Net Worth: $100 Million. Gundlach, who recently was announced as a finalist for Indys Best and Brightest, previously worked cars that won two championships with Scott Dixon at Ganassi. Just before midnight May 14, 2020, at Jim Hughes Tucson Dragway deep in the Arizona desert, Huff clocked a 201.07-mph history-making speed in his own Current Technology Dragster. Considered the father of drag racing, he is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. My dear wife of nearly 61 years left this world this afternoon, Don Garlits wrote in an email to the Daily Commercial on Sunday. Sorry about your wife but Get well (BIG DADDY) and prayers for all the family. And he was on the team that invented the electric iron and the electric fan. I have long maintained the non-controversial view that Garlits is the best drag racer in history and wont ever be moved from that perch but his wife Pat had as much to do with that as he did wheeling the car. 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. Then weve got some really experienced guys from other IndyCar teams as well.. I dont think theres a better IndyCar team to work for right now.. Pat was running the gift shop. I felt the same as you when I saw it. His last qualifying race was in May 2003 at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals presented by Pontiac in Atlanta, Georgia. (A similar design was built that same year by Mickey Thompson.) 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-. He married Dolores Patterson, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wabash, on November 17, 1962. Were not shy to hire a visa candidate who might require extra effort to obtain work permits. For him, wrangling the 840-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is a piece of cake. PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS: Its crowded at the top with Ganassi and Penske drivers. Heck, he could probably tell you how many nuts and bolts it took to build Swamp Rat I. Hes not just an icon of our sport, but very probably THE icon, and I say that with tremendous love and respect for people like Shirley Muldowney, Don Prudhomme, and John Force. "Big Daddy" retired again before the end of the 1992 season because of a detached retina, a product of the 4g deceleration produced by a Top Fuel Dragster's braking parachutes.[14]. Hes a really nice guy. It is a few miles east of Tampa not far off of I-4 and I-75. Weve expanded our operations pretty significantly, she said. Over 30,000 people attended the event, the largest attendance at a drag race at that point. JUPITER Father Time has nothing on the father of drag racing. How much he loves IndyCar. Garlits now runs the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, which has taken over the grounds of his family home in Ocala, Florida. Family affair: Grandfather a drag racing legend, his grandson the future of the sport MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- 25-year-old Rodney Garlits was born with a need for speed. Im new to this role; hes lived it before. Don is one of the greatest most down to earth guys you would ever want to meet, and our thoughts and prayers are with them both. Jody Scott, McLarens director of people who joined the team a year ago from Anthem, Inc. (now Elevance Health), said there was no target for the number of hires outside motorsports. LemonsJan. [7][8] A change so momentous had not happened since Mickey Thompson moved the seat behind the rear axle to create the Panorama City Special slingshot rail dragster in 1954. Im not that. Ward noted two important additions from the world of Big Data and analytics in data and strategy lead Michael Gethers (who came from Salesforce) and engineer Eric Hestekin (who arrived from Boeing Defense). On the National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers, 19512000, Don Garlits was ranked No.1. We visited Garlits museums in Florida in the 1990's. It's HOT!! During a recent episode of his Off Track podcast, Rossi noted the Thermal test hit some snags as the IndyCar team learned to communicate with McLarens software systems in England. All logos and images are reserved. Pat Garlits was the first wife of Don Garlits. Arrow McLaren still has done much of its hiring through the paddocks traditional word of mouth manner. Behind every great man. With passions that span clean and fast Corvettes all the way to down and dirty off-road vehicles (just ask him about his dream Jurassic Park Explorer), David's eclectic tastes lend well to his multiple automotive writing passions. New hires have come from Fortune 500 companies, major brands and other professional sports an eclectic roster of past employers that includes Disney, SalesForce, the Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Rays, Republic Airways and Boeing Defense, Space & Security (to name a few). I havemet him also and he is a class act for sure. Ronald Lee Garlits, 78, of Wabash, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. 