00:50:25,856 --> 00:50:28,502
But maybe we can get
a little more out of this.
1017
00:50:29,326 --> 00:50:31,028
Here. Hand me that pen.
1018
00:50:33,197 --> 00:50:34,899
Give me that, please.
1019
00:50:35,866 --> 00:50:37,901
Give... (LAUGHS) Easy, tiger.
1020
00:50:37,902 --> 00:50:40,136
- We can do that later.
- No, I got to get into it now.
1021
00:50:40,137 --> 00:50:41,941
- Hey.
- All right.
1022
00:50:42,973 --> 00:50:44,140
(CROWS SAWING)
1023
00:50:44,141 --> 00:50:45,742
Ah, morning, all.
1024
00:50:45,743 --> 00:50:47,377
Good morning. How'd you sleep?
1025
00:50:47,378 --> 00:50:50,313
- I slept wonderfully, thank you.
- LYNN: Good.
1026
00:50:50,314 --> 00:50:52,515
- Coffee, sir?
- Yes, please.
1027
00:50:52,516 --> 00:50:54,317
What they're having looks good.
1028
00:50:54,318 --> 00:50:56,753
That and your phone number
will work for me.
1029
00:50:56,754 --> 00:50:58,721
- I'll bring you your coffee.
- LYNN: Okay.
1030
00:50:58,722 --> 00:51:00,890
- Never too early.
- What's with the briefcase, Tom?
1031
00:51:00,891 --> 00:51:02,892
Ah, this is the magic briefcase.
1032
00:51:02,893 --> 00:51:05,194
I can hear that click-click sound
in my damn sleep.
1033
00:51:05,195 --> 00:51:07,497
- Oh, here it comes.
- It's just a way for me
1034
00:51:07,498 --> 00:51:09,899
to give something back
to all my special fans.
1035
00:51:09,900 --> 00:51:12,402
- He gives them something nice...
- Yeah, I get it.
1036
00:51:12,403 --> 00:51:14,103
- Thank you, darling.
- You're welcome.
1037
00:51:14,104 --> 00:51:16,839
And here you go, sweetie.
This is just for you.
1038
00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:19,909
- Wow. Gee, thanks.
- You're welcome.
1039
00:51:19,910 --> 00:51:23,212
So we both think
that this Spear's deal
1040
00:51:23,213 --> 00:51:25,248
is way too one-sided, and...
1041
00:51:25,249 --> 00:51:27,116
Look, if they're going
to invest a million dollars
1042
00:51:27,117 --> 00:51:28,918
into a race set of the two of you,
1043
00:51:28,919 --> 00:51:31,287
then they're relying on our names
on a whole 'nother level.
1044
00:51:31,288 --> 00:51:32,722
DON: Yeah, they need us
now more than ever.
1045
00:51:32,723 --> 00:51:33,890
Right.
1046
00:51:33,891 --> 00:51:36,359
We need to get them
to sponsor both cars,
1047
00:51:36,360 --> 00:51:37,961
state-of-the-art Top
Fuel dragsters.
1048
00:51:37,962 --> 00:51:40,029
Okay, here we go
with the sponsored...
1049
00:51:40,030 --> 00:51:42,265
- I race Top Fuel.
- All right, Don. Okay, hold on.
1050
00:51:42,266 --> 00:51:44,934
Tom, we're talking about two more
Hot Wheels for them to sell.
1051
00:51:44,935 --> 00:51:47,971
- DON: Is that more your language?
- All right, I get that.
1052
00:51:47,972 --> 00:51:50,440
That does not mean
I'm racing the 'Cuda at Indy.
1053
00:51:50,441 --> 00:51:52,141
I think you made that
pretty clear yesterday.
1054
00:51:52,142 --> 00:51:54,777
I told Spear we're going to get
the 'Cuda on the track.
1055
00:51:54,778 --> 00:51:57,880
What I didn't tell him was
who's going to be behind the wheel.
1056
00:51:57,881 --> 00:52:00,116
So you're getting
another driver for me?
1057
00:52:00,117 --> 00:52:02,552
What are you going to pull out of,
Top Fuel or funny?
1058
00:52:02,553 --> 00:52:03,953
Neither.
1059
00:52:03,954 --> 00:52:06,756
I'm going to take one
for the team, run both.
1060
00:52:06,757 --> 00:52:07,924
What are you, crazy?
1061
00:52:07,925 --> 00:52:09,626
You're not going to beam
yourself from pit to pit.
1062
00:52:09,627 --> 00:52:11,394
Has anybody ever done that before?
1063
00:52:11,395 --> 00:52:13,796
- Yeah, Captain Kirk.
- (CHUCKLES)
1064
00:52:13,797 --> 00:52:17,066
I am going to boldly go
where no man has gone before.
1065
00:52:17,067 --> 00:52:19,102
- Okay.
- I can't...
1066
00:52:19,103 --> 00:52:20,475
Where's that waitress?
1067
00:52:28,278 --> 00:52:29,946
All right, guys.
Hey, grab the bags there.
1068
00:52:29,947 --> 00:52:32,515
- Let's get 'em in the truck.
- I want to see the car, Dad.
1069
00:52:32,516 --> 00:52:34,662
Yeah, of course, Jamie,
you can see the car.
1070
00:52:36,487 --> 00:52:38,189
How's it going?
1071
00:52:39,123 --> 00:52:40,590
Hey, what the hell's going on here?
1072
00:52:40,591 --> 00:52:42,859
Nothing, boss.
The cars are ready to go.
1073
00:52:42,860 --> 00:52:44,761
Well, prop up the duster, okay?
1074
00:52:44,762 --> 00:52:46,663
Hey, people can't watch
if there's nothing to look at.
1075
00:52:46,664 --> 00:52:48,464
Even Snake knows that.
1076
00:52:48,465 --> 00:52:50,700
Just pretend
you're doing something.
1077
00:52:50,701 --> 00:52:53,369
Hey, guys, you want a T-shirt?
Here, have a T-shirt.
1078
00:52:53,370 --> 00:52:54,937
This is for you,
a Mongoose T-shirt.
1079
00:52:54,938 --> 00:52:56,873
- Here you go. Hi.
- Hey, Tom.
1080
00:52:56,874 --> 00:53:00,309
Can I get a photo
with the Mongoose?
1081
00:53:00,310 --> 00:53:01,844
Well, yes, you can.
1082
00:53:01,845 --> 00:53:04,213
Hey, Tommy, here,
help your dad out, will you?
1083
00:53:04,214 --> 00:53:05,782
Grab a picture for me.
1084
00:53:05,783 --> 00:53:08,051
Guys, guys. guys. put that down.
1085
00:53:08,052 --> 00:53:10,562
What are you doing? Huh?
1086
00:53:11,655 --> 00:53:13,856
People want to see
that paint job. Come on.
1087
00:53:13,857 --> 00:53:16,359
We're going to do it
right here in front.
1088
00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:18,127
Go play cards or something, guys.
Come on.
1089
00:53:18,128 --> 00:53:19,829
It's beautiful. How's this?
1090
00:53:19,830 --> 00:53:21,964
Oh, that's good. I like that. Yeah?
1091
00:53:21,965 --> 00:53:24,076
(CAMERA CLICKS)
1092
00:53:24,968 --> 00:53:26,135
Hey, Jamie.
1093
00:53:26,136 --> 00:53:28,237
Hey, Snake.
1094
00:53:28,238 --> 00:53:30,139
- Lynn!
- Hey, Jamie. How are you?
1095
00:53:30,140 --> 00:53:32,141
I was wondering when you guys
were going to get here.
1096
00:53:32,142 --> 00:53:34,043
Mom made us wait
until school ended.
1097
00:53:34,044 --> 00:53:36,412
- That's for you.
- Okay.
1098
00:53:36,413 --> 00:53:39,182
Yeah, I got another
little something for you here.
1099
00:53:39,183 --> 00:53:41,751
Got a little necklace here for you.
1100
00:53:41,752 --> 00:53:45,021
- Why does he have to do that?
- I know, buddy.
1101
00:53:45,022 --> 00:53:46,556
Don't worry about that.
Go get something to eat.
1102
00:53:46,557 --> 00:53:48,424
Come on, my treat.
We'll go get something to eat.
1103
00:53:48,425 --> 00:53:50,259
TOM: That okay?
Mind if I put it on?
1104
00:53:50,260 --> 00:53:51,994
Oh, that looks good.
1105
00:53:51,995 --> 00:53:54,106
- What do you think?
- I like it.
1106
00:53:59,903 --> 00:54:02,238
All right, here you go.
1107
00:54:02,239 --> 00:54:04,874
Now, you sure you don't
got to take a leak?
1108
00:54:04,875 --> 00:54:06,110
Nope.
1109
00:54:09,413 --> 00:54:12,116
Well, why don't you eat something?
I got all your favorites here.
1110
00:54:16,587 --> 00:54:17,754
(SIGHS)
1111
00:54:17,755 --> 00:54:19,789
We sure got our butts
kicked today, huh?
1112
00:54:19,790 --> 00:54:22,225
Yep.
1113
00:54:22,226 --> 00:54:25,762
You could have beat Jungle Jim
if you hadn't hazed your tires.
1114
00:54:25,763 --> 00:54:28,765
And didn't even
get to run the Fueler.
1115
00:54:28,766 --> 00:54:31,400
(SIGHS) No, we sure didn't.
1116
00:54:31,401 --> 00:54:34,604
Well, it's nice to have
you guys back on the road.
1117
00:54:34,605 --> 00:54:35,805
(ENGINE STARTS)
1118
00:54:35,806 --> 00:54:39,609
Hey, you know that girl you
had your picture taken with?
1119
00:54:39,610 --> 00:54:41,978
(ENGINE TURNS OFF)
1120
00:54:41,979 --> 00:54:43,880
She was just a fan.
1121
00:54:43,881 --> 00:54:45,685
You gave her a necklace.
1122
00:54:46,617 --> 00:54:48,785
Hey, it didn't mean anything.
1123
00:54:48,786 --> 00:54:51,287
I got 100 of those doodads.
1124
00:54:51,288 --> 00:54:53,790
Fans like to feel
like they're special.
1125
00:54:53,791 --> 00:54:56,926
We put our arms around them,
okay, we smile for the camera,
1126
00:54:56,927 --> 00:54:59,095
and we make them feel like
they're part of the team.
1127
00:54:59,096 --> 00:55:01,003
Is that why you and Mom broke up?
1128
00:55:05,903 --> 00:55:07,673
(SIGHS) No.
1129
00:55:08,839 --> 00:55:11,340
Everything I'm doing
is for you guys.
1130
00:55:11,341 --> 00:55:14,277
You're more important to me
than anything in the whole world.
1131
00:55:14,278 --> 00:55:16,515
Now, come on.
You know that, don't you?
1132
00:55:17,314 --> 00:55:19,016
Yeah, I guess so.
1133
00:55:21,785 --> 00:55:23,487
So we good, then?
1134
00:55:24,922 --> 00:55:26,658
Yeah, we're good.
1135
00:55:28,358 --> 00:55:29,959
All right.
