WATCH: Top Fuel legend Don Garlits warms up Steve Torrence's Garlits tribute car
Top Fuel legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits fired up Steve Torrence's Garlits-tribute Capco Contractors dragster at his Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Fla., prior to the start of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
Top Fuel legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits is being honored at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals by reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence, whose Capco Contractors dragster is sporting a Garlits tribute paint scheme.
Prior to the event, the Capco team hauled their special car down to Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Fla., where the NHRA legend got to sit in the car and warm the engine before a crowd of delighted (and surprised) fans and visitors.