Mach 1 Racing was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series team. It was owned by Hollywood stuntman Hal Needham and actor Burt Reynolds.
The team made its debut in 1981, fielding the No. 22 Skoal Pontiac driven by Stan Barrett. Barrett ran ten races for the team that season, his best finish coming at Talladega Superspeedway, where he finished 9th. Midseason, Mach 1 created a second car, the No. 33, driven by Harry Gant. 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 No. 33 Buick full-time with sponsorship from 7-Eleven/Skoal. He won at Martinsville and Charlotte and finished fourth in points. After just one win the following season, the team switched to Chevrolet, 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 season, Gant suffered injuries at the Coca-Cola 600. Morgan Shepherd 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 and No. 33 with him.
In 1989, Needham sold the team to Bill Edwards, a North Carolina businessman, switched to the No. 66 and signed rookie driver Rick Mast. In their first race together, the Daytona 500, 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. Edwards closed the team and sold it to their crew chief, Travis Carter. Travis Carter Motorsports entered NASCAR competition in the 1990 Daytona 500.
Car No. 22 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Owners Pts 1981 Stan Barrett 22 Pontiac RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
Car No. 33 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Owners Pts 1981 Harry Gant 33 Pontiac RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR2 MAR TAL34 NSV TWS10 MCH2 NSV8 POC4 MCH4 BRI11 DAR14 RCH2 DOV23 MAR2* NWS24 CLT41 CAR3 ATL20 RSD8 Chevy DOV16 CLT2 RSD31 Buick DAY2 TAL4 1982 DAY7 RCH30 BRI6 ATL5 CAR8 DAR19 NWS6 MAR1* TAL14 NSV29 CLT13 POC4 RSD35 MCH10 DAY24 NSV3 POC22 TAL38 MCH3 BRI3 DAR11 RCH7 DOV12 NWS2 CLT1 MAR8 CAR32 ATL2 RSD26 Pontiac DOV30 1983 Buick DAY37 RCH5 CAR5 ATL11 DAR1 NWS3 MAR2 TAL4 NSV3 DOV9 BRI27 CLT25 RSD3 POC18 MCH8 DAY11 NSV8 POC5 TAL5 MCH30 BRI6 DAR22 RCH20 DOV17 MAR8 NWS9 CLT29 CAR23 ATL37 RSD31 1984 Chevy DAY6 RCH8 CAR24 ATL6 BRI23 NWS2 DAR6 MAR13 TAL2 NSV16 DOV27* CLT4 RSD29 POC2 MCH4 DAY2 NSV9 POC1* TAL7 MCH4 BRI5 DAR1* RCH9 DOV1* MAR4 CLT4 NWS2 CAR2* ATL26 RSD8 1985 DAY26 RCH5 CAR2* ATL24 BRI20 DAR14 NWS10 MAR1* TAL38 DOV2 CLT2 RSD2 POC2 MCH16 DAY24 POC5 TAL7 MCH3 BRI6 DAR21 RCH6 DOV1* MAR3 NWS1* CLT24* CAR3 ATL8 RSD4 1986 DAY30 RCH28 CAR2 ATL12 BRI4 DAR14 NWS7 MAR25 TAL21 DOV14* CLT4 RSD9 POC26 MCH2* DAY31 POC30 TAL22 GLN34 MCH8 BRI5 DAR27 RCH7 DOV35 MAR3 NWS5 CLT2 CAR4 ATL28 RSD37 1987 DAY31 CAR29 RCH25 ATL34 DAR7 NWS11 BRI6 MAR27 TAL29 CLT24 DOV30 POC32 RSD25 MCH13 DAY9 POC30 TAL31 GLN18 MCH26 BRI8 DAR39 RCH25 DOV25 MAR14 NWS31 CLT33 CAR13 RSD28 ATL24 1988 DAY29 RCH28 CAR28 ATL21 DAR38 BRI18 NWS12 MAR26 TAL36 CLT30 POC10 TAL16 GLN31 MCH21 BRI6 DAR40 RCH32 DOV11 MAR30 CLT24 NWS30 CAR7 PHO12 ATL30 Morgan Shepherd DOV2 RSD42 POC16 MCH34 DAY7
Car No. 66 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Owners Pts 1989 Rick Mast 66 Chevy DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL
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