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Without a doubt, first and foremost on the list of acknowledgements is the Nicholson family. Specifically I’d like to give a big thanks to Don’s daughter Cindy, his granddaughter and probably his biggest fan Candace, his nephew Richard, and Richard’s son, Don. They each contributed in numerous ways and their input added immensely to the finished work. I was able to spend some quality time with the Nicholsons and I have to say, they truly are special people. They’re the type who invite you into their lives and immediately make you feel part of the family. They graciously shared their family history, which allows us all a glimpse of a side of Don that most of us never knew. I am eternally grateful to them for the hospitality shown while welcoming me into their lives.

A special thanks has to go out to Bob Frey. Bob spent 46 years announcing a countless number of NHRA-IHRA races, but facts be known, Bob is also quite the drag race historian. It seemed no matter what question I threw at him, and trust me there were a lot of them, he was there with a well-researched answer. Bob has been a tremendous help through a number of past projects of mine and I can’t thank him enough for his ongoing support. Equally, John Jodauga, long with the National Dragster has been an ongoing contributor to my work. When he heard I had a Dyno Don book in the works, he immediately stepped up and offered to assist in any way he could. Thanks once again, John.

It’s impossible to tell a story such as this without great photographs, so a big thanks to all those who contributed. It feels like I spent hours picking through photos before settling on the 300+ included here. Take some time examining each of these great shots, as they all tell a story of their own.

The list of contributors below prove positive the love and appreciation those within the drag racing community have for Don. Without hesitation each contributed in one form or another, and without them this book would have fallen far short.

C. J. Batten, Bob Bayles, Brian Beattie, Arnie Beswick, Dave Bishop, Jack Bleil, Forrest Bond, Phil Bonner Jr., Bob

Boudreau, Darren Boyce, Dick Brannan, Sonny Bryant, Steve Call, Joe Carson, Mike Cochran, Tony Conover, Bill Coon, Ariel Cordero, Ray Cunningham, George Cureton, John Durand, Lloyd Eggstaff, Dick Estevez, Arlen Fadely, Jim Fuerer, John Gacioch, Robert Genat, Terry Gilkes, Bob Glidden, Jim Glover, Sherman Gunn, Ken Gunning, James Handy, Brian Hankins, Don Hardy, Lou Hart, Randy Hernandez, Mike Hoag, Samuel Hoff, Keith Hudak, Daryl Huffman, Jerry Jardine, Jim Kampmann, Tom Kasch, Brian Kennedy, Irwin Kroiz, Larry Knapp, Ray Kobe, Wayne Langford, Butch Leal, Jim Marlett, John Marsh, Bob Martin, Jason McGrane, Robin McQueen, Ed Meyer, Michael Mihalko, Connell Miller, Don Montgomery, Gordon Moore, Charlie Morris, Thomas Nagy, Robert Nielsen, Dan Nowak, Frank Oglesby, Charlie Pepper, Dan Pfeiffer, Larry Pfisher, Britt Pike, Allen Platt, Alex Polewik, Barrie Poole, Rob Potter, Michael Pottie, Peter Quinn, Steve Reyes, Jack Roush, Ed Schartman, Jim Schild, Tom Schiltz, Tim Schmackpfeffer, Paul Shedlik, Rod Short, Frank Sicinski, Mick Smallridge, Gary Smith, Mike Sopko Sr., Jim Sottie, Roy Steffey, Mike Strickler, Geoff Stunkard, Jan Suhr, Doug Thorley, “Big Gene” Townley, Allen Tracy, Al Turner, Curt Vogt, Fred Von Sholly, Carl Weisinger, Tom West, Bob Wenzelburger, Dan Williams, Todd Wingerter, Ralph Woodall, and Jeff Wright.

Additionally, information compiled for this book came from publications released by: Lopez, Argus, Magnum, Petersen and Dobbs. A big help as well were the National Dragster, Drag News, and Drag World newsprints. A special thanks to Thomas Voehringer, Archivist at TEN: The Enthusiast Network, for digging through the Petersen Publishing vault and coming up with a number of the more favorable shots included here. Of course, I have to give a shout out to those who I have connected with on the World Wide Web. The Internet sure has made chasing leads and hunting contacts so much easier for us writers. Dot com websites that proved to be resourceful included competitionplus, draglist, nhra, jalopyjournal, boss302, fordmuscle, catsccc, 348-409, hemmings, hotrod, nitromater, mercurycougar.net, and 351.net.