Ocala, Florida: Big Daddy Don Garlits Museum Of Drag Racing
A car museum for people who usually don't like car museums, because dragsters aren't really cars -- they're horizontal missiles with wheels. Out front: a monument of a flipping dragster, and an A-7 jet that raced Big Daddy's car.
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Now for sale in the gift shop: spark plugs, motor castings, and racing slicks signed by Don. The tires go for over $200, so the spark plugs at $5 apiece -- each in a baggy -- are a relative bargain. Also for $5 are signed "Don Garlits for Congress" brochures (He lost.) Museum of Drag Racing stock certificates sell for $50 apiece. A new Drag Racing Hall Of Fame Memorial stands out by the road. Atop the concrete base is a live-size bronze replica of the dragster Big Daddy flipped over and crashed in the early 1980s. Don Garlits emerged unscathed. The dragster is frozen nose up, in mid-flip.
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Big Daddy Don Garlits Museum Of Drag Racing
- Address:
- 13700 SW 16th Ave., Ocala, FL
- Directions:
- I-75 exit 341. East on Hwy 484, then a quick right onto SW 16th Ave. The museum will be on the right.
- Hours:
- Daily 9-5. Gated after hours. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 352-245-8661
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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