Turn six at Infineon Raceway (Formerly Sears Point Raceway) in Northern California has always been an exciting place to photograph. The apex of the hard right turn is at the top of a steep hill and with the weight of the car already shifted to the left, if the driver hit the curb it would throw the right side of the car high in the air. This, of course, is not the fastest way through the corner and the less proficient the driver was in road racing, the better the “action” for photographers.
Harry Gant was, without argument, one of the best racers in NASCAR history, but he would be the first to tell you he was no road racer. In the 1991 season, Gant won five times and earned 15 top five finishes. He won the spring race at Talladega, and in the fall he reeled off four wins in a row; Darlington, Richmond, Dover, and Martinsville, earning himself the nickname, “Mr. September”.
But on the road course at Sears Point in June the best he could do was a twenty seventh place finish, four laps behind the leaders. So while he may not have been fast at least he did it with style!