1136
00:55:29,960 --> 00:55:31,994
Well, hey, we got a ways to go
till we get to Richmond,
1137
00:55:31,995 --> 00:55:34,330
so why don't you
crawl in the back there
1138
00:55:34,331 --> 00:55:36,499
with your brother, get some sleep?
1139
00:55:36,500 --> 00:55:39,101
Nah. I think I'll stay up here,
1140
00:55:39,102 --> 00:55:40,803
help keep you awake.
1141
00:55:40,804 --> 00:55:42,438
(LAUGHS) That's my boy.
1142
00:55:42,439 --> 00:55:44,175
Hey, I might take you up on that.
1143
00:55:47,511 --> 00:55:50,012
REPORTER:
The 16th annual Nationals,
1144
00:55:50,013 --> 00:55:53,182
National Hot Rod Association
staging one of the most explosive,
1145
00:55:53,183 --> 00:55:56,853
one of the most record-setting events
in the history of drag racing.
1146
00:55:56,854 --> 00:55:59,856
I'm Keith Jackson, and today
on ABC's "Wide World of Sports,"
1147
00:55:59,857 --> 00:56:01,824
I think that you'll
just stand in awe
1148
00:56:01,825 --> 00:56:03,326
at some of the mechanical
1149
00:56:03,327 --> 00:56:04,493
and personal performances
1150
00:56:04,494 --> 00:56:07,732
by some of the top drag-racing
drivers in the world.
1151
00:56:13,704 --> 00:56:15,705
An incredible blast of power
1152
00:56:15,706 --> 00:56:18,910
as Don Prudhomme
defeats Danny Ongais.
1153
00:56:28,218 --> 00:56:29,954
Here.
1154
00:56:33,257 --> 00:56:36,063
Let's get it closed up.
Hey, are you okay?
1155
00:56:37,427 --> 00:56:38,995
(MEN GRUNT)
1156
00:56:38,996 --> 00:56:40,402
Go, go, go!
1157
00:56:42,666 --> 00:56:46,075
(CROWD CHEERING)
1158
00:56:49,106 --> 00:56:51,407
ANNOUNCER: And McEwen red-lights.
1159
00:56:51,408 --> 00:56:52,985
He's disqualified.
1160
00:56:55,579 --> 00:56:57,452
(CHUCKLES)
1161
00:57:04,755 --> 00:57:06,856
There he is, ladies and gentlemen,
1162
00:57:06,857 --> 00:57:10,860
Mr. Drag Racing himself,
Don "The Snake" Prudhomme.
1163
00:57:10,861 --> 00:57:12,929
I admire you trying to run
both cars, Tom. I do.
1164
00:57:12,930 --> 00:57:16,098
Oh, I don't want to hear it,
you pompous prick.
1165
00:57:16,099 --> 00:57:18,768
You think I'm not serious
about racing,
1166
00:57:18,769 --> 00:57:21,070
that I don't want to win
a championship as bad as you do?
1167
00:57:21,071 --> 00:57:22,738
Trying to pay you
a damn compliment, all right?
1168
00:57:22,739 --> 00:57:24,440
Yeah, yeah. Very inspirational.
1169
00:57:24,441 --> 00:57:26,086
Hey, Donny.
1170
00:57:26,877 --> 00:57:28,811
So you lost, all right?
1171
00:57:28,812 --> 00:57:30,947
You don't think all this fooling around
interferes with the way you race?
1172
00:57:30,948 --> 00:57:33,749
- Come on.
- Remember this was fun, Don?
1173
00:57:33,750 --> 00:57:35,751
This was fun for me...
1174
00:57:35,752 --> 00:57:38,054
the speed, the noise, the girls.
1175
00:57:38,055 --> 00:57:40,257
Winning is fun, Tom. Damn it.
1176
00:57:41,325 --> 00:57:43,659
Trouble here is you're a loser.
1177
00:57:43,660 --> 00:57:45,995
Races, your wife, your kids.
1178
00:57:45,996 --> 00:57:48,831
I'm a loser, huh? I'm a loser?
1179
00:57:48,832 --> 00:57:50,933
You afraid to give Lynn that baby
she's always wanted, huh?
1180
00:57:50,934 --> 00:57:52,969
- Or you just ain't got it in you?
- What do you know about it, huh?
1181
00:57:52,970 --> 00:57:54,437
So I don't wanna have kids
and leave 'em without a father.
1182
00:57:54,438 --> 00:57:56,305
- So what?
- I didn't have a father, and here I am.
1183
00:57:56,306 --> 00:57:57,940
Yeah, and how's that
working out for you?
1184
00:57:57,941 --> 00:57:59,475
Come here.
1185
00:57:59,476 --> 00:58:01,644
Take it easy, Tom. Take it easy.
1186
00:58:01,645 --> 00:58:04,780
I'm done. I'm done.
1187
00:58:04,781 --> 00:58:07,316
Yeah, go ahead. Walk away, Don.
1188
00:58:07,317 --> 00:58:09,251
Leave me to clean up
the dirty work with Spear,
1189
00:58:09,252 --> 00:58:10,786
save your precious ego.
1190
00:58:10,787 --> 00:58:13,022
Well, maybe I had enough
of picking up the pieces.
1191
00:58:13,023 --> 00:58:15,491
Don't let Spear catch those
trophy girls in there, all right?
1192
00:58:15,492 --> 00:58:17,259
- That's what's gonna ruin this deal...
- Get your hands off me.
1193
00:58:17,260 --> 00:58:18,661
...not me doing the
stupid Top Fuel.
1194
00:58:18,662 --> 00:58:21,864
Yeah, go. Go win your
back-to-back Top Fuel Nationals.
1195
00:58:21,865 --> 00:58:24,533
Go win for your $1,000 sponsor.
1196
00:58:24,534 --> 00:58:27,136
I'll be here taking care of
your $100,000 meal ticket.
1197
00:58:27,137 --> 00:58:28,839
Good. Just don't choke
on it, chief.
1198
00:58:32,142 --> 00:58:34,549
- What are you looking at, Ed?
- Hey.
1199
00:58:36,480 --> 00:58:37,680
MIKE: That's right, camp.
1200
00:58:37,681 --> 00:58:40,983
We are at the glorious
Indianapolis Raceway
1201
00:58:40,984 --> 00:58:45,521
awaiting the 1970 NHRA
finals in Top Fuel.
1202
00:58:45,522 --> 00:58:49,725
In the far lane will be Jim Nicoll.
1203
00:58:49,726 --> 00:58:55,031
He's already handed in the fastest
time of the week at 6.51 seconds
1204
00:58:55,032 --> 00:58:59,368
and a blazing 229 miles per hour.
1205
00:58:59,369 --> 00:59:03,239
In the near lane will be
the defending Nationals champion,
1206
00:59:03,240 --> 00:59:06,353
Don "The Snake" Prudhomme.
1207
00:59:24,594 --> 00:59:25,861
- (CROWD GASPING)
- MIKE: Oh, my God!
1208
00:59:25,862 --> 00:59:27,396
Nicoll's car burst into flame...
1209
00:59:27,397 --> 00:59:29,231
- Oh, my God.
- ...and splits in two!
1210
00:59:29,232 --> 00:59:31,500
Nicoll goes into the crash wall,
1211
00:59:31,501 --> 00:59:34,937
his engine careening
across the track!
1212
00:59:34,938 --> 00:59:36,906
- (SIRENS BLARING)
- KEITH: But Nicoll's car cut in half.
1213
00:59:36,907 --> 00:59:38,841
There is the driver's cage.
1214
00:59:38,842 --> 00:59:42,445
It caromed at least
350 feet down the track
1215
00:59:42,446 --> 00:59:44,580
and bounced over into the grass.
1216
00:59:44,581 --> 00:59:47,116
And I'll say that Don Prudhomme
appears to be all right.
1217
00:59:47,117 --> 00:59:48,921
Oh, my God.
1218
00:59:50,420 --> 00:59:52,455
See him go right by me,
didn't have a back section?
1219
00:59:52,456 --> 00:59:53,889
. Hey, you okay?
- Was he dragging
1220
00:59:53,890 --> 00:59:55,524
- behind the back section?
- Okay, all right. Listen.
1221
00:59:55,525 --> 00:59:56,926
We won, huh? You did it, buddy.
1222
00:59:56,927 --> 00:59:58,461
What do you mean won?
We didn't win.
1223
00:59:58,462 --> 01:00:00,029
- Hey, listen. We won.
- Hey, hey. Don.
1224
01:00:00,030 --> 01:00:02,098
KEITH: Jim Nicoll's car,
that came all the way
1225
01:00:02,099 --> 01:00:04,006
to the end of the run-out area.
1226
01:00:05,202 --> 01:00:06,769
How bad is he?
1227
01:00:06,770 --> 01:00:09,271
KEITH:
We understand that Jim Nicoll
1228
01:00:09,272 --> 01:00:11,640
was conscious when taken
out of the roll cage
1229
01:00:11,641 --> 01:00:14,276
and put in the ambulance
now on the way to the hospital.
1230
01:00:14,277 --> 01:00:15,611
I'm done racing.
1231
01:00:15,612 --> 01:00:16,946
- Don, come on.
- It's not worth it.
1232
01:00:16,947 --> 01:00:18,447
- Listen to me.
- First Garlits, now this.
1233
01:00:18,448 --> 01:00:19,949
- I'm not racing anymore.
- You're okay, man.
1234
01:00:19,950 --> 01:00:21,117
That's not fair to you.
1235
01:00:21,118 --> 01:00:23,119
- Don't make your head up.
- Don, please.
1236
01:00:23,120 --> 01:00:26,222
KEITH: And here's the finish.
How terribly close it was.
1237
01:00:26,223 --> 01:00:29,391
Prudhomme winning by a yard,
1238
01:00:29,392 --> 01:00:33,963
3/100 of a second at
231 miles an hour.
1239
01:00:33,964 --> 01:00:36,132
Don, what was going
through your mind
1240
01:00:36,133 --> 01:00:39,068
when you saw the explosion
coming from Jim Nicoll's car?
1241
01:00:39,069 --> 01:00:42,404
- I'm done racing, Mike.
- You're quitting?
1242
01:00:42,405 --> 01:00:45,211
Do you know how many people
have died racing? Do you?
1243
01:00:46,977 --> 01:00:48,679
It's too damn dangerous.
1244
01:00:50,080 --> 01:00:51,580
You heard it here.
1245
01:00:51,581 --> 01:00:55,351
"Snake" Prudhomme says
he is done drag racing.
1246
01:00:55,352 --> 01:00:57,486
After winning his
second consecutive
1247
01:00:57,487 --> 01:00:59,755
U.S. Nationals in Top Fuel
1248
01:00:59,756 --> 01:01:01,657
- and the fiery explosion...
- Hold this. I'll handle it.
1249
01:01:01,658 --> 01:01:03,759
...of Jim Nicoll's car,
Don Prudhomme...
1250
01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:07,429
You need to get out of here.
You need to get the hell out of here.
1251
01:01:07,430 --> 01:01:10,599
Don Prudhomme says
he is done drag racing.
