That was from Garlits' own mouth in a SpeedVision interview. Perhaps he was
playing down the poor showing!
But he did say that it was not his last run!
Joe (C)
Rocky Entriken wrote:
>
> It was a bit more than a demonstration run. It happens that, as big a star
> as Garlits is, his era predated the 300 mph speeds of today. He wanted to
> add that to his resume.
>
> This year is the 50th anniversary of NHRA and their biggest event is the
> U.S. Nationals on the Labor Day weekend. Garlits arranged a ride for that
> event, qualified 15th (out of 21) at 303.37 mph with a 4.720-second run.
> FWIW, another star of Garlits' era, Shirley Muldowney, also entered that
> event, qualified 12th at 319.98 mph (4.647 seconds).
>
> Both lost in the first round -- Garlits to Mike Dunn (who reached the finals
> before losing), Muldowney to Darrell Russell (Joe Amato's hot new find).
>
> No demonstration or exhibition -- they came to race and made the show.
> Nobody gave them a free pass.
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