In early 1967, Garlits was in one of the worst droughts of his career, had DNQ’d at two NHRA national events, and hadn’t yet run in the six-second zone as many of his peers had and vowed not to shave until he did. He then not only won the Nationals, but did it with a 6.77-second run in the final against James Warren, leading to an iconic starting-line shave.