1252
01:01:10,600 --> 01:01:12,835
TOM: All right, all right.
Hey, shut the camera off.
1253
01:01:12,836 --> 01:01:15,304
Mike, you run that story,
I guarantee you
1254
01:01:15,305 --> 01:01:18,645
not one top driver
will speak to you again, ever.
1255
01:01:20,143 --> 01:01:21,710
Is that a threat?
1256
01:01:21,711 --> 01:01:23,413
That's up to you.
1257
01:01:24,447 --> 01:01:28,220
(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
1258
01:01:31,521 --> 01:01:33,200
Vipe.
1259
01:01:35,125 --> 01:01:37,566
Hey, Roland. Don?
1260
01:01:39,362 --> 01:01:42,965
Hey, I thought
you'd want this. Huh?
1261
01:01:42,966 --> 01:01:44,333
You won it, brah.
1262
01:01:44,334 --> 01:01:47,002
After that, I don't really feel
like a winner, all right?
1263
01:01:47,003 --> 01:01:48,537
Hey, you dodged one bullet today,
1264
01:01:48,538 --> 01:01:51,207
but that's why you love
the sport, right?
1265
01:01:51,208 --> 01:01:53,075
You get to feel indestructible.
1266
01:01:53,076 --> 01:01:56,086
I feel pretty damn destructible
right now, Roland.
1267
01:01:56,880 --> 01:01:59,060
You'll feel better
in the morning, huh? Here.
1268
01:02:04,421 --> 01:02:06,123
Good night, Vipe.
1269
01:02:21,738 --> 01:02:26,284
♪ All our times have come ♪
1270
01:02:28,078 --> 01:02:30,079
♪ Here ♪
1271
01:02:30,080 --> 01:02:33,227
♪ But now they're gone... ♪
1272
01:02:36,419 --> 01:02:38,687
Hey, Tommy, with this low humidity,
1273
01:02:38,688 --> 01:02:41,557
I'd like to speed things up
with this pulley combo.
1274
01:02:41,558 --> 01:02:42,858
- Yeah, that's a good idea.
- Yeah.
1275
01:02:42,859 --> 01:02:44,293
Hey, I've been thinking
about the Nicoll crash.
1276
01:02:44,294 --> 01:02:45,594
- Yeah.
- Now, why couldn't we go
1277
01:02:45,595 --> 01:02:48,364
from six studs to 12
here on the clutch cam?
1278
01:02:48,365 --> 01:02:49,798
(TOOLS WHIRRING)
1279
01:02:49,799 --> 01:02:51,700
- That's a good idea.
- Yeah.
1280
01:02:51,701 --> 01:02:52,868
Let me think about that.
1281
01:02:52,869 --> 01:02:54,970
You know, we could make
the whole damn thing
1282
01:02:54,971 --> 01:02:56,939
out of billet steel
instead of aluminum.
1283
01:02:56,940 --> 01:02:58,642
- There you go.
- Here you go.
1284
01:02:59,743 --> 01:03:04,113
Hey, great to have you back
working with me on the car.
1285
01:03:04,114 --> 01:03:06,115
Yeah, well, you're not
going to be around forever.
1286
01:03:06,116 --> 01:03:07,950
Hey, don't worry about me.
1287
01:03:07,951 --> 01:03:09,785
No matter how busy I get,
1288
01:03:09,786 --> 01:03:12,588
I'll always be here to help you
with the big ones, pal.
1289
01:03:12,589 --> 01:03:14,325
Thanks, Ed.
1290
01:03:15,125 --> 01:03:17,601
(TOOLS CLATTER)
1291
01:03:20,130 --> 01:03:22,606
Hey. you all right?
1292
01:03:24,100 --> 01:03:26,435
Yeah, just...
1293
01:03:26,436 --> 01:03:29,480
you know, wishing my dad
could be around to see all this.
1294
01:03:30,407 --> 01:03:32,808
He was a Navy fighter pilot,
wasn't he?
1295
01:03:32,809 --> 01:03:35,144
- He was a test pilot.
- Ah.
1296
01:03:35,145 --> 01:03:36,779
He crashed when I was just a baby.
1297
01:03:36,780 --> 01:03:38,681
Yeah.
1298
01:03:38,682 --> 01:03:42,084
You know, I know you
don't like talking about it,
1299
01:03:42,085 --> 01:03:43,652
but it sure does explain a lot.
1300
01:03:43,653 --> 01:03:45,654
- (CHUCKLES)
- Now, what do you mean by that?
1301
01:03:45,655 --> 01:03:48,424
Well, you know,
your craving for speed,
1302
01:03:48,425 --> 01:03:51,827
the ability to handle
all the adrenaline of it, you know.
1303
01:03:51,828 --> 01:03:53,996
You got a big gift here
1304
01:03:53,997 --> 01:03:57,333
knowing how to make these things
go faster and safer, I might add.
1305
01:03:57,334 --> 01:04:00,502
I mean, that slider clutch of
yours, the ventilator mask.
1306
01:04:00,503 --> 01:04:02,371
I mean, you know,
1307
01:04:02,372 --> 01:04:06,141
and how about the deal you put
together with Hot Wheels?
1308
01:04:06,142 --> 01:04:09,345
I mean, that thing is going to just put
this sport right on the map, Tommy.
1309
01:04:09,346 --> 01:04:12,448
Your dad would really
be proud of you, believe me.
1310
01:04:12,449 --> 01:04:14,350
But I haven't won the big one, Ed.
1311
01:04:14,351 --> 01:04:18,387
Hey, you're going to have
to get over Indy, okay?
1312
01:04:18,388 --> 01:04:20,889
All the great drivers show up,
and they enter into one class.
1313
01:04:20,890 --> 01:04:23,525
What do you do? You show up.
You enter into two.
1314
01:04:23,526 --> 01:04:26,295
- All right.
- I don't know what you're thinking.
1315
01:04:26,296 --> 01:04:28,498
You trying to upstage
Prudhomme or something?
1316
01:04:30,333 --> 01:04:33,742
- All right, that was stupid.
- Yes, it was.
1317
01:04:34,804 --> 01:04:37,541
Hey, look, Tom...
1318
01:04:38,742 --> 01:04:40,509
you're a terrific driver.
1319
01:04:40,510 --> 01:04:42,745
One of the best.
1320
01:04:42,746 --> 01:04:44,313
But I've never seen a driver
1321
01:04:44,314 --> 01:04:47,182
that needed to win
as much as Don Prudhomme.
1322
01:04:47,183 --> 01:04:51,186
Determination, focus,
time he spends on his car,
1323
01:04:51,187 --> 01:04:53,822
all of it makes him the
greatest driver I've ever seen.
1324
01:04:53,823 --> 01:04:55,758
Want to know why?
1325
01:04:55,759 --> 01:04:57,726
The need to win.
1326
01:04:57,727 --> 01:05:00,829
Really, right here.
The need to win, remember that.
1327
01:05:00,830 --> 01:05:02,532
I'm not kidding you.
1328
01:05:05,835 --> 01:05:09,338
Come on, let's see if we can get
this rocket ship going.
1329
01:05:09,339 --> 01:05:10,916
All right.
1330
01:05:13,042 --> 01:05:15,177
Hey, why don't you trade me that
here real quick, son?
1331
01:05:15,178 --> 01:05:16,712
- There we go.
- Hi, Snake.
1332
01:05:16,713 --> 01:05:18,747
Hey, buddy.
1333
01:05:18,748 --> 01:05:22,117
- I ain't seen you in a while.
- Yeah.
1334
01:05:22,118 --> 01:05:23,852
What are you working on?
1335
01:05:23,853 --> 01:05:27,796
Just borrowing some technology
from our stock-car buddies.
1336
01:05:29,459 --> 01:05:31,960
Oh, fire extinguishers in the car?
1337
01:05:31,961 --> 01:05:35,197
Yeah, yeah.
See, you hit this top here.
1338
01:05:35,198 --> 01:05:36,732
- You slam on it...
- Huh.
1339
01:05:36,733 --> 01:05:41,103
...and it fills the cage
with this fire-retardant powder.
1340
01:05:41,104 --> 01:05:42,704
- I mean, voilà.
- (CHUCKLES)
1341
01:05:42,705 --> 01:05:44,606
"Voilà."
1342
01:05:44,607 --> 01:05:46,514
Yeah, it's French, Don.
1343
01:05:47,577 --> 01:05:49,445
Hey, why don't you hang on
a second here, buddy, okay?
1344
01:05:49,446 --> 01:05:52,320
I'll be right back.
Don't go driving off on me.
1345
01:05:54,918 --> 01:05:58,120
Hey, Nicoll was just plain unlucky.
That's all there is to it, Don.
1346
01:05:58,121 --> 01:06:01,302
You believe in luck, then you
know it's going to run out.
1347
01:06:02,158 --> 01:06:04,226
Well, while you were holed up
for the past two months
1348
01:06:04,227 --> 01:06:06,628
feeling sorry for yourself,
1349
01:06:06,629 --> 01:06:09,498
I took the Mattel boys
to Bakersfield.
1350
01:06:09,499 --> 01:06:10,799
- Top Fuel?
- Yeah.
1351
01:06:10,800 --> 01:06:12,134
Yeah.
1352
01:06:12,135 --> 01:06:14,736
And even though I'm just the mouth,
1353
01:06:14,737 --> 01:06:16,439
I won it.
1354
01:06:17,841 --> 01:06:21,143
Hey, we all got to die
someday, Snake.
1355
01:06:21,144 --> 01:06:23,153
Can't live your life
in fear of that.
1356
01:06:24,781 --> 01:06:26,315
Now what else
are you going to do, huh?
1357
01:06:26,316 --> 01:06:28,359
You going to go back
to painting cars?
1358
01:06:29,319 --> 01:06:32,254
I know I ain't got nothing else
going on outside of this.
1359
01:06:32,255 --> 01:06:34,323
You and me,
we are drag racers, man.
1360
01:06:34,324 --> 01:06:36,834
That doesn't mean
I got to drive 'em anymore.
1361
01:06:37,627 --> 01:06:39,204
You gonna let someone else race me?
1362
01:06:40,530 --> 01:06:43,074
Damn it, we need you
out there, Don.
1363
01:06:47,003 --> 01:06:48,637
- Here.
- What's this?
1364
01:06:48,638 --> 01:06:50,639
'71 sponsorship money.
1365
01:06:50,640 --> 01:06:52,207
200 grand?
1366
01:06:52,208 --> 01:06:54,309
That's right.
1367
01:06:54,310 --> 01:06:56,545
Now we can finally big
those rear-engine dragsters
1368
01:06:56,546 --> 01:06:59,648
that the Garlits dreamed of.
1369
01:06:59,649 --> 01:07:02,090
Hell, with that, we take luck
out of the equation.
1370
01:07:04,454 --> 01:07:06,361
Time to get back
behind the wheel, brother.
1371
01:07:13,530 --> 01:07:16,532
ANNOUNCER: Don Prudhomme's Snake.
1372
01:07:16,533 --> 01:07:18,735
Torn McEwen's Mongoose.
