Harry Gant

Harry Gant
Gant in 1996 at North Wilkesboro Speedway
Born	(1940-01-10) January 10, 1940 (age 84) Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements	1985 IROC Champion 1984, 1991 Southern 500 Winner 1991 Winston 500 Winner
Awards	1991 National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2003) International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee (2006) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
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 Craftsman 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 4 0
Statistics current as of December 18, 2012.

Harold Phil Gant^[1] (born January 10, 1940), known for his many nicknames such as "the Bandit", "High Groove Harry", "Hard Luck Harry", "Mr. September", and perhaps mostly as "Handsome Harry", is a retired American stock car racing driver best known for driving the No. 33 Skoal Bandit car on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series circuit during the 1980s and 1990s and his 4-race win streak in 1991.