Before
1991, Gant was known throughout the NASCAR Winston Cup Series garage
area as "Handsome Harry." In 1991, he earned the nickname,
"Mr. September" for winning four consecutive NASCAR Winston
Cup Series races that month (Darlington Raceway, Richmond International
Raceway, Dover Downs and Martinsville Speedway), tying the modern
era (1972-present) record. He also won two NASCAR Busch Series Grand
National Division races during that time. The 1991 season was Gant's
most successful, finishing a career-high fourth in the NASCAR Winston
Cup Series points chase, winning five races, one pole position, tallying
15 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes as well as leading the field in
laps led with 1,684. In 1995, Gant was inducted into Charlotte (N.C.)
Motor Speedway's Court of Legends.
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- 18
Winston Cup wins
- 13
Super Speedway wins
- 17
Winston Cup poles
- First
win came in 107th start, Virginia National Bank 500 on April 25,
1982, at Martinsville Speedway.
- First
Super Speedway win came in 125th start, National 500 on October
10, 1982, at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- First
pole came in 25th attempt, the Coca-Cola 500 on July 30, 1979,
at Pocono Raceway.
- Finished
2nd in 1984 Winston Cup standings; 3rd in 1981 and 1985; 4th in
1982, 1991 and 1992; 7th in 1983 and 1989; 11th in 1980, 1986
and 1993; 17th in 1990; 21st in 1979; 22nd in 1987; 27th in 1988.
$7,882,084 earned in career (444 races); 5th on all-time list.
- Competed
in 4 International Race of Champions (IROC) series; won 1 of 15
races and the 1985 championship.
- Competed
in 128 Busch Grand National Events between 1982-1994. 21 Busch
Grand National Wins; 52 top 5's, 71 top 10's and 14 pole positions.
- Won
the NASCAR Sportsmans National Championship 3 consecutive years,
1972-1973-1974.
- Won
over 300 sportsman races.
- Runner-up
3 times (1969-1976-1977) for the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman (now
Grand National) championship; 5th in 1975; 6th in 1973; 8th in
1971; 9th in 1978; 11th in 1974; 14th in 1970.
- Oldest
driver (52 years, 219 days) to win a Winston Cup race. Champion
400 on August 16, 1992 at Michigan International Speedway.
- Oldest
driver (52 years, 142 days) to win a 500 mile race of any kind.
Budweiser 500 on May 31, 1992 at Dover Downs International Speedway.
- National
Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year 1991.
- Copenhagen/Skoal
All Pro First Team 1992, Second Team 1991.
- First
team 1984 and 1991 American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters
Association All America Team. Second team 1981, 1982, 1985 and
1992.
- Inducted
into the NMPA Hall of Fame in September of 2003.
- Inducted into the International Motorsports
Hall of Fame - Talladega, AL in April 2006.
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