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Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida) is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. Considered the father of drag racing, he is known as " Big Daddy " to drag racing fans around the world.
Mar 18, 2022 · Garlits, for decades a trailblazer in drag-racing design, set out about 10 years ago to become the first to blast a battery-powered dragster down the quarter-mile at 200 mph. Ultimately, Huff ...
Visit the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, FL, and educate yourself on the sport's notable history.
Jan 14, 2022 · The icon of our sport turned 90 years old Jan. 14, and we’re celebrating him with a massive 90-image photo gallery spanning his career. Let’s admit it: There’s never been another drag racer...
Nov 12, 2001 · Mention drag racing to the man on the street and if he knows only one name, it surely is "Big Daddy" Don Garlits. He came from Florida -- the wrong side of the drag racing tracks in the 1950s --...
Mar 15, 2023 · In the heyday of drag racing, the sixties and seventies, one name stood above all the rest, Don Garlits - better known as “Big Daddy.” His major competitors back then also had colorful nicknames:...
Jun 16, 2023 · Donald Glenn Garlits, also known as “Big Daddy,” was the hands-down No. 1 vote, finishing ahead of John Force by a wide margin. Garlits, who is the grand marshal for the inaugural Wally Parks...
