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 ...

With silver tape slapped across the nose of his Top Fuel dragster, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits went faster than anyone in the history of the sport Sunday, exceeding 272 mph in the semifinals before ...

Even though he’s now 87 years old, the lure of strapping himself into an 11,000 horsepower Top Fuel dragster still courses through the veins of legendary “Big Daddy” Don Garlits. One of the greatest ...

In the middle of this land where horses are treated as royalty, the king of drag racing has set up shop. “Big Daddy” Don Garlits has called Ocala his home since 1983. He has built and operates the Don ...

Ocala.com exclusive story - Most race fans probably think Don Garlits' interest in cars started the first time he slipped into the seat of a hot rod. Not so. For Garlits, the fascination goes back to ...

What would a book on the history of major league baseball be without a mention of Babe Ruth? Or the NBA without Wilt Chamberlain? Or soccer without Pele in its pages? Impossible, you say. Not if ...

Just before 5:30 p.m. on March 8, 1970, Don Garlits edged his top-fuel dragster to the starting line at the old Lions Drag Strip in Wilmington, the car’s 2,000-horsepower engine belching directly in ...

Drag racing—like hot rodding—is generally focused on moving forward as quickly as possible. Whether you're a shade tree mechanic who loves to tinker or a world-renowned champion competing for a ...