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The "Wanted Dead or Alive" Mopars saw success in the [[IHRA]] in '78 & '79 with (4) [[ProStock]] final rounds, winning the '79 ProAm Nationals at the "Rock" in Rockingham, but moreover, made monster money along the match race trail. [[Billy 'the kid' Stepp|'''Read More''']]  
 
The "Wanted Dead or Alive" Mopars saw success in the [[IHRA]] in '78 & '79 with (4) [[ProStock]] final rounds, winning the '79 ProAm Nationals at the "Rock" in Rockingham, but moreover, made monster money along the match race trail. [[Billy 'the kid' Stepp|'''Read More''']]  
 
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Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida) is considered the father of drag racing. He is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. A pioneer, with the help of [[TC Lemmons]], and after he lost a portion of his foot in a drag racing accident, he perfected the design rear-engine "top fuel" dragster (notable because it put the most explosive parts of the dragster behind the driver) and was an early endorser of a full-body, fire-resistant suit. In 1964, he became the first drag racer to officially surpass 200 miles per hour; he has broken a number of other speed records, surpassing 270 miles per hour in 1986.
 
Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida) is considered the father of drag racing. He is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. A pioneer, with the help of [[TC Lemmons]], and after he lost a portion of his foot in a drag racing accident, he perfected the design rear-engine "top fuel" dragster (notable because it put the most explosive parts of the dragster behind the driver) and was an early endorser of a full-body, fire-resistant suit. In 1964, he became the first drag racer to officially surpass 200 miles per hour; he has broken a number of other speed records, surpassing 270 miles per hour in 1986.
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Garlits was the first driver to win three [[National Hot Rod Association]] national titles and three world championships, the last coming at the age of 54.
 
Garlits was the first driver to win three [[National Hot Rod Association]] national titles and three world championships, the last coming at the age of 54.
  
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Garlits won the first NHRA Drag race he entered with the first racecar he built. It was 1955, and the [[NHRA Safety Safari]] had come to Lake City, Fla. A short three years later, the garage and body shop owner was racing professionally with the first of 34 race cars he would later tag Swamp Rat. He didn't stop until 1992, when eye trouble, the result of deceleration G forces of nearly 7 G’s, forced him from the seat at age 60. In the four-decade interim, Garlits took on all comers on any racetrack in the country and sometimes abroad. Driving chassis he fabricated that were powered by engines he built, Garlits won 144 major open events and 17 national championships in the sport's three major hot rod associations. [[Big Daddy|'''Read More''']]  
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Garlits won the first NHRA Drag race he entered with the first racecar he built. It was 1955, and the [[NHRA Safety Safari]] had come to Lake City, Fla. A short three years later, the garage and body shop owner was racing professionally with the first of 34 race cars he would later tag Swamp Rat. He didn't stop until 1992, when eye trouble, the result of deceleration G forces of nearly 7 G’s, forced him from the seat at age 60. In the four-decade interim, Garlits took on all comers on any racetrack in the country and sometimes abroad. Driving chassis he fabricated that were powered by engines he built, Garlits won 144 major open events and 17 national championships in the sport's three major hot rod associations. [[Dave Duell|'''Read More''']]  
 
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Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida) is considered the father of drag racing. He is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. A pioneer, with the help of [[TC Lemmons]], and after he lost a portion of his foot in a drag racing accident, he perfected the design rear-engine "top fuel" dragster (notable because it put the most explosive parts of the dragster behind the driver) and was an early endorser of a full-body, fire-resistant suit. In 1964, he became the first drag racer to officially surpass 200 miles per hour; he has broken a number of other speed records, surpassing 270 miles per hour in 1986.
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Many consider Dave Duell to be the Father of [[Nostalgia Super Stock]] [[racing]], because of his organization of NSS Racing at the [[Monster Mopar Weekend]]. Following his death, the NSS racing portion of the Monster was renamed the [[Dave Duell Classic]], which is currently administered by Dave's son Doug.
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Duell was a longtime [[drag racer]], and back in the heyday of '60s-era factory involvement, Duell had a 425-horse [[Max Wedge]] Dodge 440 wagon with [[horsepower]] courtesy [["Akron Arlen" Vanke]]. This machine set [[NHRA]] national records and was one of only a handful of wagons that raced competitively in any form of racing. Vanke, the well-known [[Super Stock]] star, was involved in every aspect of the wagon, and Dave credits him greatly for the success garnered by the early [[Drag'n Wag'n]]. Though Duell's involvement with the automotive business would take him away from racing for many years, the memories remained.  
  
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[[Drag Racing]] was a California based sport. Don Garlits being from Florida was the outsider who came in and beat them at their own game. He was sometimes referred to as the Floridian, such was his uniqueness.
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After creating a '64 Max Wedge [[Sport Fury]] clone in 1990, he decided it was time to turn back the clock. His son Doug took over the controls on the two-door and Dave and his crew got down to business to create a near identical 64 Plymouth wagon, also called the Drag'n Wag'n.
  
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Garlits was the first driver to win three [[National Hot Rod Association]] national titles and three world championships, the last coming at the age of 54.
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Dave was instrumental in advancing [[Nostalgia Super Stock]] racing at the Monster Mopar Weekend each September, NSS was the only racing class at the Monster open to all makes of eligible cars.
  
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Garlits won the first NHRA Drag race he entered with the first racecar he built. It was 1955, and the [[NHRA Safety Safari]] had come to Lake City, Fla. A short three years later, the garage and body shop owner was racing professionally with the first of 34 race cars he would later tag Swamp Rat. He didn't stop until 1992, when eye trouble, the result of deceleration G forces of nearly 7 G’s, forced him from the seat at age 60. In the four-decade interim, Garlits took on all comers on any racetrack in the country and sometimes abroad. Driving chassis he fabricated that were powered by engines he built, Garlits won 144 major open events and 17 national championships in the sport's three major hot rod associations. [[Big Daddy|'''Read More''']]  
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Dave died of lung cancer on December 16, 2005.[[Dave Duell|'''Read More''']]  
 
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Revision as of 17:57, 28 September 2013

Featured Wiki
Dave Duell and his Drag'n Wag'n
Dave Duell

Many consider Dave Duell to be the Father of Nostalgia Super Stock racing, because of his organization of NSS Racing at the Monster Mopar Weekend. Following his death, the NSS racing portion of the Monster was renamed the Dave Duell Classic, which is currently administered by Dave's son Doug.

Duell was a longtime drag racer, and back in the heyday of '60s-era factory involvement, Duell had a 425-horse Max Wedge Dodge 440 wagon with horsepower courtesy "Akron Arlen" Vanke. This machine set NHRA national records and was one of only a handful of wagons that raced competitively in any form of racing. Vanke, the well-known Super Stock star, was involved in every aspect of the wagon, and Dave credits him greatly for the success garnered by the early Drag'n Wag'n. Though Duell's involvement with the automotive business would take him away from racing for many years, the memories remained.

After creating a '64 Max Wedge Sport Fury clone in 1990, he decided it was time to turn back the clock. His son Doug took over the controls on the two-door and Dave and his crew got down to business to create a near identical 64 Plymouth wagon, also called the Drag'n Wag'n.

Dave was instrumental in advancing Nostalgia Super Stock racing at the Monster Mopar Weekend each September, NSS was the only racing class at the Monster open to all makes of eligible cars.

Dave died of lung cancer on December 16, 2005.Read More

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