In the far right lane--again at the Lions Drag Strip--Gary Gabelich is driving the brand new red jet-powered dragster, the "Valkyrie"--against Don "The Snake" Prudhome in the yellow digger in the near lane. This was the first side-by-side jet car vs. digger race which was won by Gary Gabelich!

This is one of three watercolor paintings Tom Daniel did as part of a series back in 1991 to honor his late friend, Gary Gabelich. Tom knew Gary before he captured the Unlimited World Land Speed Record of 622.407 MPH. Gary broke the record while driving the natural gas powered Rocket Car the "BLUE FLAME" in 1970 at the famous Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. All prints in this series show Gary driving a variety of Dragsters during the "golden years" (the '60s) before he broke the land speed record.