Read full article: Professional golfer casually shoos away gator at Bay Hill OCALA, Fla. – Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, located in Ocala, is a place rich in history, with thousands of artifacts, ...

Don Garlits, now 91, has earned lofty place among legends after contentious start decades ago. NHRA founder Wally Parks ultimately conceded that Garlits was “bait” and improved the sport’s bottom line ...

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 ...

On the 50th anniversary of mankind's first moon landing, last Saturday, another kind of new record hit the electric car community. Legendary drag-racer Don Garlits, who was setting racing records ...

“Big Daddy” Don Garlits has always been an innovator, and he has always liked going fast. At age 82, he is still involved in creating the next generation of high-powered race cars and is still gutsy ...

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 ...

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 ...

The National Hot Rod Association's best drag racer of all time has never been one to rest on his laurels, and at age 83 he's still blazing trails. After more than six decades of roaring engines and ...

Spotted this 1995 Dodge Ram Big Daddy Don Garlits limited edition parked just off Woodward Avenue during the Dream Cruise. No. 55 of 180. Spotted this 1995 Dodge Ram Big Daddy Don Garlits limited ...

How do you introduce a garage like this? Everyone knows who "Big Daddy" Don Garlits is, and, as you may guess, he has a monster collection of vintage goodies to go with the 250 cars on display in the ...

Big Daddy is still the one to beat. Fifty years after he became the first drag racer to break 200 miles per hour in the quarter-mile, Don Garlits is aiming to hit that mark again -- only this time in ...

Tucked away near the sleepy town of Belleview just south of Ocala, the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing features the King of the Dragsters’ prized racing machines, including the Swamp Rat XIV ...