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Harry Gant

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The Resume

    (January 10, 1940- )
    Born in Taylorville, North Carolina
    18 career NASCAR Winston Cup Wins (1973-1994)
    21 career NASCAR Busch Series Wins (1982-1994)
    Runner Up for the NASCAR Winston Cup Champion (1984)
    International Race of Champions (IROC) Champion (1985)
    National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year (1991)
    Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
    Inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2003)
    Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2006)
    Nicknames included 'Handsome Harry,' 'High Groove Harry,' 'The Skoal Bandit' and 'Mr. September'

Why he might be annoying:

    He is the only rookie of the year contender from the 1979 season to not win a NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.
    Burt Reynolds was co-owner of his race team for much of the 1980's.
    He finished 2nd ten times before winning his first NASCAR Winston Cup race.
    He was never known as a good qualifier.
    His streak of 4 consecutive wins was broken in 1991 when his car had brake problems with 9 laps to go in a race.
    Skoal tobacco sponsored most of his career.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won his last NASCAR race in 1992, when he was 52 years old.
    He won 4 consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup races in September, 1991 along with 3 consecutive NASCAR Busch Series wins in that same stretch.
    He participates in many charity motorcycle rides for charity.
    When he wasn't racing, he worked as a roofer.
    His motto late in his career was 'life begins at 50.'
    He won 7 NASCAR Winston Cup races after turning 50.

Credit: FHgrad99


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 69 Votes: 46.38% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 50 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 104 Votes: 49.04% Annoying