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The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing

If you're a fan of drag racing, then you know the name Don Garlits. Also known asthe “King of the Dragsters", Garlits is revered by racing experts all over the world as the undisputed patriarch of Top Fuel Drag Racing.

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The world-renowned Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing and International Drag Racing Hall of Fame are located in Ocala, Florida, just off Interstate 75. They're open to the public to enjoy every day except for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The museum features nearly 300 cars between two buildings. The average tour takes 2-3 hours and all pictures are always welcome.

Opened in 1976, the Garlits Museum of Drag Racing and International Drag Racing Hall of Fame chronicles the colorful history of the sport of drag racing. Approximately 90 racing cars can be viewed in the Drag Race building and an additional 50 vehicles can be seen in the Antique Car building. Many of the Garlits “Swamp Rat” cars are also there, but Garlits also turned out to be a pack rat: the museum has his amazing accumulation of cars and memorabilia from other top names in the sport of car racing.  In addition, the legendary cars of Dean Moon, the Mooneyes Gas Dragster and the Moonbeam sports car are on display.

The museum is also the renowned home to the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Inductees include Art Arfons, Sydney Allard, Zora Arkus-Duntov, Ray Godman, Raymond Beadle, Shirley Muldowney, Danny Rettig, Kenny Bernstein, Don Schumacher, Kelly Magee and don't forget Connie Glen Swingle.

Don Garlits began racing in 1950 and scored his first major victory back in 1955. Garlits' very first NHRA National event win came in Top Fuel at the iconic 1963 Winter Nationals in Pomona, CA.

Abundant racing milestones are some of the biggest accomplishments than any racer can achieve. The Drag Racing Museum and Classic Car Collection features Garlits' 17 World Championship Titles; Garlits’ unique ability to pursue his dreams and make them happen has allowed him to excel in a sport that is highly competitive and always challenging. “Big Daddy’s” living legacy and race car design innovations are so significant that his record-breaking Swamp Rat XXX is currently enshrined in the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

Don has won the prominent NHRA U.S. Nationals a record-setting eight times. His 40 years of drag racing have set countless new racing records, and filled the pages of seven books. 

Sources: The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing and International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, Yahoo and MSN

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