sentences:  Glidden retired as the driver with the most wins in National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) history at that time — a feat recently topped by 16-time Funny Car champion John Force — and he was the third-most successful drag racer of the professional class drivers — sixth when counting sportsman national event winners — at the time of his death.Glidden won 85 NHRA National Events.In the Professional classes, he was behind Force (147) and Warren Johnson (97).