Harry Gant - wikipedia Harry Gant Harry Gant Gant in 1996 at North Wilkesboro Speedway ( 1940 - 01 - 10 ) January 10, 1940 ( age 77 ) Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S. Achievements 1985 IROC Champion 1984, 1991 Southern 500 Winner 1991 Winston 500 Winner Awards NASCAR 's 50 Greatest Drivers National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame inductee International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee 1991 NMPA Driver of the Year Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career 474 races run over 22 years Best finish 2nd ( 1984 ) First race 1973 National 500 ( Charlotte ) Last race 1994 Hooters 500 ( Atlanta ) First win 1982 Virginia National Bank 500 ( Martinsville ) Last win 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 ( Michigan ) Wins Top tens Poles 18 208 17 NASCAR Xfinity Series career 128 races run over 11 years Best finish 19th ( 1988, 1992 ) First race 1982 Goody 's 300 ( Daytona ) Last race 1994 AC Delco 200 ( Rockingham ) First win 1982 Mello Yello 300 ( Charlotte ) Last win 1994 Busch Light 300 ( Atlanta ) Wins Top tens Poles 21 71 14 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career 11 races run over 1 year Best finish 24th ( 1996 ) First race 1996 Coca - Cola 200 ( Bristol ) Last race 1996 Carquest 420K ( Las Vegas ) Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 Statistics current as of December 18, 2012. Harold Phil Gant ( born January 10, 1940 ), better known as `` Handsome Harry '', is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the No. 33 Skoal Bandit car on the NASCAR Winston Cup ( now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ) circuit during the 1980s and 1990s. Contents 1 Nicknames 2 Career prior to Winston Cup 3 Winston Cup career 3.1 `` Mister September '' 4 Cup records 5 Retirement 6 Movie appearances 7 Motorsports career results 7.1 NASCAR 7.1. 1 Winston Cup Series 7.1. 1.1 Daytona 500 7.1. 2 Busch Series 7.1. 3 Craftsman Truck Series 7.2 International Race of Champions 8 References 9 External links Nicknames He was known as `` Handsome Harry Gant '' due to his Hollywood - style good looks, the `` Bandit '' after his longtime sponsor Skoal Bandit, `` Mr. September '' after winning four consecutive Winston Cup races and two Busch Series races in September 1991, and `` High Groove Harry '' after the high line he often took through the corner. A humble man, Gant often stated that he was a good race car driver, but a great carpenter. Career prior to Winston Cup Gant 's 1983 racecar The North Carolina native began his racing career at the old dirt track in Hickory. He built a hobby class car with his friends, and took turns behind the wheel. Gant became the full - time driver and won the track championship. Hickory Speedway was paved in 1967 after Ned Jarrett became the promoter. Gant excelled on the asphalt, and won his first race in the sportsman division. He won over 300 races with the car builder and crew chief Kenneth H. Sigmon, in the NASCAR Sportsman on his way to winning three national championships, in 1972, 1973, and 1974. He finished second three times in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman ( now Nationwide Series ) in 1969, 1976, and 1977. He finished in the top 10 of the final points standing in several other years. He sold half of his construction business in 1979 upon deciding to race full - time in the Winston Cup Series. Winston