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Description
Whether it was one of his countless speed milestones, 140-plus event wins or 17 championships in drag racing’s most prominent – and dangerous – series, Don “Big Daddy” Garlits was a pioneer, a competitor and an entrepeneur all wrapped up in one body. What he lacked in money during the early days of his career in the 1950’s he more than made up for with ingenuity and surgeon-like detail.