1373
01:07:19,536 --> 01:07:23,240
Dragdom's fastest duo goes
from the drag strip to your home.
1374
01:07:24,073 --> 01:07:27,242
It's Mattel's
Mongoose-Snake drag set,
1375
01:07:27,243 --> 01:07:28,911
just like the big ones.
1376
01:07:28,912 --> 01:07:32,381
Funny cars. Screaming speed.
1377
01:07:32,382 --> 01:07:35,620
Get Hot Wheels'
Mongoose-Snake drag set...
1378
01:07:36,986 --> 01:07:38,687
only from Mattel,
1379
01:07:38,688 --> 01:07:41,630
and go with a winner.
1380
01:07:42,992 --> 01:07:44,593
Hey, kids, you guys
have Hot Wheel cars?
1381
01:07:44,594 --> 01:07:46,361
Absolutely, yes, sir.
1382
01:07:46,362 --> 01:07:48,397
DON: Well, who's faster,
Snake or Mongoose?
1383
01:07:48,398 --> 01:07:52,067
- Snake.
- Oh, no. Come on.
1384
01:07:52,068 --> 01:07:54,036
You paid those kids to say that.
1385
01:07:54,037 --> 01:07:55,910
- They know the truth.
- ART: Hey, guys.
1386
01:07:56,940 --> 01:07:58,106
Great crowd.
1387
01:07:58,107 --> 01:08:00,676
Look at all the kids. I love it.
1388
01:08:00,677 --> 01:08:02,244
What do you think of the new cars?
1389
01:08:02,245 --> 01:08:04,346
Hey, great new colors.
1390
01:08:04,347 --> 01:08:06,915
You mean the same cars, Art?
They look the same to me.
1391
01:08:06,916 --> 01:08:09,685
Those cars were number-one and
number-two best sellers last year.
1392
01:08:09,686 --> 01:08:11,219
Don't fix it if it ain't broken.
1393
01:08:11,220 --> 01:08:12,888
- Right, Don?
- Yeah.
1394
01:08:12,889 --> 01:08:14,456
- You'd know.
- Here you go.
1395
01:08:14,457 --> 01:08:15,958
Right.
1396
01:08:15,959 --> 01:08:18,193
Here are the new dragsters.
1397
01:08:18,194 --> 01:08:19,668
TOM: All right, different cars.
1398
01:08:20,730 --> 01:08:22,264
Somehow the same color.
1399
01:08:22,265 --> 01:08:26,470
Here, Art. This is our schedule
for the next six months.
1400
01:08:27,570 --> 01:08:29,571
Not a lot of dates open for us.
1401
01:08:29,572 --> 01:08:32,274
Yeah, well, the NHRA keeps growing,
1402
01:08:32,275 --> 01:08:34,042
which is great for both of us.
1403
01:08:34,043 --> 01:08:36,445
We can keep racing cars,
and you can keep selling 'em.
1404
01:08:36,446 --> 01:08:38,447
I hope so, Tom.
1405
01:08:38,448 --> 01:08:40,282
- Me, too.
- I got to get going.
1406
01:08:40,283 --> 01:08:41,817
I got a meeting at General Motors.
1407
01:08:41,818 --> 01:08:43,292
DON: Yeah.
1408
01:08:47,457 --> 01:08:50,959
Hey, Top Fuel cars and funny cars.
1409
01:08:50,960 --> 01:08:52,605
That's what you wanted, right?
1410
01:08:53,997 --> 01:08:57,299
Sure. I mean, I guess so.
1411
01:08:57,300 --> 01:08:59,601
No, you got to play ball, Don.
1412
01:08:59,602 --> 01:09:01,436
Come on. Damn it.
1413
01:09:01,437 --> 01:09:04,406
And with the smoking
in front of the kids.
1414
01:09:04,407 --> 01:09:06,008
They don't care.
1415
01:09:06,009 --> 01:09:07,809
ANNOUNCER: Do you love funny cars?
1416
01:09:07,810 --> 01:09:09,978
ANNOUNCER #2: Do you love women
in halter tops and short shorts?
1417
01:09:09,979 --> 01:09:11,980
ANNOUNCER: Then you'll want
to be at US-69 Dragway
1418
01:09:11,981 --> 01:09:15,017
this Friday night for the ultimate
in racing and good times.
1419
01:09:15,018 --> 01:09:16,818
ANNOUNCER #2: 'Cause that's when
Don "The Snake" Prudhomme
1420
01:09:16,819 --> 01:09:18,286
and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen
1421
01:09:18,287 --> 01:09:20,022
face off in a best-of-three
match race...
1422
01:09:20,023 --> 01:09:22,324
ANNOUNCER: That'll thrill
the acne off your face.
1423
01:09:22,325 --> 01:09:23,592
ANNOUNCER #2:
But wait. There's more!
1424
01:09:23,593 --> 01:09:25,360
ANNOUNCER: 'Cause every Friday
night is fox hunt night,
1425
01:09:25,361 --> 01:09:27,996
and all women over 69 get in free.
1426
01:09:27,997 --> 01:09:29,598
- ANNOUNCER #2: Don't miss this one!
- The Snake and the Mongoose!
1427
01:09:29,599 --> 01:09:31,833
- ANNOUNCER#2: Fox hunt Friday night!
- US-69 Dragway!
1428
01:09:31,834 --> 01:09:35,504
Be there, or read about it
in the police report.
1429
01:09:55,658 --> 01:09:57,599
(CROWD CHEERING)
1430
01:09:59,962 --> 01:10:02,438
(CROWD CHEERING)
1431
01:10:05,735 --> 01:10:07,536
DON: What the hell's
the big emergency?
1432
01:10:07,537 --> 01:10:09,071
I don't know.
Spear just said come over.
1433
01:10:09,072 --> 01:10:11,873
That's the best you could do, huh?
That's classy, Tom.
1434
01:10:11,874 --> 01:10:14,020
- Hit the button, Don.
- Yeah.
1435
01:10:15,712 --> 01:10:17,414
You can go right in.
1436
01:10:19,048 --> 01:10:21,216
Nice threads, Mr. Prudhomme.
1437
01:10:21,217 --> 01:10:22,584
Thanks for coming in.
1438
01:10:22,585 --> 01:10:24,720
I thought it only fair
to do this in person.
1439
01:10:24,721 --> 01:10:26,655
Have a seat.
1440
01:10:26,656 --> 01:10:28,557
What's going on here?
1441
01:10:28,558 --> 01:10:30,892
Well, Tom, Don,
Hot Wheels' marketing team
1442
01:10:30,893 --> 01:10:32,427
has decided to make some changes.
1443
01:10:32,428 --> 01:10:34,096
What kind of changes?
1444
01:10:34,097 --> 01:10:35,831
I'm sorry, but Mattel
will not be renewing
1445
01:10:35,832 --> 01:10:38,100
our major sponsorship
with Wildlife Racing.
1446
01:10:38,101 --> 01:10:40,035
But you said our cars
were your best sellers.
1447
01:10:40,036 --> 01:10:42,537
Well, they've both done great.
1448
01:10:42,538 --> 01:10:44,039
Times are different.
1449
01:10:44,040 --> 01:10:46,675
We're shifting gears, so to speak,
keeping other options open,
1450
01:10:46,676 --> 01:10:48,944
and frankly we think
the sales on these cars
1451
01:10:48,945 --> 01:10:51,179
- have reached their peak.
- Here we go.
1452
01:10:51,180 --> 01:10:53,348
Look, I'm not saying that
we want to pull out altogether.
1453
01:10:53,349 --> 01:10:56,351
We'd like to stay on
as a secondary sponsor
1454
01:10:56,352 --> 01:10:58,054
for the next year or two.
1455
01:11:01,724 --> 01:11:04,803
You guys have been great,
but this is business.
1456
01:11:06,395 --> 01:11:08,131
No hard feelings, right?
1457
01:11:13,603 --> 01:11:15,270
Well, that was all your fault.
1458
01:11:15,271 --> 01:11:17,105
Are you kidding me, man?
1459
01:11:17,106 --> 01:11:19,274
You're always bitching and moaning
to Spear about something.
1460
01:11:19,275 --> 01:11:20,442
No wonder they're dropping us.
1461
01:11:20,443 --> 01:11:23,078
Maybe if you tried to win a race
once in a while, Tom...
1462
01:11:23,079 --> 01:11:24,780
- To hell with you.
- ...they wouldn't be so bored with us.
1463
01:11:24,781 --> 01:11:27,115
It was always me
who kept our deal on track.
1464
01:11:27,116 --> 01:11:29,751
Is that right, Tom? Wow.
1465
01:11:29,752 --> 01:11:31,920
I saw this coming.
1466
01:11:31,921 --> 01:11:33,455
I already got
another sponsor lined up.
1467
01:11:33,456 --> 01:11:35,957
Oh, I bet you saw this coming.
1468
01:11:35,958 --> 01:11:39,394
- Beech-Nut Gum.
- Beech-Nut?
1469
01:11:39,395 --> 01:11:41,129
You never said anything
about talking to them.
1470
01:11:41,130 --> 01:11:43,465
Well, you're always too busy
with the damn cars, Don.
1471
01:11:43,466 --> 01:11:46,134
Yeah, Tom, that's how it works.
1472
01:11:46,135 --> 01:11:48,737
All right, partner.
Tell me about the deal.
1473
01:11:48,738 --> 01:11:50,472
Well, we show them
what we're worth.
1474
01:11:50,473 --> 01:11:52,274
This time next year,
it'll be a big payday.
1475
01:11:52,275 --> 01:11:54,309
I'm not auditioning
for some chewing gum, man.
1476
01:11:54,310 --> 01:11:57,412
You've got to have patience, Don.
You've got to develop relationships.
1477
01:11:57,413 --> 01:12:00,649
I've been patient my whole damn life.
Don't preach patience to me.
1478
01:12:00,650 --> 01:12:03,084
Oh, you hold on a second here,
Mr. Hotshot.
1479
01:12:03,085 --> 01:12:05,987
I got us the Mattel deal.
You remember that?
1480
01:12:05,988 --> 01:12:07,155
My idea.
1481
01:12:07,156 --> 01:12:10,091
Without me, you'd still be
painting cars with your old man.
1482
01:12:10,092 --> 01:12:12,527
You don't think I could do this
without you, huh?
1483
01:12:12,528 --> 01:12:15,163
I'd be better off if I did.
1484
01:12:15,164 --> 01:12:17,933
I'll tell you what.
I'll get my own deal, Tom.
1485
01:12:17,934 --> 01:12:20,001
You race your team. I'll run mine.
1486
01:12:20,002 --> 01:12:22,838
This Midlife Racing crap
is over, man.
