In 1972 it did’nt get any better in Funny Car racing than this pairing at Irwindale Raceway!! Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen in the far lane, racing his long time rival Don “The Snake” Prudhomme in the near lane. It seems somewhat ironic that Miller Beer, which has a brewery located on this very site now days, sponsors Prudhomme’s NHRA World Champion Top Fueler which Larry Dixon Jr. drives.