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James Hylton
Hylton at Iowa Speedway in 2006
BornJames Harvey Hylton
(1934-08-26)August 26, 1934
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 2018(2018-04-28) (aged 83)
Franklin County, Georgia, U.S.
Awards1966 Grand National Series Rookie of the Year
1965 Grand National Series Championship Crew Chief
Highest rookie point finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.
NASCAR Cup Series career
602 races run over 27 years
Best finish2nd (1966, 1967, 1971)
First race1964 Old Dominion 400 (Manassas)
Last race1993 TranSouth 500 (Darlington)
First win1970 Richmond 500 (Richmond)
Last win1972 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 301 4
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 4 years
2011 position139th
Best finish135th (2008)
First race1982 Coca-Cola 200 (Rockingham)
Last race2011 Royal Purple 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2011 position102nd
Best finish102nd (2011)
First race2011 Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

James Harvey Hylton (August 26, 1934 – April 28, 2018) was an American stock car racing driver. He was a two-time winner in NASCAR Winston Cup Series competition and was a long-time competitor in the ARCA Racing Series. Hylton finished second in points in NASCAR's top series three times. He holds the record for highest points finish by a rookie.[1]

Although Hylton had only two wins at the Cup level, he collected 140 top 5s and 301 top 10s in 601 races. Hylton was in the championship hunt several times in the 1960s and 1970s, finishing second in points in 1966, 1967, and 1971.[2] Hylton also holds the record as the oldest driver to finish a race in NASCAR's top 3 series when he raced at Daytona in the Xfinity Series (then the Nationwide Series), in 2008 at the age of 73.

Early life

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Hylton was born on August 26, 1934, to a Roanoke, Virginia family farm;[2] he was one of thirteen children. Hylton's early years centered primarily around farming but he soon found himself immersed in the world of stock car auto racing.

Auto racing career

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Hylton's career in auto racing began in the late 1950s when he began working as a mechanic for Rex White. Hylton, White and Louis Clements teamed to win 26 races and most importantly the 1960 NASCAR Grand National championship. In 1964, White scaled back his driving duties and Hylton began a tenure as crew chief for the Ned Jarrett / Bondy Long team.[2] During the 1964 season the team won 14 races and finished second in points. In 1965, the team won 12 races and won the NASCAR Grand National championship.

On July 8, 1964, Hylton made his first Grand National start at the Old Dominion 400 at Old Dominion Speedway at Manassas, Virginia. He finished 19th and collected $100 for his efforts. Things improved dramatically in 1966, as Hylton finished second in the points chase and won the series' Rookie of the Year award.[2] Hylton also captured his first pole at Starlite Speedway in Monroe, North Carolina. Hylton again finished second in points during the 1967 season while driving Dodges for owner Bud Hartje. Hylton was a model of consistency during this two-year period as he had 46 top five finishes in 87 races, finishing 2nd to Richard Petty in the 1967 standings despite having no wins compared to Petty's 27.

Hylton won the NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors in 1966, and finished second in the season points standings, 1,950 points behind David Pearson.[3] He won only two races over his career. Although, he only won two races, he was always in the thick of the championship hunt. He finished in the Top 10 in the season points standings in ten of the twelve years between 1966 and 1977.

In the 1972 Talladega 500, Hylton won under interesting circumstances, when Goodyear supplied teams with a special tire for superspeedways. However, this tire design proved to shred after long distances under superspeedway conditions. Because Hylton's team could not afford the new tires they ran with the old ones. Hylton and Ramo Stott, another low tier driver who also could not afford the tires, skated around the other cars, and Hylton won it by less than a second.

Dual role

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In 1968, Hylton became a car owner/driver, a dual role that continued until his death. He found his way to victory lane for the first time on March 1, 1970, at the Richmond 500, driving the familiar number 48 Ford. During the late sixties and early seventies, Hylton amassed an amazing consistency record that was rivaled only by those of Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough.

On August 6, 1972, Hylton forever etched his name in the history books by claiming the Talladega 500. Hylton led 106 laps of the 188 lap race and won $24,865 for the day. Hylton won by one car length over ARCA legend Ramo Stott.

Hylton continued driving the full schedule until 1982, when he handed over driving duties to Canadian driver Trevor Boys. He soldiered on as an owner in NASCAR Winston Cup until 1993.