Cup career Gant driving in 1994 Gant made his first Cup start in 1973 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, finishing eleventh in the No. 90 Truxmore Industries Ford. He made six starts over the next four years and had two top - ten finishes. His first full season in Winston Cup was in 1979. He competed for the rookie of the year honors against Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte. He finished fourth in the overall rookie battle in the No. 47 Race Hill Farm car for Jack Beebe. He split the next season between the No. 47 and the No. 75 RahMoc Enterprises entry, finishing 21st in points. After starting out the 1981 season driving for various teams, he moved to the No. 33 Skoal Bandit Pontiac, which was owned by Hal Needham and Burt Reynolds, and Leo Jackson after 1988. Gant debuted with the team by placing second at Darlington Raceway, followed by five more second - place finishes and three poles, ending the season third in points standings. He stayed with the team for the rest of his career. Gant finished second 10 times before winning his first Winston Cup race, at Martinsville April 25, 1982, in the Virginia National Bank 500. He then went on to become runner up to Winston Cup season champion Terry Labonte in 1984. Gant won the International Race of Champions ( IROC ) championship in 1985. He tied on points with Darrell Waltrip but was awarded the title on tiebreak by finishing higher in the final race : a photo - finish win over Labonte at Michigan International Speedway. Gant drove the No. 33 in the 1985 Talladega NASCAR race with the first telemetry data system ever installed on a race car. The data from the car was sent to the CBS television network and broadcast during the TV coverage of the race. `` Mister September '' Gant earned the nickname `` Mr. September '' in 1991 after winning all four September Cup races ( Darlington, Richmond, Dover and Martinsville ) and two Busch races ( Richmond and Dover ) at age 51. His crew chief was Andy Petree. The four consecutive cup victories tied the modern era record set in 1972. Dominating at the next race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Gant had his brakes fail, ending his hopes of five consecutive victories. Gant got his last Cup victory on August 16, 1992, at the Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Cup records He holds the record as the oldest driver ever to win a Cup Series race ( 7004192120000000000 ♠ 52 years, 219 days ) and as the oldest driver ever to collect his first career Cup victory ( 42 years and 105 days ). He is the second oldest driver to win in NASCAR 's second - level circuit, now known as the Xfinity Series, after Dick Trickle In his career he has collected 18 Cup wins and one runner - up finish in 1984 and third in 1981 and 1985, 21 Busch Series wins, and three runner - up finishes in the Busch Series championship ( 69, 76, and 77 ). In 1985 won the IROC title. He won four races in a row in 1991 tying a `` new era '' ( 1972 -- present ) record and came in second in the fifth race. His five Winston Cup and five Busch Grand National wins in 1991 made him the only driver, at that time, to post the most wins in both series in the same year, although he tied with Davey Allison with five Cup wins ( Allison also scored a victory in the non-points All - Star Race ). Retirement Gant retired from Winston Cup and Busch Series racing at the end of the 1994 season, and later ran a partial season in the Craftsman Truck Series in 1996, driving his own No. 33 Westview Capital Chevrolet C / K. Gant also substituted for the injured Bill Elliott in the 1996 Winston Select, driving Elliott 's No. 94 McDonald 's Ford Thunderbird. He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame on April 27, 2006. Movie appearances He appeared in the 1983 Burt Reynolds movie Stroker Ace. He also gave a short interview in the film Days of Thunder and was mentioned for spinning out in the Daytona 500 late in the movie ( although it was actually the No. 26 of Brett Bodine ). He also appeared as a mob henchman in the 1984 movie Cannonball Run II. His line in the film was `` Better not let the boss hear you say that. '' Motorsports career Results NASCAR ( key ) ( Bold -- Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics -- Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * -- Most laps led. ) Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts 1973 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT 11 CAR 85th - RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS 9 MAR TAL NSV DOV 64th 10.3 Faustina Racing 5 Dodge CLT 14 RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT 35 CAR ONT Neil Castles 06 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT 31 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT 104th 70 1976 Frasson Racing 18 Chevy RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT 9 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 84th 138 1977 Sherrill Enterprises 6 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT 30 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 101st 73 1978 Ray Emerson 66 Buick RSD DAY 41 RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV 53rd 325 Kennie Childers Racing 12 Chevy CLT 36 NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR 28 NWS CLT 19 CAR ATL 7 ONT 1979 RSD 10 CAR 26 RCH ATL NWS 21st 2664 Olds DAY 33 Race Hill Farm Team 47 Olds BRI 21 DAR TAL 39 DAY 7 ATL 11 Chevy MAR 6 NSV 28 DOV 25 CLT 23 TWS RSD MCH 17 NSV 22 POC 15 TAL 7 MCH 25 BRI 16 DAR 12 RCH 9 DOV 28 MAR 12 CLT 20 NWS 14 CAR 21 ONT 20 1980 RahMoc Enterprises 75 Olds RSD 12 11th 3703 Race Hill Farm Team 47 Olds DAY 42 TAL 37 DAY 16 TAL 5 Chevy RCH 12 CAR 8 ATL 16 BRI 7 DAR NWS MAR 21 NSV 9 DOV CLT 28 MCH 28 NSV 29 POC 5 MCH 37 BRI 14 DAR RCH 20 DOV 2 * NWS MAR 29 CLT 16 CAR ATL 36 ONT 41 RahMoc Enterprises 75 Chevy TWS 8 RSD 7 1981 Hamby Racing 17 Chevy RSD 15 3rd 4210 Race Hill Farm Team 47 Buick DAY 23 RCH 6 CAR 18 ATL Hylton Motorsports 48 Pontiac BRI 8 Kennie Childers Racing 12 Olds NWS 5 MAR 4 * NSV 22 Mach 1 Racing 33 Pontiac DAR 33 TAL 34 TWS 10 MCH NSV 8 POC MCH BRI 11 DAR 14 RCH DOV 23 MAR 2 * NWS 24 CLT 41 CAR ATL 20 RSD 8 Chevy DOV 16 CLT RSD 31 Buick DAY TAL 1982 DAY 7 RCH 30 BRI 6 ATL 5 CAR 8 DAR 19 NWS 6 MAR 1 * TAL 14 NSV 29 CLT 13 POC RSD 35 MCH 10 DAY 24 NSV POC 22 TAL 38 MCH BRI DAR 11 RCH 7 DOV 12 NWS CLT MAR 8 CAR 32 ATL RSD 26 4th 3877 Pontiac DOV 30 Buick DAY 37 RCH 5 CAR 5 ATL 11 DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV 9 BRI 27 CLT 25 RSD POC 18 MCH 8 DAY 11 NSV 8 POC 5 TAL 5 MCH 30 BRI 6 DAR 22 RCH 20 DOV 17 MAR 8 NWS 9 CLT 29 CAR 23 ATL 37 RSD 31 7th 3790 1984 Chevy DAY 6 RCH 8 CAR 24 ATL 6 BRI 23 NWS DAR 6 MAR 13 TAL NSV 16 DOV 27 * CLT RSD 29 POC MCH DAY NSV 9 POC 1 * TAL 7 MCH BRI 5 DAR 1 * RCH 9 DOV 1 * MAR CLT NWS CAR 2 * ATL 26 RSD 8 2nd 4443 1985 DAY 26 RCH 5 CAR 