2014 Saddest News: Pat Garlits, Wife of Big Daddy Don Garlits, Dies. At Age 90, 'Big Daddy' Don Garlits Still Plugged Into Electric Dragster NHRA legend came up just short in quest to be first to blast a battery-powered dragster down the quarter-mile at 200 mph.. Photo: NHRA/National Dragster. Its a mentality shift thats good. Don Garlits was born in Florida, and began drag racing in the mid-1950s in a car he built himself, in his backyard. She was at dads side through every win, loss, crash, you name it, she was there.. Otherwise, he might have started that match-race challenge with Huff right there. Yeah, thats wht I was thinking.I would imagine it would be pretty lonely at home after being married 60 years. Its more about were happy and want people to know, and word spreads that this is a place thats trying to be good to its people and gunning for the very top. We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request. As I have posted roles throughout this last year, Ive found a large number of youths all around the world thats interested in getting into motorsports. It was this successful, formative roadster that would become the basis for his first rail-job dragster. Shes like, Absolutely. . 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. In 1994, Garlits was the Republican Party nominee for Florida's 5th Congressional District. I think weve done a great job of that. 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). Don Garlits, Bob Taaffe, and the 72-hour car build that led to drag racing lore Dec. 17, 2021: Don Garlits' amazing win at the 1967 Nationals, so well remembered for his post-race. Weve got all these new people, all this new equipment, Ward said. "Big Daddy" Don Garlits is still going fast at the age of 86. Don Garlits Greatest Moments in Indy NHRA 153K subscribers 187K views 8 years ago Don Garlits won eight times at the U.S. Nationals. 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. I visited Dons museum on a Sunday one week after Pat passed away. After all those years of being together. Chopped and Sectioned 1948 Chevy Truck owned since I was 15 in 1974. Hes innovative, inquisitive, indefatigable, and pretty much indestructible. 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. When I visited Bigs museum in Ocala last month, on a video screen in the corner, they were playing a memorial tribute video from Pats funeral and still had some of the flowers from the funeral a week prior. He has been inducted into several Halls of Fame and has won many awards during his career. Hes my competitor, but were going to have a really fun time with these cars, Garlits, who operates his own Museum of Drag Racing on his property at Ocala, said. At 87 years old, "Big Daddy" Don Garlits is looking in the rearview mirror - not to reminisce, but at the drivers . 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. Don Garlits, Godfather of American Drag Racing 70 years behind the wheel of supercharged engines March 8, 1970- Don Garlits shown sitting between the tires the moment the engine of his dragster exploded, splitting the car in half and blowing off his right foot. Pat Garlits is survived by her husband, daughters and sister, as well as grandchildren Kirsten Capitano Watley, Rodney Donald Garlits, Sarah Lyn Smith, Benjamin Gregory Capitano and Anna Elizabeth Capitano; and great-grandchild Braden Alexander-James Garlits. Garlits will discuss each [] The Garlits brothers were a fearsome force in the drag racing world. Don Garlits' Swamp Rat 17, the Wynn's Liner, had a very short life in 1973 and is roundly considered to be among the few disappointments of the more than 40 Swamp Rats he campaigned. Ron was born on April 13, 1942, in Fairmont, West Virginia, to the late Rueben and Helen (Bunner) Garlits. RIP Pat, your missed by more than just your family. Here's the. John Force, Shelly Anderson Payne, Ron Attebury, Sonny Messner, Carol "Bunny" Burkett, Graeme Cowin, Vinny and Richard Napp, Bob Frey . Staffing has been a top priority at Arrow McLaren for Ward, who says he initially was nave to how hard it is to recruit for talent right now in this sport. 6 Chevy, is entering his third season at Arrow McLaren and said its been virtually seamless as the team doubled in size. Yes, there's just no one like him, and I'm glad that he's still part of our lives. Ive interviewed a lot and I mean, a lot of racers and heroes of yesteryear, and theres no one with the kind of memory that Garlits has. People get to see how much enthusiasm Zak brings. Fire in the holeFeb. I know that Don will not enjoy life as much with his wife gone, but he will be relieved when she is not suffering any more (if Alzheimers and Dementia patients suffer). Don Garlits, now 82, met the former Patricia Louise Bieger in 1952 at a lake near Tampa, according to the Daily Commercial. [11], Garlits took a brief hiatus, returning to NHRA Top Fuel full-time in 1984. Patricia Louise Garlits, aged 79, was widely regarded as the "First Lady" of the drag racing world. Sadly, we have been informed that Ed Garlits, younger brother of "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, has passed away after a long fight with an illness. The measure of a man is not how quickly he traverses a quarter mile but rather how hes able to set aside his own ambitions and wants to serve a loved one in their time of need. Three years later, he became a professional drag racer. 