ARCA

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Hylton teaching Jim Lamoreaux how to run Daytona in 1999

Hylton moved to the ARCA Racing Series during the 1990s, and ran in 16 of 23 ARCA races in 2006. He finished 18th in the final points standings. Hylton's final planned race was at the inaugural race at Iowa Speedway, but he returned to compete other events.

Comeback

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Hylton's attempt at a comeback began in 2004, when he attempted to qualify for two races in the Craftsman Truck Series, with Welz Racing and Ron Rhodes Racing, respectively.

On June 24, 2006, Hylton started his first Busch Series race since June 27, 1982 at the AT&T 250 held at the Milwaukee Mile. This made him the oldest driver to start in a 'top level' NASCAR event.

Hylton attempted to make the 2007 Daytona 500 in equipment leased from Richard Childress Racing, sponsored by GrahamFest and Retirement Living TV.[4][5] Hylton said "I am doing this for seniors to show that at 70 years old, you don't have to go hunting for an old-folks home. You can go race for a little bit."

In the final practice session for the 2007 Daytona 500 he posted the 15th fastest time of 48.532 sec./185.445 m.p.h.[6] He was in a position to qualify for the Daytona 500 with 10 laps remaining in the qualifier when he was leading, then a caution for a wreck was called and on the restart he fell out of the draft due to a clutch problem. He did not qualify for the race. It was announced that he was going to attempt several others races in 2007, including the UAW-Ford 500, but these plans did not come to fruition.

At the age of 74 years, Hylton returned to Daytona to attempt to qualify for the 2009 Daytona 500. Hylton signed on with E&M Motorsports for the race. Sadly, carburetor issues plagued the team in both Saturday pre-qualifying practice sessions, and Hylton was unable to make a lap. Because NASCAR has a rule that you must make one timed lap in practice to be eligible for qualifying, Hylton and team were forced to withdraw.

Hylton was planning on qualifying his No. 48 car sponsored by the Sons of Confederate Veterans for the ARCA race at Rockingham on April 19, 2009. Hylton lost that sponsorship on April 16, 2009, due to ARCA placing a ban on the organization's logo from being used, as it contains a version of the Confederate Battle Flag. Since this ban breached the contract already entered into by ARCA and the SCV, the SCV cancelled its sponsorship and participation with the race. ARCA was forced to refund the organization's fees due to the breach of contract. Hylton later became a member of the SCV.[7]

Hylton planned to attempt to qualify for the 2010 Daytona 500,[8] but no deal came to fruition. In 2011, Hylton set a record at the 2011 Royal Purple 200 in Darlington as the oldest driver in history to start a NASCAR race in the top three divisions at age 76.[9] At the start of the 2013 season, Hylton announced that the 2013 ARCA season would be his last;[2] in his final start in racing at Kansas Speedway in October, contributions from his fellow ARCA racing teams resulted in his being able to drive a brand-new car and engine combination,[10] finishing 18th in his final race.[2]

Post-retirement team ownership

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Hylton's 2013 ARCA car at Road America

Hylton stated that his plans following his retirement included continued participation in the ARCA Racing Series as a team owner, planning to hire a younger driver to run the No. 48.[2] Sean Corr ran the car in 2014 along with several other drivers. Corr returned to Daytona in 2015. Brad Smith took over as driver planning the full season, but an injury at Talladega forced him out of the car; James Swanson took over the ride as the team switched to Dodge.

Death

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On April 28, 2018, Hylton, his son James "Tweet" Hylton Jr., and the team's crew chief Terry Strange were driving home from the ARCA race at Talladega, and the team's hauler was in a traffic accident going northbound on Interstate 85 near Carnesville, Georgia. Both Hyltons died in the accident, while Strange survived with severe injuries. It was unclear how the accident occurred.[11] There were several conflicting reports once Strange was questioned. One statement claimed that Hylton Sr. was having a heart attack, and when checking, he lost control. Another statement said that Strange lost control and neither Hylton was wearing a seatbelt. Strange's statement said that while driving, a car veered into his lane, causing him to hit a dirt embankment and then crash into the highway median.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

