In the heyday of drag racing, the sixties and seventies, one name stood above all the rest, Don Garlits - better known as “Big Daddy.” His major competitors back then also had colorful nicknames: Don ...

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 ...

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 drag racing, there is "Big Daddy" Don Garlits and there is everyone else. Some won more races and championships, but Garlits will always loom largest among the straightliners. He was the original ...