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  2. Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing - Wikipedia

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    The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located at 13700 SW 16th Ave, Ocala, Florida, just off Interstate 75. Opened in 1984, [2] it chronicles the history of the sport of drag racing. Some 90 racing cars can be seen in the Drag Race building, while a further 50 vehicles are in the Antique Car building. Many of the Garlits "Swamp Rat" cars are ...

  3. Ocala, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Ocala, Florida. /  29.18778°N 82.13056°W  / 29.18778; -82.13056. Ocala ( / oʊˈkælə / oh-KAL-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Florida, United States. [8] Located in North Central Florida, the city's population was 63,591 as of the 2020 census, up from 56,315 at the 2010 census and making it the 43rd-most ...

  4. The Villages, Florida - Wikipedia

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    The community is the center of The Villages metropolitan area, which consists of all of Sumter County and is included in the Orlando–Lakeland–Deltona combined statistical area; and Marion County is included in the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to May 2023 Census Bureau data, between July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, The Villages metro area grew by 7.5% or 10,103 ...

  5. List of Florida area codes - Wikipedia

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    In 1995, area code 954 was introduced for Broward County. In 1996, area code 239 was introduced for southwest Florida and area code 352 for the areas around Gainesville and Ocala. Many new area codes were introduced in the first two decades of the 21st century, as a result of city expansion and growth of telecommunication services. [2]

  6. Ocala Estates, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Ocala Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western Marion County, Florida, United States. It is 11 miles (18 km) west of Ocala , the county seat . Ocala Estates was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census , at which time it had a population of 2,991. [3]

  7. WMOP - Wikipedia

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    WMOP (900 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Ocala, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville -Ocala- Central Florida area. It simulcasts an urban contemporary format with WRBD (1240 AM) in Gainesville. They are owned by the Urban One Broadcasting Network headed by radio personality William Johnson. (It is not affiliated with Urban One ...

  8. Fort King - Wikipedia

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    Fort King. /  29.18889°N 82.08222°W  / 29.18889; -82.08222. Fort King (also known as Camp King or Cantonment King) was a United States military fort in north central Florida, near what later developed as the city of Ocala. It was named after Colonel William King, commander of Florida's Fourth Infantry and the first governor of the ...

  9. List of dirt track ovals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US. [1] The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt.