The following story originally appeared with the title of “Garlits Up Front” in the May 1971 issue of HOT ROD and marked the introduction of drag racing’s first successful rear-engine Top Fuel ...

At 86, the King of the Dragsters is still going full throttle. "Big Daddy" Don Garlits may no longer strap himself into a nitro fueled drag car and rocket down the quarter mile in three-plus seconds ...

Garlits vs. The NavyWe were devastated when we found the file of photos from the May '80 story in which Don Garlits did the burnout on the aircraft carrier. The outtakes revealed the truth: There was ...

OCALA, Fla. – Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, located in Ocala, is a place rich in history, with thousands of artifacts, memorabilia, trophies and many drag racing cars. “Swamp Rat 1. It went 176 ...

WEBVTT REPORTER: IT IS EXPECTED TO BE ACTION-PACKED. WE GOT A GOOD PREVIEW, AND SPOKE TO THE GUY CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF DRAG RACING. CROWD LOVES IT, AND CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT SATELLITE IN 19 THE ...

JUPITER — Legendary drag racer “Big Daddy” Don Garlits will attempt to set a world speed record in his Swamp Rat 38 electric dragster Saturday at Palm Beach International Raceway. Garlits, 87, was the ...

At 86 years old, legendary drag racer “Big Daddy” Don Garlits has found the fountain of youth: Batteries. No, we’re not talking about batteries for a heart pacemaker or the kind you put in your TV ...

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JUPITER— Father Time has nothing on the father of drag racing. At 87 years old, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits is looking in the rearview mirror – not to reminisce, but at the drivers and records he’s still ...