The greatest name in Drag racing details how he was held at gun point as a racing promoter felt cheated, as Big Daddy struggled with the "new Hemi 426". On top of that, this was after a complete year of humiliation, in which Chris Karamesines, "The Greek" beat him 23 times in a row!
Yes, the 426 was developed for NASCAR racing, mostly for reliability during long superspeedway races. The most significant engine in drag racing was not as good as the old legendary HEMI 392. Hear all the details of how the 426 became the greatest drag racing engine from the mouth of the man who did it, Don Garlits. After all, he almost loose his life in the process!