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Mach 1 Racing is a former NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
Winston Cup Series team. It was owned by Hollywood stuntman Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Hal Needham is an American stunt double and noted film director....
and actor Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds Jr. is an United States actor. Some of his memorable roles include Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Paul Crewe in The Longest Yard , Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, J.J....
. A team owned by Chris Edwards ran under this name from 2004

2004 in NASCAR

The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. Kurt Busch with Roush Racing driving a Ford was the Nextel Cup champion....
until 2006

2006 in NASCAR

The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and ended on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway....
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The team made its debut in 1981, fielding the #22 Skoal

Skoal

Skoal may refer to:* Skoal tobacco is a brand of smokeless tobacco. U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company.* Sk?l is also a Danish language, Swedish language and Norwegian language term used as a toast : Cheers! Sk?l!...
Pontiac driven by Stan Barrett. Barrett ran ten races for the team that season, his best finish coming at Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Talladega, Alabama, United States. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of abandoned airport runways by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by NASCAR's founding France family along with Daytona International Speedway and several other racetracks....
, where he finished 9th. Midseason, Mach 1 created a second car, the #33, driven by Harry Gant

Harry Gant

Harry Phil Gant is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the number 33 Skoal Bandits car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit....
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Mach 1 Racing is a former NASCAR

NASCAR

Hal Needham

Hal Needham is an American stunt double and noted film director....
and actor Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

2004 in NASCAR

The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. Kurt Busch with Roush Racing driving a Ford was the Nextel Cup champion....
until 2006

2006 in NASCAR

Skoal

Talladega Superspeedway

Harry Gant

Harry Phil Gant is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the number 33 Skoal Bandits car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit....
. Gant did not win that season, but he won three poles and had thirteen top-tens, finishing third in points.

In 1982, Gant drove the 33 Buick

Buick

Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....
full-time with sponsorship from 7-Eleven

7-Eleven

7-Eleven is a worldwide chain of convenience stores. It is, since March 2007, the largest chain store in any category, beating McDonald's by 1,000 stores....
/Skoal

Skoal tobacco

Skoal tobacco is a dipping tobacco, marketed as smokeless tobacco. Skoal was first produced by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company in 1934....
. He won at Martinsville

Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville, Virginia....
and Charlotte and finished fourth in points. After just one win the following season, the team switched to Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
, and Gant won three races, finishing a career best second in points. He followed that season up with another three wins in 1985.

For the next three years, Gant and Mach 1 failed to visit victory lane. Midway into the 1988

1988 in NASCAR

The 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 7 and ended November 20. Bill Elliott of Melling Racing won the championship.See also: 1988 in NASCAR Busch Series...
season, Gant suffered injuries at the Coca-Cola 600

Coca-Cola 600

The Coca-Cola 600 , and also known as the "Coke 600" is a in length stock car race held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend....
. Morgan Shepherd

Morgan Shepherd

Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977 in NASCAR. He has also raced in the Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series....
filled in for him, and had one top-five and two top-tens. After Gant finished 27th in the final standings, he left the team for Jackson Bros. Motorsports, taking Skoal

Skoal tobacco

Skoal tobacco is a dipping tobacco, marketed as smokeless tobacco. Skoal was first produced by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company in 1934....
and #33 with him.

In 1989

1989 in NASCAR

The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 12 and ended November 19. Rusty Wallace of the #27 Kodiak Pontiac for Blue Max Racing won the championship....
, Mach 1 switched to the #66 and signed rookie driver Rick Mast

Rick Mast

Rick Mast is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series before retiring in 2002. Despite never winning in the Cup Series, he was still a fan favorite in the series....
. In their first race together, the Daytona 500

Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
, Mast drove the unsponsored car to a sixth-place finish, an accomplishment he later said was the one he was the most proud of. Mast and Mach 1 ran twelve more races together that season, they were unable to duplicate that effort. Needham closed the team and sold it to their crew chief

Crew chief

The term crew chief can refer to several different things:*In auto racing, a crew chief is the head person on a pit stop. The crew chief's primary duties include developing car setups, configuring pit strategies, and receiving feedback from his driver about the car's handling....
, Travis Carter

Travis Carter

Travis Carter is a former car owner and crew chief in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He served as crew chief for two decades, winning championships with Benny Parsons and Cale Yarborough in 1973 and 1978, respectively....
. Travis Carter Motorsports

Travis Carter Motorsports

Carl A. Haas Motorsports is a former NASCAR and USAR Pro Cup team. It was mostly owned by former crew chief Travis Carter and Carl Haas. The team previously fielded entries in the Winston Cup Series before closing....
entered NASCAR competition in the 1990 Daytona 500

Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
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