Don Garlits is known as one of the greatest drag racers in the history of the sport. Garlits, who raced for over thirty years, has been inducted into multiple Halls of Fame, including the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2004.

Bill Stephens has been an automotive and motorsports host, commentator, producer, and journalist since 1989, and he has been seen on such national television networks as ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN, Fox, and SPEED. He is the author of several books chronicling the racing careers of such legends as “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, Shirley Muldowney, and Kenny Bernstein. He is currently an expert commentator on Discovery’s Velocity Channel covering the Mecum Collector Car Auctions and a color analyst on ESPN’s coverage of NHRA drag racing. Stephens resides in Cotuit, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod.

Shirley Muldowney began drag racing in the 1950s. She won three NHRA Top Fuel championships (1977, 1980, and 1982) and was the first driver in NHRA history to win multiple Top Fuel titles. She won an AHRA Top Fuel crown in 1981 and in 1982 won the US Nationals. She has been inducted into both the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Muldowney resides in Chesterfield, Michigan.

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