▁ 6 . 2 8 ), ▁where ▁he ▁faced ▁Don ▁" The ▁S nake " ▁Pr ud homme , ▁who ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁face ▁team mate ▁Mc E wen . ▁Go ing ▁to ▁the ▁st aging ▁lights , ▁Em ery ▁had ▁a ▁fuel ▁line ▁fitting ▁le aking ▁at ▁one ▁inject or , ▁but ▁hoped ▁it ▁would ▁surv ive ▁the ▁pass . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁the ▁super char ger ▁expl oded ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁ble w ▁off ▁the ▁ch ass is , ▁f li pping ▁the ▁car ▁over ▁and ▁sl am ming ▁into ▁the ▁hay ▁b ales ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁strip . ▁ ▁Rep la cing ▁the ▁destroyed ▁one ▁with ▁a ▁new , ▁l ighter ▁body ▁( Em ery ▁always ▁passion ate ▁about ▁weight ▁reduction ), ▁qual ifying ▁# 6 , ▁the ▁team ▁defeated ▁" S nake " ▁Pr ud homme ▁and ▁D ale ▁Pul de , ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁V ega ▁of ▁Frank ▁Hall ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁and ▁win ▁Fun ny ▁Car , ▁at ▁the ▁Win tern ats ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁ ▁taking ▁home ▁a ▁pur se ▁of ▁US $ 1 3 , 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁When ▁C ough lin ▁stopped ▁tour ing ▁with ▁his ▁team , ▁the ▁Em ery ▁and ▁G annt ▁combination ▁provided ▁two ▁wins ▁at ▁N H RA ▁national ▁events ▁that ▁year ▁before ▁C ough lin ▁decided ▁to ▁quit ▁racing ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁mail ▁order ▁business . ▁Em ery ▁quit ▁in ▁a ▁disag re ement