Harry Gant, Hal Needham Chat Live With FanHouse at 11 a.m. Saturday
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Join FanHouse senior motorsports writer Holly Cain at 11 a.m. Saturday for another exclusive FanHouse live chat from Daytona International Speedway, this time with NASCAR legend Harry Gant (above) and stuntman and director Hal Needham.
Needham directed the classic “Smokey and the Bandit” starring Burt Reynolds, and Gant won 18 victories during 22 years of driving in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series from 1973 through 1994. Many of his wins came driving the Skoal Bandit, named after the movie.
Needham, famous in Hollywood for his stunt work before he took up directing, has authored a book on his life, “Stuntman!” that was published Feb. 9.
Join us for another live chat with a pair of legends from NASCAR and Hollywood.