I'm sitting at a small table at the Waffle House in Ocala, Florida, when I ask this question, and "Big Daddy" Don Garlits nearly slams his fist in his scrambled eggs and tomatoes as he leans across to ...

Don Nicholson is drag racing's answer to Rip Van Winkle. He's cut more lights, raced on more outlaw strips, and won more races since he started driving Don Blair's sprinter back in the late '40s than ...