Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located in Florida
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Location within Florida
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located in the United States
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing (the United States)
Established1984 (1984)
Location13700 SW 16th Ave
Ocala, Florida
Coordinates29°01′19″N 82°09′10″W / 29.021841°N 82.15287°W / 29.021841; -82.15287
TypeAutomobile museum[1]
WebsiteDon Garlits Museum of Drag Racing

The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located at 13700 SW 16th Ave, Ocala, Florida, just off Interstate 75. Opened in 1984,[2] it chronicles the history of the sport of drag racing. Some 90 racing cars can be seen in the Drag Race building, while a further 50 vehicles are in the Antique Car building. Many of the Garlits "Swamp Rat" cars are here, but he also turns out to be a pack rat with an accumulation of cars and memorabilia from other top names in the sport. The iconic cars of Dean Moon, the Mooneyes gas dragster [3] and the Moonbeam sports car [4] are on display.

The museum is home to the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Inductees include Art Arfons, Sydney Allard, Zora Arkus-Duntov, Ray Godman, Raymond Beadle, Shirley Muldowney, Kenny Bernstein, Don Schumacher, and Connie Glen Swingle.

See also

References

  1. ↑ MuseumsUSA. "Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing", MuseumsUSA website, 2009. Accessed February 14, 2009.
  2. ↑ See: http://www.nhra.net/50th/top50/D_Garlits01.html
  3. ↑ Hot Rod Magazine, September 1961. The Mooneyes has a Dragmaster chassis.
  4. ↑ Road & Track, November 1964, Pages 52-56.

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