The 29th annual Mopar Mile-High
NHRA Nationals, which boasts the longest-running NHRA event
sponsorship, will rock Bandimere Speedway this weekend with special
guests and special pre-race activities.
Mopar will recognize two legendary drag racers at
the Mile-High Nationals. Don “Big Daddy” Garlits will serve as grand
marshal, and Judy “Miss Mighty Mopar” Lilly will serve as honorary
starter. Both competed with Mopar power to build the brand's storied
motorsports heritage.
In 2001, NHRA proclaimed Garlits the greatest drag
racer of all time by naming him number one of the top 50 drivers from
NHRA's first 50 years. He earned the majority of his 144 national event
wins, eight U.S. Nationals championships, and 17 season championships
while competing with a Mopar powerplant. Lilly, inducted into the
International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1998, is recognized as one of
the female trailblazers in drag racing.