1487
01:12:22,839 --> 01:12:25,713
(ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC PLAYING)
1488
01:12:41,490 --> 01:12:44,359
♪ Well, I was rolling
down the road ♪
1489
01:12:44,360 --> 01:12:46,461
♪ In some cold blue steel ♪
1490
01:12:46,462 --> 01:12:48,730
♪ I had a bluesman in the back ♪
1491
01:12:48,731 --> 01:12:51,666
♪ And a beautician at the wheel ♪
1492
01:12:51,667 --> 01:12:56,071
♪ We're going downtown
in the middle of the night ♪
1493
01:12:56,072 --> 01:13:00,141
♪ We was laughing and I'm joking
and we feeling all right ♪
1494
01:13:00,142 --> 01:13:02,978
♪ Oh, I'm bad... ♪
1495
01:13:02,979 --> 01:13:04,379
(CROWD CHEERING)
1496
01:13:04,380 --> 01:13:07,424
♪ I'm nationwide ♪
1497
01:13:09,585 --> 01:13:12,766
♪ Yes, I'm bad ♪
1498
01:13:13,656 --> 01:13:15,323
♪ I'm nationwide... ♪
1499
01:13:15,324 --> 01:13:20,061
ANNOUNCER: Unbeaten in one full
year of NHRA competition.
1500
01:13:20,062 --> 01:13:24,099
31 times he left that starting
line, never to be defeated.
1501
01:13:24,100 --> 01:13:27,535
The winningest driver in the
history of drag racing,
1502
01:13:27,536 --> 01:13:29,738
Don Prudhomme!
1503
01:13:29,739 --> 01:13:32,040
♪ They sporting short dresses ♪
1504
01:13:32,041 --> 01:13:34,576
♪ Wearing spike-heeled shoes ♪
1505
01:13:34,577 --> 01:13:36,578
♪ They smoking Lucky Strikes ♪
1506
01:13:36,579 --> 01:13:38,613
♪ And wearing nylons too ♪
1507
01:13:38,614 --> 01:13:40,885
♪ 'Cause we bad ♪
1508
01:13:42,585 --> 01:13:44,321
♪ We're nationwide ♪
1509
01:13:47,723 --> 01:13:51,760
♪ Yeah, we bad ♪
1510
01:13:51,761 --> 01:13:55,306
♪ We're nationwide. ♪
1511
01:14:15,618 --> 01:14:17,661
Jamie.
1512
01:14:20,456 --> 01:14:23,637
Dad! Dad!
1513
01:14:24,627 --> 01:14:26,962
- Dad!
- Hey, what's going on?
1514
01:14:26,963 --> 01:14:28,836
- It's Jamie. He won't wake up.
- What?
1515
01:14:39,809 --> 01:14:41,977
(NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE)
1516
01:14:41,978 --> 01:14:45,313
(SIREN WAILS)
1517
01:14:45,314 --> 01:14:47,315
- (KNOCK ON DOOR)
- Mr. McEwen?
1518
01:14:47,316 --> 01:14:48,984
Yeah, I'm McEwen.
1519
01:14:48,985 --> 01:14:51,186
We've got your son stabilized
for the time being.
1520
01:14:51,187 --> 01:14:53,822
- What's wrong with him?
- He's had a stroke.
1521
01:14:53,823 --> 01:14:56,124
A stroke? He's just a kid.
How could he have a stroke?
1522
01:14:56,125 --> 01:14:58,259
The stroke was brought on
by something else.
1523
01:14:58,260 --> 01:14:59,627
Like what?
1524
01:14:59,628 --> 01:15:01,671
Do you want to step outside
for a moment?
1525
01:15:04,100 --> 01:15:06,746
- Dad.
- Just wait here, son.
1526
01:15:09,772 --> 01:15:11,773
I'm sorry.
1527
01:15:11,774 --> 01:15:13,476
He has leukemia.
1528
01:15:19,849 --> 01:15:21,516
- (MONITOR BEEPING)
- Earlier this week,
1529
01:15:21,517 --> 01:15:24,285
Tom's 13-year-old son Jamie
1530
01:15:24,286 --> 01:15:29,357
was diagnosed with acute leukemia
and is in serious condition.
1531
01:15:29,358 --> 01:15:33,695
With me now is Tom's friend
1532
01:15:33,696 --> 01:15:37,532
and fellow racer, Don Prudhomme.
1533
01:15:37,533 --> 01:15:41,613
Don, what can you tell us
about young Jamie's condition?
1534
01:15:42,471 --> 01:15:45,540
Uh, well, Mike, I...
1535
01:15:45,541 --> 01:15:47,509
you're talking about
a real tough situation,
1536
01:15:47,510 --> 01:15:51,079
and, you know, we're all feeling
for Tom and Jamie,
1537
01:15:51,080 --> 01:15:52,981
the whole McEwen family, really.
1538
01:15:52,982 --> 01:15:57,719
Jamie is a real favorite for
all the racers on the circuit.
1539
01:15:57,720 --> 01:16:00,822
MIKE: Thank you, Don.
So there you have it.
1540
01:16:00,823 --> 01:16:04,025
The drag-racing community races on,
1541
01:16:04,026 --> 01:16:06,494
but its thoughts and its prayers
1542
01:16:06,495 --> 01:16:10,665
go out to colleague,
rival, and friends
1543
01:16:10,666 --> 01:16:13,039
Torn and Jamie McEwen.
1544
01:16:14,270 --> 01:16:15,904
LYNN:
Have you spoken to Tom recently?
1545
01:16:15,905 --> 01:16:18,773
DON: No. I tried him a few times.
No answer.
1546
01:16:18,774 --> 01:16:19,941
(MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO)
1547
01:16:19,942 --> 01:16:23,344
I can't believe how long it's been
since we've seen them.
1548
01:16:23,345 --> 01:16:25,580
I sent the boys something
for Christmas.
1549
01:16:25,581 --> 01:16:28,227
Oh, that's great.
I'm sure they'll love it.
1550
01:16:30,352 --> 01:16:33,999
It's got to be hard with Jamie in
and out of the hospital so much.
1551
01:16:35,124 --> 01:16:37,192
Yeah.
1552
01:16:37,193 --> 01:16:38,895
- (SIGHS)
- Hmm.
1553
01:16:39,962 --> 01:16:41,763
You should try him tomorrow.
1554
01:16:41,764 --> 01:16:43,637
You might be able to catch him.
1555
01:16:45,067 --> 01:16:46,234
- Hey, Jamie!
- Hi, Jamie!
1556
01:16:46,235 --> 01:16:48,437
- Hey.
- (CAR ENGINES ROARING)
1557
01:16:49,772 --> 01:16:52,474
- Hi, Mr. Parks.
- Hey there. How you doing?
1558
01:16:52,475 --> 01:16:54,442
- How's it going, Wally?
- Good to see you back, Tom.
1559
01:16:54,443 --> 01:16:56,478
- Hey, sonny. How you feeling?
- Good.
1560
01:16:56,479 --> 01:16:58,913
- You guys know Paula.
- TOM: Hey.
1561
01:16:58,914 --> 01:17:01,082
Someone told me
you're 'Goose's secret weapon.
1562
01:17:01,083 --> 01:17:03,751
Yeah, he's my best man on fuel.
1563
01:17:03,752 --> 01:17:05,453
Taught him everything
he needs to know.
1564
01:17:05,454 --> 01:17:08,490
Now we're going to kick
some butt, right, Dad?
1565
01:17:08,491 --> 01:17:10,658
- That's right.
- WALLY: That's the spirit.
1566
01:17:10,659 --> 01:17:12,794
All right, well, good luck.
Good luck to you both.
1567
01:17:12,795 --> 01:17:13,962
- Thanks.
- Good to see you.
1568
01:17:13,963 --> 01:17:15,430
Thank you.
1569
01:17:15,431 --> 01:17:17,338
And watch out for snakes.
1570
01:17:19,635 --> 01:17:21,473
Watch out for snakes.
1571
01:17:22,605 --> 01:17:24,443
Hey.
1572
01:17:25,441 --> 01:17:27,142
Now you got a fighting chance.
1573
01:17:27,143 --> 01:17:29,310
- Ha.
- We're here to beat you, Snake.
1574
01:17:29,311 --> 01:17:31,312
Yeah, yeah.
1575
01:17:31,313 --> 01:17:33,322
Running the Plymouth again,
I see, huh?
1576
01:17:34,483 --> 01:17:36,651
Yeah. Well, she's won
a couple races for me.
1577
01:17:36,652 --> 01:17:38,195
Yeah.
1578
01:17:39,021 --> 01:17:40,588
I'm out of the Navy deal.
1579
01:17:40,589 --> 01:17:43,825
Seems like the old times
are in our rearview.
1580
01:17:43,826 --> 01:17:45,093
Nah.
1581
01:17:45,094 --> 01:17:47,831
Wouldn't be so sure
about that, 'Goose. Come on.
1582
01:17:48,631 --> 01:17:50,465
Wow!
1583
01:17:50,466 --> 01:17:53,601
- Never thought I'd see the day.
- LYNN: Hey. Hey, guys.
1584
01:17:53,602 --> 01:17:55,837
Jamie, it's good to see you.
Come here.
1585
01:17:55,838 --> 01:17:57,915
- Hi.
- How are you?
1586
01:17:59,041 --> 01:18:00,208
- Look.
- What?
1587
01:18:00,209 --> 01:18:02,177
- Got no hair.
- Oh, my gosh. Look at that.
1588
01:18:02,178 --> 01:18:03,344
- (LAUGHS)
- DON: Cool.
1589
01:18:03,345 --> 01:18:06,781
Nah, he's been a real trouper,
taking it all in stride.
1590
01:18:06,782 --> 01:18:10,485
- So when did this happen?
- She looks like she's gonna pop.
1591
01:18:10,486 --> 01:18:12,554
- (LAUGHS)
- A couple more months now.
1592
01:18:12,555 --> 01:18:14,122
Ah, can't happen soon enough.
1593
01:18:14,123 --> 01:18:16,024
Yeah, you actually did it.
1594
01:18:16,025 --> 01:18:17,892
Sometimes your priorities
change, right?
1595
01:18:17,893 --> 01:18:19,163
TOM: Mm-hmm.
1596
01:18:20,029 --> 01:18:22,363
My priority is to beat you
and everybody else here.
1597
01:18:22,364 --> 01:18:25,200
- All right.
- Okay, I'm going to go sit down.
1598
01:18:25,201 --> 01:18:26,534
Jamie, it was good to see you.
1599
01:18:26,535 --> 01:18:27,702
- Bye.
- Bye.
1600
01:18:27,703 --> 01:18:29,637
Come on, Dad.
Let's get back to the car.
1601
01:18:29,638 --> 01:18:32,040
Guys, don't forget this is my event.
Hell, you watch TV.
1602
01:18:32,041 --> 01:18:33,914
You know this whole year's
been mine.
1603
01:18:35,010 --> 01:18:36,883
Well, not if I take it from you.
1604
01:18:39,381 --> 01:18:41,516
ANNOUNCER: And here they come,
1605
01:18:41,517 --> 01:18:45,053
as the noise level picks up.
1606
01:18:45,054 --> 01:18:47,962
(CROWD CHEERING)
1607
01:18:53,495 --> 01:18:57,268
They're almost tied on elapsed
time from the first round.
1608
01:18:59,401 --> 01:19:03,605
What a beautiful race,
a fantastic race.
1609
01:19:03,606 --> 01:19:06,274
And the win lights call it.
