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Wally Parks "refreshes" Robert Stack on Muroc Dry Lake, in 1938. Stack doesn't seem to mind.

Parks went on to found the NHRA and Stack became an actor, playing Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–’63).

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Wally Parks awards "Sneaky" Pete Robinson the 1961 Nationals Top Eliminator trophy at Indianapolis, in 1961.

Crewmen Julius Hughes (left) and Bill Word look on.

Robinson suffered fatal injuries during qualifying at the 1971 Winternationals.

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Don “The Snake†Prudhomme, in 1968.

Not sure about the location, but it could be Indianapolis.

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