2023 Power Automedia. The circumstances reminds me of my Dad and Mom, you know she passed away last weekend and she to had alziemers. PATRICIA GARLITS OBITUARY. There are some inherent advantages for a team in IndyCar, whose 17-race schedule is more manageable than NASCAR (36 races in 37 weeks) and Formula One (which has expanded to 24 races around the globe). Don Garlits, now 82, met the former Patricia Louise Bieger in 1952 at a lake near Tampa, according to the Daily Commercial. 1 staffing priority wasnt hiring. 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. Video: A Solemn Don Garlits Remembers His Amazing Wife Pat, Remembering Atomic Al: Steve Evans Interviews Al Hofmann Back in 1998. 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. And I found her in a magazine and just reached out to her.. Have you ever wondered how rich Don Garlits is, as of late 2016? After exhausting the limits of internal combustion, hes tried turbine power and electric power. We'll send you the most interesting Street Muscle articles, news, car features, and videos every week. Thats definitely not a rumor, said OWard, who is entering his fourth season of driving McLarens No. 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. I am going and sitting with him almost every day as does my sister and brother. The driver was placed in front of nearly all the mechanical components, thus protecting him and allowing him to activate a variety of safety equipment in the event of catastrophic mechanical failure or a fire. He put everything aside for her and he explains very clearly why he did that in this video. There is a reason that Don has kept a lower profile over the last couple of years than we have been used to seeing him have and that was because he was the chief caretaker for Pat who was progressively getting more ill and was unable to care for herself as Don knew she deserved. We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network. An old friend of mine is on a Gassers email group and Don is a member, he posted this. A pioneer in the field of drag racing, he perfected the rear-engine Top Fuel dragster, an innovation motivated by the loss of part of his foot in a dragster accident. Pat, coined by many as the "first lady of drag racing," stood firmly by her husband's side, through the triumphs and glory to the ultimate of trials, before her sad passing on February 2nd following a long illness. Date of Birth: Sep 24, 1977 (45 years old) Place of Birth: Venice. 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. You have to experience it to appreciate every day and every challenge. Very Marvelous! For more on the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida, visit Garlits.com. Thats what we like to avoid doing because you lose a little of the human touch that way. 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. 27, 2021:The most epic burndown in NHRA history happened in the Top Fuel final 50 years ago at the 1971 NHRA U.S. Nationals between Steve Carbone and "Big Daddy" Don Garlits. I think thatll grow into a bigger, better version of a big team than there is. He is already on the road to recovery and back at work. Both were very nice people. All Rights Reserved. Our leadership team was just looking for the best, Scott, who also worked at Stanley Black & Decker, told NBC Sports. 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. In 2019 at age 87, he set a new quarter-mile EV record of 189.03mph with Swamp Rat 38, a 1,500-pound dragster with a 800hp electric motor. 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. Garlits in 1987 Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida) is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. [9] Rear engine dragsters have since become mainstream in drag racing. Don Garlits, being from Florida, was something of an outsider. 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. The role of Pat Garlits in the career of her husband can never fully be appreciated. She was the girl of my dreams, he said. He's also as candid and controversial as ever. She was the girl of my dreams, said Don. Indy 1971: 'The Great Burndown'Aug. 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. https://t.co/mHHWXQ5pte pic.twitter.com/shWCEFnUqw, Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team (@ArrowMcLaren) February 21, 2023, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). Patricia was born March 27th, 1934 in Covington, Kentucky, to Richard and Vivian Bieger. There is one way in which Arrow McLarens transformation is noticeable. Man ,Don would help anybody,on the phone,on the track at the pits. So we just have to keep that, and well be all right.. Its the best team Ive ever worked at in terms of mechanics, engineers, commercial. That car, made up of parts from a 1927 Ford Model "T" Roadster, a 1948. He announced for four seasons, from 1988 through the end of 1991. By Andrew Wolf February 02, 2014. And its especially true during a season with the kind of expansion that Arrow McLaren has undertaken for the 2023 season. Weve got a lot of positivity. his wife will never come home from the hospital. Don's mom was still greeting folks. Copyright 1996-2023, NHRA. But were also pretty realistic that you cant rob Peter to pay Paul, so were not always going to be able to hire from motorsports and especially other IndyCar teams. The couple would have celebrated their 61st anniversary on Feb. 20. "I took one look. Gracie is a rock star and can do anything, Gundlach said. She made him wear the leather jacket that saved his life. I just turned 90 years old (January 14, 2022), and here I am, talking about going around the country and making exhibition runs! Huff, 55, has been battling a rare form of kidney cancer and told Pope, Statistically its not promising, but those statistics are on people who are 70 years old. In 2008, he was inducted into the inaugural hall of fame class at, This page was last edited on 28 November 2022, at 21:23. In the wake of Clapshaw's passing Dec. 15, it's a story worth retelling. But also building a machine of a race team that can develop all year round, not sort of go racing in the season and do development in the offseason. The IndyCar team since has been integrated with McLaren Racings F1 operations, which naturally led to some growing pains. Today, Garlits is an energetic 92, living in Ocala, Florida, where he oversees his fabulous Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing. Donald Glenn Garlits, better known by his nickname Big Daddy, was born on the 14th January 1932, in Tampa, Florida USA, and is probably best known for being not only an automotive engineer, but also a race car driver regarded by some as the father of drag racing who won 17 World Championships. Weve really tried to stretch ourselves to find the best and the brightest no matter where they live, Scott said. Whether its grabbing a badass mechanic out of World of Outlaws and introducing them to IndyCar. so Bruce Crower suggested the installation of a wing over the engine for the NHRA Winternationals. 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. Scott said Arrow McLaren has lost only three team members since last years Sept. 11 finale at Laguna Seca, an unheard-of number that she attributes to working hard on trying to give back to employees with extra cash and time off. [1] The first national drag racing meet, sponsored by the National Hot Rod Association was held on an airfield near Great Bend, KS in 1955. A pioneer in the field of drag racing, he perfected the rear-engine Top Fuel dragster, an innovation motivated by the loss of part of his foot in a dragster accident. 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. "We were married 61 years," Garlits said. So thats infectious for everybody.. Survival stories are everywhere in my life, but I look around and realize its because were all like-minded people.. We come back between most races. Although the engineering marvel didn't pan out, it was still vintage Garlits to even try it. It all sucks, damn it. [clarification needed] He received several injuries from the resulting crash. Patricia Louise Garlits, aged 79, was widely regarded as the First Lady of the drag racing world. During their sixty-plus years of marriage, Pat remained by her husband's side, traveling . There also is an appeal to being a professional sports team. Authorities say a man driving a U-Haul truck struck and injured several pedestrians in New York City before police were able to pin the careening vehicle against a building following a mileslong. Hates Alive said: Maybe Garlits doesn't like being alone. Rosenqvist, driver of the No. Those are the nice things that people want out of family who do this.. It is sad he will lose his wife. With sponsorship dollars generally on the rise in IndyCar, and manufacturer money pouring into rival series such as IMSA and F1, it likely never has been harder for hiring across U.S. motorsports. [15] He has since had second thoughts. This design was notably safer since it put most of the fuel processing and rotating parts of the dragster behind the driver. The video was made by the ESPN crew and Gary Gerould serves as the voice on the footage. INNOVATIVE thinking and quality have followed that first meeting between Don Garlits and Alan Shadwick at Pomona, California in 1987. He is a mentor of current NHRA Top Fuel racer and fellow Ocala, Florida resident, Josh Hart (racer). Photo: Daily Commercial "I took one look. Don Garlits, far left, with his wife Patricia and the rest of the Don's Speed Shop crew at a 1958 race in Texas. This two museums brings you back to the "Good Old Days of Racing" and houses almost 300 cars between both buildings. 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