Driver harry gant 1981 nascar winston cup results racing. Never say never, but nascar is unlikely to see another racer quite like harry gant, a shorttrack driver who spent more than 20 years beating around the friday and saturday night bullrings before. The season began on february 16 and ended november 16. North carolina, united states on a wednesday, january 10, 1940. Harry gant born january 10, 1940 is famous for being race car driver. Dale earnhardt of rcr enterprises won his second championship this year this was the last season without ernie irvan until 2000. Harry gant did not begin his nascar winston cup career until he was nearly 40 years old.
Harry gant, who was named one of nascars 50 greatest drivers and has 18 premier series wins, is a candidate for the nascar hall of. In his 50s, he started everyone with five wins, including four in a row, in 1991. He raced for 22 years and retired from the sport in 1994 with 208 top ten finishes, 18 wins, and 17 pole starting positions. Harry gant race car driver life, age, zodiac birthday. Harry gant won four of his 18 nascar races at darlington. September store career highlights harry gant career highights. Handsome harry retired from the nascar cup and xfinity series in 1994 at the. Oct 9, 2016 explore jackoneilwis board nascar driver. Harry gant, aka handsome harry, began his career in the 1970s in north carolina. Former nascar driver harold handsome harry gant grabs a cup of joe with kyle petty in his hometown of taylorsville, nc to talk about his. Includes every race start and finish along with dozens of statistical facts for harry gant nascar career. The 1992 nascar winston cup series was the 44th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 21st modernera cup season.
Harry gant, winner of 18 nascar cup series races, including two southern 500 victories harry hyde, 1970 nascar cup series championship crew chief larry phillips, first fivetime nascar weekly. Harrys best points finish was in 1984 when he won three races and finished second in the nascar championship. Gant once admitted that he was a good race car driver, but a great carpenter. With some of the finest tunes the skoal bandit would definitely approve of. Gants success earned him a position into the international race of champions series and resulted in him winning the iroc title in 1985. Aug 09, 2019 former nascar driver harold handsome harry gant grabs a cup of joe with kyle petty in his hometown of taylorsville, nc to talk about his upbringing in life and in racing. The season began on february 9, 1992, and ended on november 15, 1992. At 52 years old, he became the oldest driver ever to win a sprint cup race. Monster energy nascar cup series andy petree restores harry gants oldsmobile cutlass race car that won four consecutive races in september 1991. Although he never won a cup championship, he has enough feats that he is deserving of a place on this list. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Ralph earnhardt, cale yarborough, david pearson, sterling marlin, harry gant, geoff bodine and jack ingram, among others.
May 05, 2020 on may 6, 1991, 51yearold race car driver harry gant racks up his 12th national association of stock car auto racing nascar winston cup career victory in the winston 500 in talladega, alabama. Harry gant, who was named one of nascar s 50 greatest drivers and has 18 premier series wins, is a candidate for the nascar hall of fame. Gant maintained his racing prowess into his 50s and holds the premier series records for oldest driver to win a race 52 years old and pole 54. Former nascar driver harold handsome harry gant grabs a cup of joe with kyle petty in his hometown of taylorsville, nc to talk about his upbringing in life and in racing. Apr 15, 2017 harry phil gant also known as handsome harry and mr. The 1986 nascar winston cup series season was the 38th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 15th modernera cup series season. Then there are drivers such as nascar icon harry gant.
Eternally youthful gant put the hammer down sports. Gant won 18 premier series races, including the southern 500 in 1984 and 1991. He currently resides in north carolina, united states. Who has won the most nascar cup races at darlington. He appeared in the 1983 burt reynolds vehicle stroker ace.
Harry gant takes skoal bandit for one last ride fox sports. Click on the site to see harry gant s career results at that track glossary. At that time, gant won all four of nascar s cup races in september and two busch series races. See more ideas about nascar, nascar racing and nascar cars. He drove the first race car with a telemetry system installed in it at talladega in 1985 and relayed the data to cbs during its coverage of the event. Gant, nicknamed handsome harry, holds most of nascars oldest records, including the oldest driver to collect his first career cup victory 42 years, 105 days and the oldest driver to win. Apr 03, 2015 gant still holds the nascar record for most wins after turning 50, with eight, and remains, by way of the final victory of his cup series career, the oldest driver to ever win at nascar s highest. Apr 15, 2017 then there are drivers such as nascar icon harry gant. Dale earnhardt of rcr enterprises won his second championship this year. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Mar 15, 2018 harry gant, who was named one of nascar s 50 greatest drivers and has 18 premier series wins, is a candidate for the nascar hall of fame. Harry phil gant also known as handsome harry and mr.
Never say never, but nascar is unlikely to see another racer quite like harry gant, a shorttrack driver who spent more than 20 years beating. Harry gant stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. When september appears on the calendar there is one driver who pops into my head harry gant. Carl edwards, winner of 28 nascar cup series races and 2007 xfinity series champion. Aug 06, 20 never say never, but nascar is unlikely to see another racer quite like harry gant, a shorttrack driver who spent more than 20 years beating around the friday and saturday night bullrings before. In our driver by number series, gant was selected as the driver for the no. Nascar whelen allamerican series nascar home tracks. The best nascar drivers in history page 3 history a2z. Gant, then 69 years old, exited the exhibition race early with. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Harry gant, who was named one of nascars 50 greatest drivers and has 18 premier series wins, is a candidate for the nascar hall of fame. The 2019 race at darlington marks the 28th anniversary of gants win as part of his winning. He is known for his work on days of thunder 1990, stroker ace 1983 and evil has a face 1996. Alltime nascar cup series wins jayskis nascar silly.
Harry s best points finish was in 1984 when he won three races and finished second in the nascar championship. On may 6, 1991, 51yearold race car driver harry gant racks up his 12th national association of stock car auto racing nascar winston cup career victory in the winston 500 in talladega, alabama. Fanpage dedicated to retired nascar driver, harry gant. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for harry gant on. Gant still holds the nascar record for most wins after turning 50, with eight, and remains, by way of the final victory of his cup series career, the oldest driver to ever win at nascar s highest. Harold phil gant born january 10, 1940, better known as handsome harry, is a retired american racecar driver best known for driving the no. Harry hyde, 1970 nascar cup series championship crew chief. Harry gant, winner of 18 nascar cup series races, including two southern 500 victories. Independent ownerdriver alan kulwicki of ak racing won the winston cup championship the 1992 season was considered one of the most dramatic and.
Harry had a total of 9 wins with burt and hals skoal bandit. Driver harry gant 1986 nascar busch grand national series. Aug 27, 2019 in our driver by number series, gant was selected as the driver for the no. Runner up 3 times 196919761977 for the nascar late model sportsman now xfinity championship oldest driver 52 years, 219 days to win a winston cup race. Nascar announces nominees for nascar hall of fame class of.