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NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 NGNC Pts Ref
1964 Bondy Long 71 Ford CON AUG JSP SAV RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH BRI GPS BGS ATL ASW HBO PIF CLB NWS MAR SAV DAR LGY HCY SBO CLT GPS ASH ATL CON NSV CHT BIR VAL PIF DAY ODS
19
OBS
16
BRR
14
ISP GLN LIN BRI NSV MBS AWS DTS WVA CLB BGS STR DAR HCY RCH ODS HBO MAR SAV NWS CLT HAR AUG JAC 148th 0 [12]
1966 Bud Hartje 48 Dodge AUG RSD
21
DAY
12
DAY DAY
9
CAR
19
BRI
3
ATL
15
HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS
35
MAR
8
DAR
9
LGY
4
MGR
2
MON
22
RCH
20
CLT
4
DTS
3
ASH
4
PIF SMR
8
AWS
6
BLV
2
GPS DAY
9
ODS
3
BRR
2
OXF
5
FON
6
ISP
2*
BRI
24
SMR
6
ATL
4
CLB
4
AWS
3
BLV
3
BGS
3
DAR
15
HCY
4
RCH
10
HBO
4
MAR
5
NWS
5
CLT
8
CAR
10
2nd 33688 [13]
Ford NSV
10
1967 Dodge AUG
4
RSD
5
DAY
9
DAY DAY
3
AWS
20
BRI
14
GPS
5
BGS
5
ATL
6
CLB
4
HCY
3
NWS
9
MAR
6
SVH
8
RCH
4
DAR
19
BLV
7
LGY
3
CLT
9
ASH
4
MGR
2
SMR
7
BIR
4
CAR
8
GPS MGY
4
DAY
8
TRN
10
OXF
4
FDA
5
ISP
2
BRI
5
SMR
4
NSV
2
ATL
25
BGS
5
CLB
5
SVH
7
DAR
8
HCY
4
RCH
5
BLV
4
HBO
4
CLT
43
CAR
38
AWS 2nd 36444 [14]
Ford MAR
4
NWS
18
1968 Hylton Motorsports Dodge MGR MGY RSD
34
DAY
44
BRI
25
RCH ATL
15
HCY
5
GPS CLB
3
NWS
23
MAR
9
AUG
4
AWS
4
DAR
6
BLV
4
LGY
4
CLT
8
ASH
4
MGR
4
SMR
3
BIR
3
CAR
3
GPS DAY
13
ISP
5
OXF
6
FDA
6
TRN
6
BRI
35
SMR
5
NSV
12
ATL
6
CLB BGS
4
AWS
18
SBO LGY HCY
8
RCH
8
BLV
12
HBO
2
MAR
21
NWS
8
CLT
36
CAR
7
JFC
4
7th 2719 [15]
Friedkin Enterprises 15 Plymouth DAR
26
Ervin Pruitt 57 Dodge AUG
6
1969 Hylton Motorsports 48 Dodge MGR
3
MGY
3
RSD
5
DAY
7
DAY DAY
15
CAR
9
AUG
4
BRI
13
ATL
28
CLB
4
HCY
19
GPS
2
RCH
15
AWS
2
DAR
32
BLV
5
LGY
2
CLT
3
MGR
20
SMR
3
MCH
7
KPT
7
GPS
4
NCF
3
DAY
9
DOV
3
TPN
2
TRN
4
BLV
3
BRI
4
NSV
3
SMR
5
ATL
9
MCH
9
SBO
4
BGS
5
AWS
5
DAR
28
HCY
9
RCH
6
TAL
Wth
CLB
3
MAR
4
NWS
10
CLT
11
SVH
6
AUG
26
CAR
28
JFC
24
MGR
10
TWS
4
3rd 3750 [16]
Owens Racing 6 Dodge NWS
5
MAR
30
1970 Hylton Motorsports 48 Dodge RSD
35
3rd 3788 [17]
Robertson Racing 23 Plymouth DAY
11
DAY DAY
22
Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford RCH
1
CAR
18
SVH
3
ATL
6
BRI
4
TAL
8
NWS
4
CLB
5
DAR
4
BLV
2
LGY
4
CLT
5
SMR
2
MAR
7
MCH
8
RSD
3
HCY
13
KPT
2
GPS
4
DAY
7
AST
6
TPN
8
TRN
5
BRI
11
SMR
4
NSV
28
ATL
10
CLB
9
ONA
2
MCH
9
TAL
10
BGS
4
SBO
5
DAR
7
HCY
5
RCH
8
DOV
7
NCF
4
NWS
5
CLT
29
MAR
8
MGR
6
CAR
8
LGY
5
1971 RSD
5
DAY
8
DAY DAY
9
RCH
10
HCY
4
BRI
19
ATL
9
CLB
4
GPS
6
SMR
6
MAR
5
DAR
24
SBO
3
TAL
7
ASH
17
KPT
3
CLT
13
DOV
6
RSD
4
HOU
2
GPS
12
DAY
9
BRI
5
AST
4
ISP
6
TRN
9
NSV
2
ATL
9
BGS
22
ONA
3
MCH
8
CLB
4
HCY
6
MAR
9
RCH
7
NWS
7
TWS
12
2nd 4071 [18]
Mercury ONT
10
CAR
18
NWS
6
MCH
12
TAL
5
DAR
6
CLT
9
DOV
10
CAR
7
MGR

