Category Archives: Don Garlits

International Motorsports Hall of Fame : Big Daddy Don Garlits

Atlanta Dragway 1985

Posted on 2025 April 21 by davidallio

1985 April 21 – Sunday: Don Garlits (204 TF) NHRA Top Fuel Dragster driver gets a kiss from Linda Vaughn after winning the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Winston Drag Racing Series 5th Annual Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia.

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Atlanta Dragway 1985

Posted on 2025 March 9 by davidallio

1985 April 21 – Sunday: Don Garlits (204 TF) NHRA Top Fuel Dragster beats Dick LaHaie (333 TF) NHRA Top Fuel Dragster during eliminations for the NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series 5th Annual Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia.

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Atlanta Dragway 1985

Posted on 2025 January 11 by davidallio

1985 April 21 – Sunday: Big Daddy Don Garlits and Bounty Hunter Connie Kalitta laugh on the starting line during the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Winston Drag Racing Series 5th Annual Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia.