JUPITER Father Time has nothing on the father of drag racing. For him, wrangling the 840-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is a piece of cake. For guys like me, who grew up watching and idolizing him from the grandstands and then had the incredible good fortune to pursue a career that allowed me to interact with him and plumb the depths of his memory and his persona, it's been a true blessing. Often called drag racings first lady, Pat Garlits was a constant fixture at her husbands side as he become one of the sports all-time greats. [10], In 1977, Ed Donovan persuaded Garlits to switch from the 426 hemi he had been using for the last thirteen years to the Donovan 417cuin (6,830cc), offering (in Garlits' words) "an engine deal I couldnt refuse". In Sundays Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Gundlach and Hackenberg (a damper specialist who also works on pit stops) will begin their third year together in the engineering department of Arrow McLaren as the team enters its most critical season yet in trying to become a perennial powerhouse championship contender. People are curious about IndyCar even if theyve not been involved in the past, she said. I think that it is very important to see that the company emphasizes bringing the right people in, and the right people are women.. At the age of 71 years, 5 months and 19 days he qualified 16th, setting a personal best speed in the quarter mile with a time of 4.788 seconds at 319.98mph. Its been a time of tremendous growth for the team, and most of that growth has come since the end of last season, Ward told NBC Sports as many of the new team members scurried past him with fresh parts and data during a break from preseason testing at The Thermal Club in Southern California last month. "She has been suffering a lot these last few days, and it was a blessing to see God take her into His care. She and Don shared a colorful history of building the sport from its humble roots to the nationwide pastime that it is today, dating back to 1952 when the couple first met at Lake Magdalene near Tampa. Rail jobs with the engine behind the driver were as old as drag racing, more or less. When you want to build a high-powered racing team, software is really, really important, Ward said. She was the girl of my dreams, said Don. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. I think its a more family friendly way to go racing. Its going to be so helpful when I am thinking about going to Regal Spokane Valley 12 in Spokane! Progress always comes painfully slow, but then when you look back over a larger period of time, youre like, Oh hey, weve done a hell of a lot. . Im really happy to be working with (Todd) because its a different culture for her. The drag racing world is mourning the death of Pat Garlits, wife of Big Daddy Don Garlits, who passed away Sunday at the age of 79. according to the Leesburg (Fla.) Daily Commercial. Its the best team Ive ever worked at in terms of mechanics, engineers, commercial. He comes across real nicehe does nice interviews. Pat Garlits, the wife of drag racing legend "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, lost her long battle with Alzheimer's disease today, according to the NHRA via their Twitter page. Sorry about your wife but Get well (BIG DADDY) and prayers for all the family. [15] He has since had second thoughts. We needed to fill the car communicator role, and Alex was pretty happy with (Barnhart) previously, Ward said. on last Christmus. In 2023, His Personal Year Number is 4. It can be yours for $800K. We. [16], In September 2009, Garlits returned to the quarter mile, racing a specially prepared 2009 Dodge Challenger in the Stock class at the U.S. Nationals at the Indianapolis Raceway Park. I think the general direction of the team, just kind of goals and ambitions, you can feel that everyones targeting something different than they did two years ago. (Its) retaining the people youve got, he said. We are always looking for good bang shifty stories, projects, photos & videos. He turned all of that intensity and drive to Pats cause and were sure he feels as we do that it was the the most important thing he accomplished in his life. Everybody is different. Now Garlits and Huff have become, well, fast friends, no nitro included. Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing Announces 2022 International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Inductees By Drag Illustrated Published January 26, 2022 The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing has released the names of the individuals to be inducted into the museum's International Drag Racing Hall of Fame on March 10. I had the privilege to met Don and Pat back when I just started going to the drag races. Pat Garlits died this past weekend after an extended illness. Don's mom was still greeting folks. Don Garlits, now 82, met the former Patricia Louise Bieger in 1952 at a lake near Tampa, according to the Daily Commercial. We'll send you the most interesting Street Muscle articles, news, car features, and videos every week. This is certainly an exciting company to work for because the brand is quite well known globally, and that certainly helps from a recruitment perspective. Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Street Muscle, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! He also maintains his contact with racing by doing commentary on ESPN and Speed Vision at racing events and performance expositions. Then weve got some really experienced guys from other IndyCar teams as well.. Im not that. So its been a challenge, but Im really happy with how we managed to hit it in a short period of time. The version I heard was that Don's wife, Pat, has Alzheimer's and Dementia, and that he has been taking care of her for some time now-. Family, Spouse, Dating, and Relationships of Don Garlits [ ] His wife of more than 60 years, Pat Garlits, died in 2014. Taylor, Thom. Considered the father of drag racing, he is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. Garlits is very much his father's son, although not in his domestic life. But it was his lifelong partnership with a sweet girl named Pat Bieger from Tampa that was Dons best investment. [6], However, Swamp Rat XIV became so successful that in 1971, Garlits won two of his next three Top Fuel Eliminator titles (the Winternats and Bakersfield), and was a runner-up at Lions, all in the new car. Don had two sons with first wife, Dolores. Thats exciting. So Huff used a different school of thought, opting for alternating current rather than the apparently ineffective direct current. He built his first drag race car using a modified 1927 Ford Model. When the NHRANational Dragster staff compiled a list of interviews for an issue we called "Most Intriguing People," Garlits was naturally on our list. Don was there and I have a photo with him. 6 Chevy, is entering his third season at Arrow McLaren and said its been virtually seamless as the team doubled in size. The time zone changes arent quite so big. 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We all hope and pray for the best for you and Pat. After a long and valiant battle with Alzheimer's disease, we are sad to report tonight that Pat Garlits, the wife of the greatest drag racer ever, Don Garlits has died. 8, 2012:Drag racing legends Don Garlits and Don Prudhomme have a lot more in common than just their first names, More Garlits and 'Snake'Nov. The circumstances reminds me of my Dad and Mom, you know she passed away last weekend and she to had alziemers. Arrow McLaren still has done much of its hiring through the paddocks traditional word of mouth manner. These abandoned runways were perfect for drag racing. When an expert panel named Garlits the No. Mar 16, 2015. This design was notably safer since it put most of the fuel processing and rotating parts of the dragster behind the driver. She and Don shared a colorful history of building the sport from its humble roots to the nationwide pastime that it is today, dating back to 1952 when the couple first met at Lake Magdalene near Tampa. In addition to Grace Hackenberg, Gundlach also played a role in the teams acquisition of systems engineer Lizzie Todd, who came from previous roles at Andretti and Penske. Don Garlits, Bob Taaffe, and the 72-hour car build that led to drag racing loreDec. The couple met in 1952 and were wed in 1953. By Andrew Wolf February 02, 2014. In 1994, Garlits was the Republican Party nominee for Florida's 5th Congressional District. Garlits was the first drag racer to officially surpass the 170, 180, 200,[citation needed] 240, 250, and 270 mile-per-hour marks in the quarter mile; he was also the first to top 200mph (320km/h) in the .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}18mi (0.20km). Its like nothing Ive ever seen before.. 14, 2012:A Who's Who of drag racing roasts "Big Daddy" Don Garlits in Pomona for his 80th birthday, Top Fuel blowovers, Part 1May 11, 2012:Don Garlits, Jimmy King, Jack Martin, and Paul Logenecker, Pat Garlits: The Great Woman behind The ManAug. Showing Editorial results for don garlits. Hes just a super-nice guy. So much Garlits, so much goodness. It was a moment that drew genuine emotion from everyone who was there to witness it because it was honest and real and it was honoring one of the greatest women who ever had anything to do with the sport of drag racing. PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS: Its crowded at the top with Ganassi and Penske drivers. Gwynn has been paralyzed from the chest down since an Easter Sunday 1990 exhibition-pass crash at Englands Santa Pod Raceway that also cost him half of his left arm. Don Garlits and the couples two daughters, Donna Garlits and GayLyn Capitano, along with Pat Garlits sister Sharon Keppel and granddaughter Anna Capitano were all at Pat Garlits side when she passed away. Living out her final days in the couples home in Ocala, it had been a long and arduous battle with dementia and Parkinsons that eventually claimed her life. Video: A Solemn Don Garlits Remembers His Amazing Wife Pat, Remembering Atomic Al: Steve Evans Interviews Al Hofmann Back in 1998. Always at the forefront of driver safety, in the wake of Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta's fatal crash and numerous other engine explosions and resultant fires, occurring in the last 300 feet of the quarter mile, Garlits declared "I am 100 percent in favor of it", regarding NHRA's proposal to trim the race distance for Top Fuel and Funny Car from the traditional quarter-mile to 1,000 feet, also suggesting that he would support a ban on rev limiters and a return to a 70/30 nitromethane to methanol ratio. A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at Grace Presbyterian Church in Ocala. Drag Racing icon Big Daddy Don Garlits joins Joe Castello for a preview of the upcoming International Drag Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Gainesville, Florida, prior to the NHRA Gatornationals. An old friend of mine is on a Gassers email group and Don is a member, he posted this. Don had many close partners, said brother Ed Garlits. A semi-serious look at the points battles heading to Pomona, T.V. She was given credit for all of Bigs successes in life. 2, 2021:Steve Torrence won the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in a Don Garlits tribute car modeled after Garlits' famed Swamp Rat 14, one of the most important cars in Top Fuel history. Instead, he built Swamp Rat 38 EV dragster (ditching the original 37 that Mike Gerry designed and chassis-builder Brad Hadman crafted for him) and is planning a series of match races against Huff and his own EV. Ms. Head was Don's savior on Earth that day- things might have gone terribly wrong had HE not seen to it that she was right there on hand to get him immediate medical attention. I messaged her on Instagram, Hey, I think youre super cool, youre really killing it, and if you ever want to work in IndyCar, let me know, Gundlach told NBC Sports. I have long maintained the non-controversial view that Garlits is the best drag racer in history and won't ever be moved from that perch but his wife Pat had as much to do with that as he did wheeling the car. Kate Gundlach, a performance engineer at Arrow McLaren, was leafing through a sports car magazine a couple years ago when she stumbled upon a story about Grace Hackenberg, an Oregon-based racing engineer. That early T-Bucket's quarter mile performance was 13.5 seconds, at a top speed of 93mph. INNOVATIVE thinking and quality have followed that first meeting between Don Garlits and Alan Shadwick at Pomona, California in 1987. Kiels team president role essentially was split between Ward and other managers. This was the legendary slingshot dragster with which Big Daddy would win the first NHRA race he entered, the NHRA Safety Safari in Lake City, Florida (12.1 seconds, 108mph). Weve expanded our operations pretty significantly, she said. 1 mechanic out of F1. She was the girl of my dreams, he said. We started from a team that had always been competitive and hungry to find the very last bit, and that is still the backbone here that came from the small, really hungry team. After starting last season with 61 employees, the Arrow McLaren payroll mushroomed in the offseason. History lessons relearnedMarch 19, 2008:The debut of the Garlitsglide and how it led to the first successful rear-engined dragster, 2,470 days later June 11, 2008:Don Garlits' historic 5.63 pass stood as the quickest of all time for nearly seven years, 'I was there:' Garlits debuts Swamp Rat 14Aug. Whether its grabbing a badass mechanic out of World of Outlaws and introducing them to IndyCar. Ward said the schedule was among the reasons that engineer Ryan Kelly chose to join Rossis car after multiple seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series. He was sometimes referred to as the Floridian, before permanently adopting the nickname "Swamp Rat," which also became the name for each new generation of his innovative dragster designs. Weve got intense bits of the season. Both lovers had their eyes on each other in 2015 specifically, Val's Day. "[4], Garlits's accident was like many in the 1960s, and his new design followed several other pioneer designers of rear-engined dragsters, including Steve Swaja's AA/Gas Wedge I from 1963, Roger Lindwall's 1966 Top Fuel Re-Entry, and Kent Fuller's fueller Sidewinder III from 1969. The video was made by the ESPN crew and Gary Gerould serves as the voice on the footage. 14 January 1932 in Tampa, Florida), legendary drag racer who won the American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) Championship fourteen times and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Championship three times, and is also known for his work to make drag racing a safer sport.Garlits's father, Edward Garlits, was a Westinghouse engineer in the 1920s. All Rights Reserved. I think weve got a very good tribe of people here, and part of that includes just diversity of humans in general, Gundlach said. Shes like, Absolutely. . They were more trouble than they were worth . I think itd be real good for the sport. And thats across the board, both commercial and operational. Before his championship run with Penske, Ward spent more than 12 years as an aerodynamicist and engineer with the Red Bull F1 team. Although the engineering marvel didn't pan out, it was still vintage Garlits to even try it. Don't waste your time dreading it: just pray that you live long enough to enjoy your senior years. Pat was running the gift shop. Since arriving in the fall of 2019 at the former Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, she said she has watched Arrow McLaren grow while maintaining its gritty origins. On March 8, 1970, at Lions Drag Strip,[2] Garlits was driving Swamp Rat XIII, also called the Wynnscharger, a front-engined slingshot rail dragster, when the vehicle suffered a catastrophic failure. I am going and sitting with him almost every day as does my sister and brother. Ward said McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, who also oversees the F1 team, attended more IndyCar races last year and will continue to be a more constant presence this year as the team ramps up. The man is more a legend in our eyes now than hes ever been. But there are teams in this paddock that have been investing in software heavily for a decade, and now you want to play catch up in a year. Don and Pat were married on February 20,1953, when Don was just 21 years of age and his immortal racing career it its infancy. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Only show this user. Honestly, this team comes from humble beginnings in the IndyCar world. Were going to have a lot of fun match racing, Im sure, around the country, demonstrating to the people that there is a viable place in drag racing for electric cars, Garlits said after guiding Huff through his staging process last weekend for an exhibition pass at the NHRAs Amalie Oil Gatornationals at Garlits backyard track at Gainesville, Fla. I really like Steve Huff. Three years later, he became a professional drag racer. Don Garlits's Net Worth: $31 Million. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. PATRICIA GARLITS OBITUARY. For more on the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida, visit Garlits.com. Swamp Rat 14 rides again; the history of one of Top Fuel's most important carsOct. Don Garlits didn't invent the rear-engine dragster, of course. From antique cars to muscle cars. Maybe that should read: Seattle innovator Steve Huff has thrown down the gauntlet. Over the past year, the team has received tens of thousands of resumes sometimes hundreds specifically for an open position while transforming its staff. 1 staffing priority wasnt hiring. It all sucks, damn it. The cars were later auctioned at Barrett-Jackson for another charitable quarter-million dollars, Garlits said. All 450 of us walked in every Friday morning and put a . 9, 2014:For years she was by "Big Daddy's" side through thick and thin,and will never be forgotten, Reliving some magical Indy momentsSept. Gracie is a rock star and can do anything, Gundlach said. John Force, Shelly Anderson Payne, Ron Attebury, Sonny Messner, Carol "Bunny" Burkett, Graeme Cowin, Vinny and Richard Napp, Bob Frey . Unless I die prematurely, I will be vindicated.") The records 156.. Patricia Louise Bieger Garlits, wife of Legendary Drag Racer, "Big Daddy" Don Garlits for nearly 61 years left this world and went over to the other side to spend eternity with Jesus Christ, this afternoon; February 2nd, at 5:53 PM. By Martha Maglone: Last month, February 2015, Don Garlits (83) popped the question to photographer Lisa Crigar, whom he met during a magazine interview in 2014. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. In true Garlits style, during the press conference submission and placement ceremony, the dragster was fired up on the Smithsonian "porch. The Untold Truth About Elizabeth Olsen's Husband R How old is Corbyn Besson? I think that also helps to diversify the portfolio of talent that we have internally and the ability to learn from one another and grow as a team.. Funny Car icon Bruce Larson: NHRA's original triple-threat Pro driver, Frank Mancuso: Some good trips and some bad ones for the 'Travel Agent' driver. If Don Garlits were a landscaper, hed have been the best landscaper that there was, same as for any occupation, it is just his nature. Donald Glenn Garlits is drag racing's truest outlier; his innovative spirit, mechanical expertise, character, talent and work ethic combined to make him the most transcendent figure the drag strip has ever known. Thats when I drew up plans for what I thought would be a championship rear-engine car. Thats racing. Those helped raise money for spinal-injury research through his Darrell Gwynn Foundation and the Buoniconti familys Miami Project To Cure Paralysis. Don Garlits' sidewinder Top FuelerMarch 2, 2018:In 1982, "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, always the innovator, experimented with a sideways-mounted nitro engine in his Swamp Rat 27. That is what it is all about! A forum community dedicated to hot rod owners and enthusiasts. Don won the race and then decided that he would leave the little car on fuel for the first time since 1956. . Net Worth: $100 Million. Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Man this is really a shame, losing his best pal TC and then this bad news. She supported my racing. Beside that, he is also known for being politically active. He had the house built in 1967 and lived there until he moved to Ocala to open the Drag Racing Museum. The tour was amazing. Ocala - Patricia Louise Bieger Garlits, wife of Legendary Drag Racer, "Big Daddy" Don Garlits for nearly 61 years, left this world and went over to the other side to . She loved her man with all her heart, body and soul and never thought of anyone else but him, Donna Garlits wrote in a letter. 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