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Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing

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Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Phone:
+1 352-245-8661

Hours:
Sunday9am - 5pm
Monday9am - 5pm
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


Donald Glenn Don Garlits is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. He is considered the father of drag racing. He is known as Big Daddy to drag racing fans around the world. Always a pioneer in the field of drag racing, he perfected the rear-engine top fuel dragster design, an innovation motivated by the loss of part of his foot in a dragster accident. This design was notably safer since it put most of the fuel processing and rotating parts of the dragster behind the driver. The driver was placed in front of nearly all the mechanical components, thus protecting the driver and allowing him to activate a variety of safety equipment in the event of catastrophic mechanical failure or a fire. Garlits was an early promoter of the full-body, fire-resistant Nomex driver's suit, complete with socks, gloves, and balaclava. Garlits was the first drag racer to officially surpass the 170, 180, 200, 240, 250, and 270 miles per hour marks in the quarter mile; he was also the first to top 200 mph in the 1/8 mile. He has been inducted into several Halls of Fame and has won many awards during his career. In May 2014 at age 82, Garlits set a 184 mph speed record in an EV dragster, a battery-powered electric vehicle that does not burn fuel.
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