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Don Garlits in 2007 Garlits in 1987 Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida ) is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. Considered the father of drag racing , he is known as " Big Daddy " to drag racing fans around the world.
Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940), also known professionally as "Cha Cha" and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is an American auto racer.She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to drive a Top Fuel dragster.
In 1962, Hill ran 202.70 mph (326.21 km/h) two years after Chris Karamesines had the first 200 mph (320 km/h) pass and two years before Don Garlits had the first official 200 mph (320 km/h) pass. [7] A speed or e.t. record is first certified official after it is backed up by a different pass within one percent. [8]
During 1964, Ivo traveled to England, with Don Garlits and other racers, to participate in the First International Drag Festival, a six-event series that did much to promote drag racing in the United Kingdom. [3] During 1972 and 1973, Ivo attended 100 race meets; this record was matched only by "Jungle Jim" Liberman and Ed "The Ace" McCulloch. [8]
No longer with us is Don Grady, who played Robbie and entered the music industry after the show ended. He released an original album in 2008. Grady died in 2012 at 68 years old.
He won the hearts of the spectators after he did wheelstands for the full length of the track in a two-race match race against Don Nicholson. [5] Liberman's success in 1967 prompted him to run a two-car team in 1968. [5] His choice as the first driver in his second car was Clare Sanders.
What people don't understand — it's live, and it's written that week, that minute, that day. We may have written a sketch on Tuesday night, but it got rewritten on Thursday.
The number of living former U.S. presidents dwindled to four on Dec. 29, 2024, when Jimmy Carter died at age 100 just months after extending his record as the longest-living president in U.S ...