winner. The 54-year-old became the second-oldest driver to start on the pole in a Sprint Cup car, a few months short of Harry Gant 's mark. Martin led the first 49 laps and 26 more later on, but couldn't sustain it in his bid to become the oldest Sprint
ARIZ. Could Sunday be the day Mark Martin finally breaks Harry Gant ’s record as the oldest victor in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series ..... Whether I was to break that record or not, I look at Harry Gant and don’t feel I measure,” Martin said. “That’s just me
mph is always impressive, but what is even more impressive is Martin doing what he is doing at 53 years old. Mark is the Harry Gant of the modern day. For you newer fans, Harry went on a winning spree in the early '90s that was exceptional for a driver
comparable to what we have seen out of the sport's greatest athletes. What I also want to be sure is not overlooked is that Harry Gant was winning races and making things happen on the track when he was also older than 50. It's interesting that both guys
And Martin humbly acknowledged, "I would never try that again." However, Martin might have to if he hopes to break Harry Gant 's record for being the oldest driver to win a pole at age 54. Fortunately, Martin shows no signs of slowing down. He
I am sure everybody knows the story of 1985 in Charlotte and how my driver, Darrell Waltrip, tracked down Harry Gant and passed him to win the very first Winston All-Star Race which is known today as the Sprint All-Star Race. Now back then
we always knew he was a good race car driver, but he's stepping it up, so you've got to give him a lot of credit." Harry Gant earned the nickname "Mr. September" after his remarkable run of four consecutive victories in September 1991. Even though
I don't know Randy I mean it's. You know when I started In and in the Busch Series. We have guys like Mark Martin Harry Gant Dale Senior. Darrell Waltrip and we had these guys come and race and loose from the cup series and to me I looked at us
San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets. 1979 - Hale Irwin wins the U.S. Open over Gary Player and Jerry Pate. 1990 - Harry Gant , 55, becomes the oldest driver to win a NASCAR race with a 2.4-second victory over Rusty Wallace in the Miller 500 at
victory lane -- a familiar scene that NASCAR fans have witnessed a whopping five times this season. Martin's win tied Harry Gant 's record for single-season victories by a driver over 50 years of age. But more importantly, it kept the veteran driver