NHRA Top Fuel champion was the first driver to score victories in two pro classes at the same race, in 1971 and 1972.

John Force has more NHRA championships, more Funny Car victories, and more No. 1 qualifiers than anyone in drag‑racing ...

Drag racing legend "Big Daddy" Don Garlits looks at a car driven by Melanie Troxel during a news conference Thursday for the 60th World Series of Drag Racing in Cordova.

The two spoke from Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala.DeSantis cited the state's population growth as a main reason for the $70 billion investments.

How Don "Big Daddy" Garlits Shaped the Drag Racing Landscape 250 mph and 5.63 seconds: Author Dave Wallace takes us back in time to 1979, when Don Garlits still on top of the drag-racing record books.

In the final part of Forbes' interview series with "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, he gives advice to aspiring young racers, discusses his museum in Ocala, Florida, dissects his own fears, and more.

Placing the driver in front of the engine instead of behind it in a dragster has saved lots of lives. Just ask "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, who helped pioneer this revolutionary change.

Upgraded by Don "Big Daddy" Garlits himself, this Dodge HEMI Coronet is a tribute to a super-rare, factory-built four-door sleeper ...

Capping off this drag race will be a special appearance by 'Big Daddy' Don Garlits, who at one time held the Mo-Kan Dragway speed record at 206 mph, likely set during one of his multiple match ...

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 ...

The current car owner, legendary drag racer Don Garlits, has put the airplane-like speed machine on display at the museum, which is only a few hundred feet from where it made its history-making run.

Don Garlits, 1971/'72. After the adoption of Nomex made fire suits more flexible and easy to sew, racing suits became another way to showcase a driver’s individuality.