2 * ATL 24 BRI 20 DAR 14 NWS 10 MAR 1 * TAL 38 DOV CLT RSD POC MCH 16 DAY 24 POC 5 TAL 7 MCH BRI 6 DAR 21 RCH 6 DOV 1 * MAR NWS 1 * CLT 24 * CAR ATL 8 RSD 3rd 4033 1986 DAY 30 RCH 28 CAR ATL 12 BRI DAR 14 NWS 7 MAR 25 TAL 21 DOV 14 * CLT RSD 9 POC 26 MCH 2 * DAY 31 POC 30 TAL 22 GLN 34 MCH 8 BRI 5 DAR 27 RCH 7 DOV 35 MAR NWS 5 CLT CAR ATL 28 RSD 37 11th 3498 DAY 31 CAR 29 RCH 25 ATL 34 DAR 7 NWS 11 BRI 6 MAR 27 TAL 29 CLT 24 DOV 30 POC 32 RSD 25 MCH 13 DAY 9 POC 30 TAL 31 GLN 18 MCH 26 BRI 8 DAR 39 RCH 25 DOV 25 MAR 14 NWS 31 CLT 33 CAR 13 RSD 28 ATL 24 22nd 2725 1988 DAY 29 RCH 28 CAR 28 ATL 21 DAR 38 BRI 18 NWS 12 MAR 26 TAL 36 CLT 30 DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC 10 TAL 16 GLN 31 MCH 21 BRI 6 DAR 40 RCH 32 DOV 11 MAR 30 CLT 24 NWS 30 CAR 7 PHO 12 ATL 30 27th 2266 1989 Jackson Bros. Motorsports Olds DAY 12 CAR 31 ATL 29 RCH 14 DAR 1 * BRI 10 NWS 23 MAR 12 TAL 7 CLT 40 DOV 23 SON 12 POC MCH 32 DAY 32 POC 5 TAL 8 GLN 19 MCH BRI DAR 6 RCH 5 DOV 38 MAR CLT NWS CAR 29 PHO 8 ATL 17 7th 3610 1990 Leo Jackson Motorsports DAY 18 RCH 36 CAR 11 ATL 9 DAR 6 BRI NWS 13 MAR 26 TAL 36 CLT 25 DOV 34 SON 19 POC MCH 5 DAY 7 POC 14 TAL 15 GLN 21 MCH 13 BRI 26 DAR 5 RCH 36 DOV MAR 5 NWS 28 CLT 26 CAR PHO 37 ATL 19 17th 3182 1991 DAY 25 RCH CAR ATL 19 DAR 27 BRI 11 NWS 23 MAR 5 TAL CLT DOV SON 27 POC MCH 10 DAY 23 POC 26 TAL 39 GLN 28 MCH 6 BRI 19 DAR 1 * RCH DOV 1 * MAR 1 * NWS 2 * CLT CAR 2 * PHO 23 ATL 4th 3985 1992 DAY 12 CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI 29 NWS 5 MAR 5 TAL 24 CLT 5 DOV SON 17 POC 23 MCH 7 DAY 23 POC TAL 17 GLN 18 MCH BRI 26 DAR 16 * RCH 8 DOV 6 MAR 19 NWS 13 CLT 8 CAR 6 PHO 14 ATL 13 4th 3955 1993 Chevy DAY 21 CAR 31 RCH 9 ATL 21 DAR 37 BRI 28 NWS 13 MAR 31 TAL 23 SON 19 CLT 18 DOV 7 POC MCH 10 DAY 21 NHA 17 POC 9 TAL 8 GLN 10 MCH 30 BRI DAR 7 RCH 11 DOV 5 MAR 33 NWS 6 CLT 12 CAR PHO 12 ATL 28 11th 3524 1994 DAY 34 CAR 37 RCH 34 ATL 30 DAR 8 BRI 37 NWS 8 MAR DNQ TAL 23 SON 10 CLT 7 DOV 42 POC 16 MCH 35 DAY 31 NHA 17 POC 38 TAL 21 IND 37 GLN 10 MCH 25 BRI 9 DAR 41 RCH 22 DOV 13 MAR 8 NWS 32 CLT 22 CAR 31 PHO 23 ATL 33 25th 2720 Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1978 Ray Emerson Buick 20 41 1979 Kennie Childers Racing Oldsmobile 14 33 1980 Race Hill Farm Team Oldsmobile 10 42 1981 Buick 31 23 1982 Mach 1 Racing Buick 7 13 37 1984 Chevrolet 6 6 1985 10 26 1986 15 30 12 31 1988 20 29 1989 Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 12 12 1990 Leo Jackson Motorsports 5 18 1991 11 25 1992 11 12 1993 Chevrolet 37 21 1994 36 34 Busch Series NASCAR Busch Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts 1982 Harry Gant 77 Pontiac DAY 6 RCH BRI MAR DAR 14 HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV 15 HCY CLT ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI HCY RCH MAR CLT DNQ HCY MAR 43rd 469 Johnny Hayes Racing 28 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY DAR RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU CLT HCY MAR 102nd 160 1986 Ingram Racing 11 Pontiac DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR 8 ROU CLT CAR MAR 109th - Whitaker Racing 7 Buick DAY 18 HCY MAR DAR 5 BRI 23 LGY SBO CLT DOV 24 * IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI 31 JFC DAR 1 * RCH 7 DOV 24 * MAR 31 CLT CAR 30 MAR 31 26th 1509 1988 DAY 8 HCY 11 CAR 5 MAR DAR 2 * BRI 8 LNG NZH SBO NSV CLT 6 DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB 23 OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR 1 * RCH DOV 7 MAR CLT 38 CAR MAR 19th 2238 1989 DAY 26 CAR 11 * MAR 20 HCY 6 DAR BRI 30 NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT 29 DOV 28 ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI 28 DAR RCH 25 DOV 15 MAR 26 CLT 7 CAR 1 * MAR 20th 1907 1990 Olds DAY 23rd 2134 Buick RCH 34 CAR MAR 28 HCY 9 DAR 1 * BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY 9 CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH 10 DOV 1 * MAR CLT 30 NHA CAR 7 MAR 1991 DAY 5 RCH CAR 5 MAR 24 * VOL HCY DAR 40 * BRI 7 LAN SBO NZH CLT DOV 16 * ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI 30 DAR 7 RCH DOV 1 * CLT NHA CAR 5 MAR 1 * 21st 2309 1992 DAY DNQ CAR RCH 1 * ATL MAR DAR BRI 1 * HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV 17 ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA BRI 22 DAR 31 * RCH 9 DOV MAR 26 CAR 5 HCY 19th 1887 Chevy TAL 33 IRP ROU MCH 5 NHA CLT 7 1993 DAY DAR BRI 26 HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT 38 DOV 31 MYB GLN MLW 29 TAL 41 IRP MCH 13 NHA BRI 16 DAR 32 RCH DOV 34 ROU CLT 35 MAR CAR 29 HCY ATL 19th 1887 Buick CAR 7 RCH 33 1994 Chevy DAY 32 CAR RCH ATL 1 * MAR DAR 5 HCY BRI 7 ROU NHA NZH CLT 30 DOV 32 MYB GLN MLW 12 SBO TAL 31 HCY IRP 32 MCH 24 BRI 28 DAR 23 RCH DOV 2 * CLT 35 MAR CAR 4 * 23rd 1939 Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NCTC Pts Harry Gant 33 Chevy HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI 13 NZH 21 MLW LVL I70 IRP 12 FLM 8 GLN NSV 20 RCH 8 NHA 24 MAR 10 NWS 31 SON MMR PHO 10 LVS 21 24th 1267 International Race of Champions ( key ) ( Bold -- Pole position. * -- Most laps led. ) International Race of Champions results Year Make Pos. Pts Ref 1985 Chevy DAY 5 MOH 6 TAL MCH 1 * 1st 45 1986 DAY 8 * MOH 6 TAL GLN 11 6th 41 1992 Dodge DAY TAL 5 MCH MCH 6 5th 46.5 1993 DAY 8 DAR TAL 7 MCH 7th 44 References ^ Jump up to : `` Harry P. Gant ''. ^ Jump up to : http://search.proquest.com/docview/273091779 Jump up ^ Caraviello, David ( January 14, 2014 ). `` TOP 10 DEBUTS WITH NEW TEAMS ''. NASCAR. Retrieved January 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` IROC Results for 1985 - Racing-Reference.info ''. Jump up ^ Callahan, Terry. `` Skoal Racing 's final ride to come at Atlanta '' 1999. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19991116/news003231.html Jump up ^ http://search.proquest.com/docview/280434725 Jump up ^ http://search.proquest.com/docview/273508661 Jump up ^ http://search.proquest.com/docview/423621093 Jump up ^ `` Harry Gant -- 1985 IROC Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Harry Gant -- 1986 IROC Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Harry Gant -- 1992 IROC Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Harry Gant -- 1993 IROC Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2017. External links Harry Gant driver statistics at Racing - Reference Harry Gant owner statistics at Racing - Reference Harry Gant on IMDb Harry Gant at Nascar.com Harry Gant at decadesofracing.net Sporting positions Preceded by Cale Yarborough IROC Champion IROC IX ( 1985 ) Succeeded by Al Unser, Jr. International Race of Champions winners Donohue B. Unser Foyt Unser Sr Andretti Allison Yarborough Gant Unser Jr Bodine T. Labonte Earnhardt Wallace Rudd Allison / Labonte Martin B. 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Question: who drove the skoal bandit car in nascar
Answer: Harold Phil Gant