1610
01:19:06,275 --> 01:19:08,076
Don Prudhomme,
1611
01:19:08,077 --> 01:19:13,915
6.31, 225...
1612
01:19:13,916 --> 01:19:16,790
- (CHATTER)
- (TOM SIGHS)
1613
01:19:19,054 --> 01:19:20,597
Hey, bud.
1614
01:19:21,457 --> 01:19:23,191
- Hey, buddy, wake up.
- Hmm?
1615
01:19:23,192 --> 01:19:24,525
Your mom's here.
1616
01:19:24,526 --> 01:19:28,263
Oh. Must have dozed off.
1617
01:19:28,264 --> 01:19:30,431
Yeah.
1618
01:19:30,432 --> 01:19:34,235
Maybe spending all day at the track
is a little bit too much for you.
1619
01:19:34,236 --> 01:19:37,605
No. I want to be here.
1620
01:19:37,606 --> 01:19:40,141
I know.
1621
01:19:40,142 --> 01:19:42,777
Look, your mom...
1622
01:19:42,778 --> 01:19:46,289
thinks it might be a good idea for
you stay close to home for a while.
1623
01:19:47,249 --> 01:19:49,450
I do too.
1624
01:19:49,451 --> 01:19:51,460
But I want to be with you.
1625
01:19:54,657 --> 01:19:57,292
Well, hey, I'm taking a break.
1626
01:19:57,293 --> 01:20:00,228
I'm going to be close to home too.
1627
01:20:00,229 --> 01:20:02,730
Dad, you got to race.
1628
01:20:02,731 --> 01:20:04,433
And leave you?
1629
01:20:05,301 --> 01:20:06,634
No, sirree.
1630
01:20:06,635 --> 01:20:08,503
I'll be fine.
1631
01:20:08,504 --> 01:20:10,342
No, can't do it.
1632
01:20:11,140 --> 01:20:14,480
I'll get better faster.
1633
01:20:15,444 --> 01:20:17,145
Really?
1634
01:20:17,146 --> 01:20:19,814
It's that important to you?
1635
01:20:19,815 --> 01:20:22,859
I want you to beat Snake in Indy.
1636
01:20:25,754 --> 01:20:27,126
Promise?
1637
01:20:28,657 --> 01:20:30,700
Yeah, buddy. I promise.
1638
01:20:37,633 --> 01:20:38,800
(WOMAN LAUGHS)
1639
01:20:38,801 --> 01:20:40,335
- That was incredible.
- I know.
1640
01:20:40,336 --> 01:20:42,203
You had to carry him over here.
1641
01:20:42,204 --> 01:20:43,371
It's nearly 11:00.
1642
01:20:43,372 --> 01:20:45,106
Please tell me you made it
to the finals.
1643
01:20:45,107 --> 01:20:47,875
(SIGHS) Nah, Don won it.
1644
01:20:47,876 --> 01:20:49,817
Made it to the quarters, though.
1645
01:20:51,714 --> 01:20:54,895
Jamie wanted to stay
and watch Snake win.
1646
01:20:56,285 --> 01:20:58,186
He wants me to keep racing.
1647
01:20:58,187 --> 01:21:00,488
I told him I would.
1648
01:21:00,489 --> 01:21:03,991
If you were any kind of father, you'd
stay close to home no matter what.
1649
01:21:03,992 --> 01:21:05,728
Now, that ain't fair.
1650
01:21:06,862 --> 01:21:09,269
Okay? He's the one
begging me to go back.
1651
01:21:11,367 --> 01:21:13,868
Just try to make it home
every few weeks.
1652
01:21:13,869 --> 01:21:16,913
(SIGHS) I told him if
he's doing good, that...
1653
01:21:18,974 --> 01:21:21,142
you know, maybe he can come
out for the SummerNats,
1654
01:21:21,143 --> 01:21:23,845
Indy too.
1655
01:21:23,846 --> 01:21:26,581
Torn, you know that's not possible.
1656
01:21:26,582 --> 01:21:29,126
The doctor said
he had to stay close to home.
1657
01:21:32,888 --> 01:21:34,989
Yeah.
1658
01:21:34,990 --> 01:21:37,525
- Well, I got to get going.
- Yeah.
1659
01:21:37,526 --> 01:21:39,262
Stay in touch.
1660
01:21:42,564 --> 01:21:44,266
Yeah, you too.
1661
01:21:47,569 --> 01:21:49,904
(NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE)
1662
01:21:49,905 --> 01:21:54,375
♪ Ooh, yeah ♪
1663
01:21:54,376 --> 01:21:56,578
(NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE)
1664
01:22:02,084 --> 01:22:05,086
♪ Time ♪
1665
01:22:05,087 --> 01:22:08,389
♪ Is taken away too soon... ♪
1666
01:22:08,390 --> 01:22:09,557
>PRUDHOMME VS. McEWEN
FUNNY CAR - FINAL<<
1667
01:22:09,558 --> 01:22:11,092
ANNOUNCER:
The great battle may be here,
1668
01:22:11,093 --> 01:22:14,796
"The Snake" Don Prudhomme
versus "The Mongoose" McEwen.
1669
01:22:14,797 --> 01:22:16,931
Funny cars are away.
1670
01:22:16,932 --> 01:22:18,599
This is for the Spring
National title.
1671
01:22:18,600 --> 01:22:21,969
Close. Prudhomme...
gets the advantage.
1672
01:22:21,970 --> 01:22:26,307
Don Prudhomme has won again,
a 240 mile-an-hour top speed,
1673
01:22:26,308 --> 01:22:28,543
6.07 for the quarter mile.
1674
01:22:28,544 --> 01:22:30,978
Prudhomme, "The Snake."
1675
01:22:30,979 --> 01:22:33,915
♪ And they're gone ♪
1676
01:22:33,916 --> 01:22:38,586
♪ We're left to answer the call ♪
1677
01:22:38,587 --> 01:22:41,155
♪ To carry on ♪
1678
01:22:41,156 --> 01:22:44,325
♪ Another day ♪
1679
01:22:44,326 --> 01:22:46,961
♪ Carry on ♪
1680
01:22:46,962 --> 01:22:49,964
♪ 'Cause it's the only way ♪
1681
01:22:49,965 --> 01:22:52,233
♪ Carry on ♪
1682
01:22:52,234 --> 01:22:54,502
♪ Tears will come. ♪
1683
01:22:54,503 --> 01:22:56,170
- (BABY CRYING)
- Oh, no.
1684
01:22:56,171 --> 01:22:57,338
- Hi.
- Come here.
1685
01:22:57,339 --> 01:22:58,506
- You're home early.
- Come on.
1686
01:22:58,507 --> 01:22:59,674
Here. Take her.
1687
01:22:59,675 --> 01:23:02,143
- We got the sponsorship done.
- Oh. Nice.
1688
01:23:02,144 --> 01:23:03,611
Sent the boys home early, didn't I?
1689
01:23:03,612 --> 01:23:05,780
- You want a drink?
- No, thank you.
1690
01:23:05,781 --> 01:23:08,282
- No, thank you. Shh.
- (CRYING CONTINUES)
1691
01:23:08,283 --> 01:23:10,751
How's my number one girl
doing, huh?
1692
01:23:10,752 --> 01:23:11,919
I'm tired.
1693
01:23:11,920 --> 01:23:14,489
We weren't talking
to Mommy, were we?
1694
01:23:14,490 --> 01:23:16,757
No, I know you want to play.
1695
01:23:16,758 --> 01:23:18,369
I know.
1696
01:23:31,039 --> 01:23:32,513
Hey, Tom.
1697
01:23:33,308 --> 01:23:36,611
- Oh, hey there, Wendy.
- What you working on?
1698
01:23:36,612 --> 01:23:38,646
Oh, the engine.
1699
01:23:38,647 --> 01:23:40,982
The engine. (LAUGHS)
1700
01:23:40,983 --> 01:23:42,685
It looks good.
1701
01:23:43,886 --> 01:23:45,486
So why don't you call tonight,
1702
01:23:45,487 --> 01:23:48,395
take me to our spot,
and we can have some fun.
1703
01:23:52,294 --> 01:23:53,828
Yeah, I...
1704
01:23:53,829 --> 01:23:56,066
can't really play that game
anymore, Wendy.
1705
01:24:03,372 --> 01:24:05,779
Are you sure you're the Mongoose?
1706
01:24:06,575 --> 01:24:08,413
I'm pretty sure.
1707
01:24:11,680 --> 01:24:13,416
So long, Tom.
1708
01:24:19,821 --> 01:24:22,023
(MONITOR BEEPING)
1709
01:24:22,824 --> 01:24:25,059
- Hey, buddy.
- Hi, Dad.
1710
01:24:25,060 --> 01:24:27,828
- TOM: How's it going?
- How's it going with you?
1711
01:24:27,829 --> 01:24:30,531
Hey, it looks like you know exactly
how it's going with me, huh?
1712
01:24:30,532 --> 01:24:31,899
JUDY: He's keeping an eye on you.
1713
01:24:31,900 --> 01:24:34,101
Seems to be the only thing
he talks about lately.
1714
01:24:34,102 --> 01:24:36,938
Looks like Snake's
biting Mongoose again, huh?
1715
01:24:36,939 --> 01:24:39,941
Yeah, yeah. He always
saves his best for us.
1716
01:24:39,942 --> 01:24:41,909
But we'll get him in Indy,
right, Dad?
1717
01:24:41,910 --> 01:24:43,711
TOM: Oh, you bet we're going
to get him in Indy.
1718
01:24:43,712 --> 01:24:45,721
You rest for a minute,
sweetie, okay?
1719
01:24:48,250 --> 01:24:50,585
Come right back, Dad.
I could play some cards.
1720
01:24:50,586 --> 01:24:53,562
Hey, yeah, champ,
I'm going to be right back, okay?
1721
01:24:55,757 --> 01:24:57,925
What the hell happened? He looked
pretty good two weeks ago.
1722
01:24:57,926 --> 01:25:00,428
His body rejected
the last bone-marrow transplant.
1723
01:25:00,429 --> 01:25:03,508
The doctors say that's it.
They can't do another one.
1724
01:25:04,600 --> 01:25:07,702
- It's okay, Tom. He knows.
- He knows?
1725
01:25:07,703 --> 01:25:09,405
Are you kid...
1726
01:25:11,607 --> 01:25:13,274
Well, how bad is it?
1727
01:25:13,275 --> 01:25:15,276
I mean, how much longer
does he have?
1728
01:25:15,277 --> 01:25:17,278
Six months...
1729
01:25:17,279 --> 01:25:19,459
six weeks... it's hard to say.
1730
01:25:22,751 --> 01:25:24,453
Well, maybe you're right.
1731
01:25:26,455 --> 01:25:28,157
Right about what?
1732
01:25:29,391 --> 01:25:31,093
Sticking around more.
1733
01:25:35,631 --> 01:25:37,504
I wasn't right, Torn.
1734
01:25:39,001 --> 01:25:41,044
In fact, I couldn't
have been more wrong.
1735
01:25:45,240 --> 01:25:49,115
All Jamie ever talks about
is Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen.
1736
01:25:51,780 --> 01:25:55,860
You've been his hero since the first
time he knew what a dragster was.
1737
01:25:59,121 --> 01:26:02,859
He talks the staffs ear off
about you and Don.
1738
01:26:05,360 --> 01:26:07,995
Drag racing has made...
1739
01:26:07,996 --> 01:26:10,699
what life he has had special.
1740
01:26:13,702 --> 01:26:15,404
Everybody loves Jamie.
1741
01:26:23,011 --> 01:26:24,345
(SIGHS)
1742
01:26:24,346 --> 01:26:27,356
(TORN CRYING)
1743
01:26:35,991 --> 01:26:38,193
(BELL TOLLING)
1744
01:26:48,503 --> 01:26:50,341
Nice service, huh?
1745
01:26:54,843 --> 01:26:57,378
Oh, hey, you remember this one?
1746
01:26:57,379 --> 01:27:00,014
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
1747
01:27:00,015 --> 01:27:02,149
What's that, Lions?
1748
01:27:02,150 --> 01:27:04,218
'63, '64?
1749
01:27:04,219 --> 01:27:06,253
It's March '63,
1750
01:27:06,254 --> 01:27:08,263
day after Jamie was born.
1751
01:27:09,057 --> 01:27:11,892
Hell, you couldn't wait to come
out and try to kick my ass.
1752
01:27:11,893 --> 01:27:13,894
(CHUCKLES) I did, too.
1753
01:27:13,895 --> 01:27:16,769
Yeah, you and that damn holeshot.
1754
01:27:17,666 --> 01:27:19,767
TOM: Man, he used to love
coming down here
1755
01:27:19,768 --> 01:27:21,602
ever since he was a little kid.
1756
01:27:21,603 --> 01:27:23,904
I used to let him torque
the heads on the old hemis.
1757
01:27:23,905 --> 01:27:25,072
(DON CHUCKLES)
1758
01:27:25,073 --> 01:27:26,841
TOM: Just to hear the sound
of the wrench click.
1759
01:27:26,842 --> 01:27:29,648
- He loved that.
- Yeah.
1760
01:27:36,418 --> 01:27:38,461
So what are you going
to do now, Torn?
1761
01:27:40,589 --> 01:27:42,325
Do?
1762
01:27:45,193 --> 01:27:46,895
I'm done.
1763
01:27:50,699 --> 01:27:53,778
I was racing for Jamie.
Now he's gone, so...
1764
01:27:55,103 --> 01:27:56,805
Yeah, I know.
1765
01:28:01,777 --> 01:28:05,212
Remember I thought I was done
after that Nicoll's crash?
1766
01:28:05,213 --> 01:28:06,947
How you stayed on me?
1767
01:28:06,948 --> 01:28:08,582
"What do you got left, Snake?
1768
01:28:08,583 --> 01:28:10,319
What do you got left, Snake?"
1769
01:28:12,621 --> 01:28:15,923
You got a bunch of guys
rooting for you, Tom.
1770
01:28:15,924 --> 01:28:18,627
Nobody wants you
to shut it down, you know?
1771
01:28:21,463 --> 01:28:25,372
I did already win Indy,
like, six times.
1772
01:28:26,768 --> 01:28:29,847
Guess you could just sit here
and let me win it again.
1773
01:28:38,980 --> 01:28:41,182
What would Jamie want you to do?
1774
01:28:44,152 --> 01:28:46,320
DAVE OVER P.A.: I'd like to welcome
each and every one of you to this,
1775
01:28:46,321 --> 01:28:50,191
the final day of the U.S. Nationals
here at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
1776
01:28:50,192 --> 01:28:51,926
Joining me here today
is Steve Evans,
1777
01:28:51,927 --> 01:28:54,328
who can tell us just how big
this event really is.
1778
01:28:54,329 --> 01:28:58,265
Dave, the magnitude
of this 24-year-old U.S. Nationals
1779
01:28:58,266 --> 01:29:01,335
is just awesome...
over 1,000 participants,
1780
01:29:01,336 --> 01:29:04,104
over $400,000 in cash awards,
1781
01:29:04,105 --> 01:29:09,043
a 200-acre racing
facility, 1,000 workers,
1782
01:29:09,044 --> 01:29:12,346
about $15 million pumped
into the Hoosier economy.
1783
01:29:12,347 --> 01:29:14,348
100,000 people are ready.
1784
01:29:14,349 --> 01:29:16,617
I'm certainly ready for the finals
1785
01:29:16,618 --> 01:29:20,187
of the granddaddy of all drag
races, the U.S. Nationals.
1786
01:29:20,188 --> 01:29:23,892
DAVE: We'll be back with racing from
the Nationals in just a moment.
1787
01:29:26,461 --> 01:29:29,232
Cutting it pretty close,
Mother Goose.
1788
01:29:30,298 --> 01:29:32,299
Yeah.
1789
01:29:32,300 --> 01:29:34,173
Going to whip your ass today.
1790
01:29:37,873 --> 01:29:39,575
All right, Tommy.
1791
01:29:43,044 --> 01:29:44,378
(TAPS)
1792
01:29:44,379 --> 01:29:46,252
We can do it, Dad.
1793
01:29:49,751 --> 01:29:50,985
(ENGINE ROARING)
1794
01:29:50,986 --> 01:29:53,320
DAVE: The word through the pits
is that Beadle is back.
1795
01:29:53,321 --> 01:29:55,723
The driver of the Blue Max,
Raymond Beadle,
1796
01:29:55,724 --> 01:29:57,725
against Tom McEwen.
1797
01:29:57,726 --> 01:30:02,897
Beadle recorded a 5.98-second
elapsed time in qualifying.
1798
01:30:02,898 --> 01:30:04,565
He was number-one qualifier.
1799
01:30:04,566 --> 01:30:06,533
That time has since
been beaten, though,
1800
01:30:06,534 --> 01:30:10,079
by Prudhomme's 5.97 seconds.
1801
01:30:11,673 --> 01:30:15,943
Beadle won the Nationals back in
1975 and would love to repeat,
1802
01:30:15,944 --> 01:30:17,953
but he's got his hands full here.
1803
01:30:19,047 --> 01:30:22,917
And it's Tom McEwen at
the finish line, 6.18.
1804
01:30:22,918 --> 01:30:24,585
- A 6.18.
- Bring it on.
1805
01:30:24,586 --> 01:30:26,420
(CROWD CHEERING)
1806
01:30:26,421 --> 01:30:28,255
DAVE: Back at the U.S. Nationals,
1807
01:30:28,256 --> 01:30:31,091
the semifinal round
of Funny Car eliminator.
1808
01:30:31,092 --> 01:30:32,626
A pair of Californians.
1809
01:30:32,627 --> 01:30:34,929
Lil' John Lombardo recording
one of the quickest
1810
01:30:34,930 --> 01:30:36,730
elapsed times of his career,
1811
01:30:36,731 --> 01:30:40,200
6.07 seconds,
in the previous round.
1812
01:30:40,201 --> 01:30:43,637
And he'll need every bit of it
as he races Don Prudhomme,
1813
01:30:43,638 --> 01:30:47,207
the defending champion
and three-time world champion,
1814
01:30:47,208 --> 01:30:49,610
equaling the national record
for funny cars
1815
01:30:49,611 --> 01:30:53,447
just a few rounds earlier
at 5.97 seconds.
1816
01:30:53,448 --> 01:30:55,449
Coming to the electronic
staging field.
1817
01:30:55,450 --> 01:30:57,618
And John Lombardo up in smoke.
1818
01:30:57,619 --> 01:31:00,254
Prudhomme once again
squeezes through.
1819
01:31:00,255 --> 01:31:04,291
His elapsed time: 6.05.
1820
01:31:04,292 --> 01:31:05,960
Mr. Consistency.
1821
01:31:05,961 --> 01:31:08,471
Putting Prudhomme into the final.
1822
01:31:10,765 --> 01:31:13,300
Ed, pull the gears.
1823
01:31:13,301 --> 01:31:15,002
Install those 430s
we've been carrying.
1824
01:31:15,003 --> 01:31:16,737
Hold on now. Hold on now.
Just a second.
1825
01:31:16,738 --> 01:31:18,272
That's a hell of a gamble
you're taking.
1826
01:31:18,273 --> 01:31:20,140
Better not smoke the tires, eh?
1827
01:31:20,141 --> 01:31:21,775
Just do it, Ed.
1828
01:31:21,776 --> 01:31:24,078
You're the boss. You heard him.
Jimmy, pop the tires.
1829
01:31:24,079 --> 01:31:26,013
We're going to pull the rear in.
Let's go!
1830
01:31:26,014 --> 01:31:29,525
(CAR ENGINES ROARING)
1831
01:31:32,654 --> 01:31:35,689
DAVE: McEwen getting
an easy run here, a single.
1832
01:31:35,690 --> 01:31:39,126
And his competition, Ron Colson,
crossing the center line
1833
01:31:39,127 --> 01:31:41,295
in the previous round
of competition.
1834
01:31:41,296 --> 01:31:43,297
McEwen shutting it off early,
1835
01:31:43,298 --> 01:31:45,666
obviously just tapping
the starting line,
1836
01:31:45,667 --> 01:31:47,334
didn't want to hurt any parts.
1837
01:31:47,335 --> 01:31:48,502
- Hear that?
- Yeah.
1838
01:31:48,503 --> 01:31:50,771
That sounds different.
Sounds like he lowered the gear.
1839
01:31:50,772 --> 01:31:52,542
I know exactly what to do, boss.
1840
01:31:53,341 --> 01:31:56,044
Hey, Tommy, toss me
that roll of duct tape there.
1841
01:31:57,545 --> 01:32:00,547
- Everything okay, Dad?
- Yep.
1842
01:32:00,548 --> 01:32:03,050
Just need to add something.
1843
01:32:03,051 --> 01:32:05,219
I thought you said
everything was all right.
1844
01:32:05,220 --> 01:32:06,865
Yeah.
1845
01:32:07,989 --> 01:32:10,032
There we go.
1846
01:32:13,561 --> 01:32:15,996
STEVE: These two have a history
going back two decades.
1847
01:32:15,997 --> 01:32:18,665
They even raced together
in a partnership...
1848
01:32:18,666 --> 01:32:20,701
the Wildlife Racing team.
1849
01:32:20,702 --> 01:32:23,303
What better than when you have
a snake and a mongoose,
1850
01:32:23,304 --> 01:32:25,639
but to team up
and tour the country?
1851
01:32:25,640 --> 01:32:27,741
(BUCKLES CLICKING)
1852
01:32:27,742 --> 01:32:30,044
(WHIRRING)
1853
01:32:30,045 --> 01:32:32,725
(ENGINES ROARING)
1854
01:32:37,852 --> 01:32:40,054
(CROWD CHEERING)
1855
01:32:42,190 --> 01:32:45,259
DAVE:
Funny car eliminator final race.
1856
01:32:45,260 --> 01:32:47,528
Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen
1857
01:32:47,529 --> 01:32:50,397
against his longtime friend
and nemesis
1858
01:32:50,398 --> 01:32:52,900
Don "The Snake" Prudhomme.
