One of the most fun things about my work with NHRA is the access I have in the company’s digital archive, which continues to grow and more and more races are digitized. Anyway, as Don Garlits’ birthday was last Friday I was trying to come up with an idea last week to help celebrate it. That’s when I happened upon the idea of a video that featured not just iconic Garlits moments but Garlits moments involving another legend, Dave McClelland.
Going through a bunch of races I came upon my list of seven. You will see the NHRA’s most iconic racer and the NHRA’s most iconic voice intertwined over the course of seven races spanning more than a decade. The 1975 NHRA World finals, the 1978 Gators, 1978 Indy, 1982 Gators, 1984 Indy, 1986 Gators, and 1986 Chief Auto Parts Nationals in Dallas.
Each of these moments is cool for its own reason. My favorite call? The ’86 Dallas one. Why? Big Mac is so excited he is just about ready to come out of his skin!
Love it. As Steve Evans once said, “The man IS drag racing”. You just can’t say it any better than that.