BELLEVIEW -- When "Big Daddy" Don Garlits grins, his face lights up like ... school and worked in that field in a "white, long-sleeve shirt and tie" until his stepfather told him he needed to ...

DW Burnett / PUPPYKNUCKLES DW Burnett / PUPPYKNUCKLES Garlits, the man they call “Big Daddy,” is the greatest ... Period photos show men in T-shirts driving through debris storms at 150 ...

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 ...

Don Garlits may be called "Big Daddy," but his eyes light up like a ... of racing memorabilia from low-priced coffee mugs and T-shirts to miniature autographed helmets for $100.

And to this day, every trip here is like a re-coronation of “Big Daddy” Don Garlits. Garlits, like this race, has symbolized the sport’s emergence from its Southern California cocoon.

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 ...

In addition to his eight national drag racing championships in the sport's fastest Top Fuel class, the 87-year-old Garlits—known as "Big Daddy" in the sport—also held the previous record for a ...

At 86, the King of the Dragsters is still going full throttle. "Big Daddy" Don Garlits may no longer strap himself into a nitro fueled drag car and rocket down the quarter mile in three-plus ...

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 racer “Big Daddy” Don Garlits has set more than a few records throughout his decades-long racing career. The 87-year-old hopes that he can capture one more next week. Garlits will be ...

JUPITER — Legendary drag racer “Big Daddy” Don Garlits will attempt to set a world speed record in his Swamp Rat 38 electric dragster Saturday at Palm Beach International Raceway.