1859
01:32:52,901 --> 01:32:56,070
Prudhomme wrapping up
another world championship title.
1860
01:32:56,071 --> 01:32:58,172
That makes it four in a row.
1861
01:32:58,173 --> 01:33:00,441
But the race is on the line
1862
01:33:00,442 --> 01:33:02,709
for the national championship
in funny car.
1863
01:33:02,710 --> 01:33:04,244
Prudhomme in the far lane.
1864
01:33:04,245 --> 01:33:08,382
That has been the better lane in
racing thus far later this afternoon.
1865
01:33:08,383 --> 01:33:10,563
In the near lane: Tom McEwen.
1866
01:33:15,390 --> 01:33:17,758
And they're off the line,
and Prudhomme smokes the tires!
1867
01:33:17,759 --> 01:33:20,227
McEwen pulling ahead.
1868
01:33:20,228 --> 01:33:23,764
And it is Tom McEwen
with the upset of the race.
1869
01:33:23,765 --> 01:33:25,899
The crew's just going berserk.
1870
01:33:25,900 --> 01:33:29,870
Tom McEwenKs crew members
very, very happy,
1871
01:33:29,871 --> 01:33:33,985
as Tom himself winning it
for the first time.
1872
01:33:36,244 --> 01:33:38,212
STEVE: A really emotional
moment down here.
1873
01:33:38,213 --> 01:33:39,780
I have seen Don
Prudhomme lose before,
1874
01:33:39,781 --> 01:33:42,116
and he's usually a recluse.
1875
01:33:42,117 --> 01:33:44,918
He gets in his truck, he leaves
the racetrack immediately,
1876
01:33:44,919 --> 01:33:46,453
talks to nobody.
1877
01:33:46,454 --> 01:33:48,759
This is just a little
bit different.
1878
01:33:55,396 --> 01:33:57,598
He was with me the whole time.
1879
01:33:57,599 --> 01:34:01,042
Me too, brother. Me too.
1880
01:34:08,977 --> 01:34:11,157
Come on, let's get you out of here.
1881
01:34:14,849 --> 01:34:17,451
You're a hell of a driver, man.
1882
01:34:17,452 --> 01:34:20,454
- Better than you?
- (SCOFFS)
1883
01:34:20,455 --> 01:34:22,225
Today, you are.
1884
01:34:23,291 --> 01:34:24,834
Right.
1885
01:34:26,094 --> 01:34:28,296
- ED: Hey!
- Dad!
1886
01:34:36,171 --> 01:34:38,874
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
1887
01:35:23,585 --> 01:35:26,053
- He won't split the money with you?
- He don't want to split the money.
1888
01:35:26,054 --> 01:35:27,588
He's over here,
he's saying he hasn't won
1889
01:35:27,589 --> 01:35:29,223
a national event in about 48 hours.
1890
01:35:29,224 --> 01:35:30,757
He's kind of down.
1891
01:35:30,758 --> 01:35:32,859
- (LAUGHS)
- It should be a good race.
1892
01:35:32,860 --> 01:35:36,029
You know, we've met
many times this year,
1893
01:35:36,030 --> 01:35:39,499
and, you know, fortunately
we've came out okay,
1894
01:35:39,500 --> 01:35:41,201
but you never know.
The cars can be turned.
1895
01:35:41,202 --> 01:35:43,704
You know, Tom's liable
to jump up and put us away,
1896
01:35:43,705 --> 01:35:45,205
but we're going to be
trying very hard.
1897
01:35:45,206 --> 01:35:47,708
I know he's going to be, so it'll
be a tremendous last round.
1898
01:35:47,709 --> 01:35:49,243
Your guys are frantically
working on the motor,
1899
01:35:49,244 --> 01:35:51,078
yet you're over here
fooling around with him.
1900
01:35:51,079 --> 01:35:52,713
Well, ifs just going
back together right now.
1901
01:35:52,714 --> 01:35:56,083
We got plenty of time, and I'm just
starting to take it a little easier
1902
01:35:56,084 --> 01:35:58,285
instead of thrash
so much on the thing.
1903
01:35:58,286 --> 01:36:00,554
I've been watching him,
and it seems to work.
1904
01:36:00,555 --> 01:36:03,724
See, his biggest problem is he's
not as serious of a racer as I am.
1905
01:36:03,725 --> 01:36:05,259
(LAUGHS)
1906
01:36:05,260 --> 01:36:07,561
(SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
1907
01:36:07,562 --> 01:36:10,063
♪ Time ♪
1908
01:36:10,064 --> 01:36:15,269
♪ Is taken away too soon ♪
1909
01:36:15,270 --> 01:36:20,207
♪ With no way to say or choose ♪
1910
01:36:20,208 --> 01:36:22,709
♪ When we go ♪
1911
01:36:22,710 --> 01:36:26,213
♪ So life ♪
1912
01:36:26,214 --> 01:36:31,418
♪ Is precious to us all ♪
1913
01:36:31,419 --> 01:36:36,256
♪ And when the ones
we love must fall ♪
1914
01:36:36,257 --> 01:36:37,959
♪ And they're gone ♪
1915
01:36:39,761 --> 01:36:43,897
♪ We're left to answer the call ♪
1916
01:36:43,898 --> 01:36:49,936
♪ To carry on another day ♪
1917
01:36:49,937 --> 01:36:52,139
♪ Carry on... ♪
1918
01:36:52,140 --> 01:36:53,674
TOM: We've had a real good year.
1919
01:36:53,675 --> 01:36:56,310
We ran 6.64 at Orange
County out in California
1920
01:36:56,311 --> 01:36:59,287
in February, which was
a low E.T. backed up with 6.70.
1921
01:37:01,082 --> 01:37:06,620
♪ It's so hard to say good-bye ♪
1922
01:37:06,621 --> 01:37:10,590
♪ We simply got to try ♪
1923
01:37:10,591 --> 01:37:15,206
♪ To carry on ♪
1924
01:37:17,765 --> 01:37:20,300
♪ Love ♪
1925
01:37:20,301 --> 01:37:25,472
♪ Is everywhere we turn ♪
1926
01:37:25,473 --> 01:37:30,310
♪ But there is so much
left to learn ♪
1927
01:37:30,311 --> 01:37:35,449
♪ Like how are we supposed
to handle the hurt ♪
1928
01:37:35,450 --> 01:37:38,485
♪ And a loss? ♪
1929
01:37:38,486 --> 01:37:41,655
♪ And how ♪
1930
01:37:41,656 --> 01:37:46,860
♪ How do we fill
this empty space? ♪
1931
01:37:46,861 --> 01:37:51,698
♪ How do we lose the
bitter taste? ♪
1932
01:37:51,699 --> 01:37:54,668
♪ It's so hard to do ♪
1933
01:37:54,669 --> 01:37:59,339
♪ But they're in a better place ♪
1934
01:37:59,340 --> 01:38:01,875
♪ To carry on ♪
1935
01:38:01,876 --> 01:38:05,345
♪ Another day ♪
1936
01:38:05,346 --> 01:38:07,814
♪ Carry on ♪
1937
01:38:07,815 --> 01:38:10,684
♪ 'Cause it's the only way... ♪
1938
01:38:10,685 --> 01:38:13,019
ANNOUNCER:
He later made five-second history
1939
01:38:13,020 --> 01:38:17,391
in the semifinals of eliminations
with his 5.98-second shot
1940
01:38:17,392 --> 01:38:20,801
while defeating Raymond
Beadle in the Blue Max.
1941
01:38:22,263 --> 01:38:26,233
♪ We simply got to try ♪
1942
01:38:26,234 --> 01:38:30,370
♪ To carry on ♪
1943
01:38:30,371 --> 01:38:32,706
♪ And lift ourselves up ♪
1944
01:38:32,707 --> 01:38:35,375
♪ To the top of the world ♪
1945
01:38:35,376 --> 01:38:38,455
♪ To see heaven above ♪
1946
01:39:00,735 --> 01:39:04,104
ANNOUNCER: Don Prudhomme has
just become the first person
1947
01:39:04,105 --> 01:39:07,140
to go 250 miles an
hour in a funny car.
1948
01:39:07,141 --> 01:39:09,709
♪ Carry on ♪
1949
01:39:09,710 --> 01:39:12,779
♪ 'Cause it's the only way ♪
1950
01:39:12,780 --> 01:39:14,247
♪ Carry on... ♪
1951
01:39:14,248 --> 01:39:17,117
REPORTER: 260-mile-an-hour
speeds, they are rarely seen.
1952
01:39:17,118 --> 01:39:18,752
TOM: Yeah, my crew is just great.
1953
01:39:18,753 --> 01:39:20,754
I don't know what to say about 'em.
My help is good.
1954
01:39:20,755 --> 01:39:23,423
My sponsors are great.
1955
01:39:23,424 --> 01:39:26,259
You know, I'm driving pretty good
for an old man this year.
1956
01:39:26,260 --> 01:39:31,842
♪ I try to carry on. ♪
1957
01:39:39,006 --> 01:39:41,107
- REPORTER: And congratulations.
- DON: Thanks a lot. It's super.
1958
01:39:41,108 --> 01:39:43,243
- (LAUGHS)
- Well, I haven't seen Don Prudhomme
1959
01:39:43,244 --> 01:39:46,152
any happier since the last time
he won the U.S. Nationals.
1960
01:39:47,949 --> 01:39:51,651
DON: And this is where I started out,
Indy here, you know, in '65
1961
01:39:51,652 --> 01:39:53,286
with a Top Fuel car,
1962
01:39:53,287 --> 01:39:57,090
and to end my career in a funny
car at this race is great.
1963
01:39:57,091 --> 01:39:59,493
REPORTER: Look out, Top Fuel.
Snake's on his way.
1964
01:39:59,494 --> 01:40:02,732
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
1965
01:40:17,478 --> 01:40:19,813
STEVE: You have won your first
ever Top Fuel national event.
1966
01:40:19,814 --> 01:40:22,482
- What a job.
- Thanks, Steve.
1967
01:40:22,483 --> 01:40:25,986
I can't thank Jack Clark Racing
and Mobil 1 and Larry Meyer
1968
01:40:25,987 --> 01:40:29,532
and all the crew guys and
everybody that's helped us.
1969
01:40:31,025 --> 01:40:34,536
♪ Well, how you like me now? ♪
1970
01:40:35,796 --> 01:40:38,374
♪ Now that I'm not afraid? ♪
1971
01:40:40,167 --> 01:40:43,541
♪ And did you think that I could ♪
1972
01:40:44,705 --> 01:40:48,546
♪ Come put you down to your face? ♪
1973
01:40:58,419 --> 01:41:01,600
♪ Well, how you like me now? ♪
1974
01:41:02,924 --> 01:41:06,230
♪ Now that I'm not afraid? ♪
1975
01:41:07,528 --> 01:41:10,607
♪ And did you think that I could ♪
1976
01:41:11,933 --> 01:41:15,080
♪ Come put you down to your face? ♪
1976
01:41:16,305 --> 01:41:22,728
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