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team 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 32 33 34 35 36 NNCC Pts Ref
1972 Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford RSD
7
DAY
5
ONT
7
ATL
10
BRI
8
DAR
5
NWS
4
MAR
7
TAL
33
CLT
20
DOV
7
MCH
4
RSD
4
TWS
6
DAY
5
BRI
12
TRN
6
ATL
35
MCH
6
NSV
8
RCH
4
DOV
4
MAR
8
NWS
17
CAR
19
3rd 8158.7 [19]
Dodge RCH
6
Mercury CAR
6
TAL
1*
DAR
11
CLT
7
TWS
11
1973 RSD
12
DAY
7
RCH
9
CAR
11
BRI
8
ATL
21
NWS
8
DAR
23
TAL
45
NSV
12
CLT
12
DOV
12
DAY
12
BRI
8
TAL
4
NSV
6
DAR
12
RCH
8
NWS
12
MAR
8
4th 6972.75 [20]
Ford MAR
10
TWS
15
RSD
8
MCH
15
ATL
21
Chevy DOV
19
CLT
13
CAR
19
1974 RSD DAY
16
RCH
6
CAR
10
BRI
8
ATL
12
DAR
26
NWS
28
MAR
7
TAL
14
NSV
24
DOV
10
CLT
15
RSD
6
MCH
32
DAY
32
BRI
20
NSV
22
ATL
23
POC
34
TAL
12
MCH
35
DAR
5
RCH
23
DOV
19
NWS
24
MAR
6
CLT
11
CAR
18
ONT
14
11th 924.95 [21]
1975 RSD
6
DAY
10
RCH
14
CAR
8
BRI
5
ATL
13
NWS
11
DAR
8
MAR
10
TAL
33
NSV
9
DOV
4
CLT
20
RSD
13
MCH
9
DAY
11
NSV
11
POC
9
TAL
7
MCH
17
DAR
23
DOV
7
NWS
13
MAR
13
CLT
6
RCH
6
CAR
15
BRI
9
ATL
22
ONT
9
3rd 3914 [22]
1976 RSD
9
DAY
23
CAR
19
RCH
15
BRI
7
ATL
31
NWS
13
DAR
32
MAR
12
TAL
28
NSV
18
DOV
17
CLT
13
RSD
16
MCH
35
DAY
26
NSV
11
POC
17
TAL
4
MCH
21
BRI
13
DAR
20
RCH
16
DOV
9
MAR
18
NWS
11
CLT
18
ATL
12
ONT
5
13th 3380 [23]
Faustina Racing 5 Dodge CAR
29
1977 Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy RSD
14
DAY
10
RCH
8
CAR
9
ATL
38
NWS
9
DAR
32
BRI
7
MAR
17
TAL
18
NSV
11
DOV
33
CLT
28
RSD
14
MCH
11
DAY
39
NSV
19
POC
10
TAL
9
MCH
16
BRI
9
DAR
13
RCH
9
DOV
16
MAR
8
NWS
12
CLT
14
CAR
13
ATL
26
ONT
9
7th 3476 [24]
1978 RSD DAY RCH
11
CAR
15
ATL BRI
7
DAR NWS
12
MAR
7
NSV
11
RSD MCH DAY NSV MCH
35
BRI
17
DAR
7
RCH
18
MAR
11
NWS
16
CLT
15
CAR
14
ATL 26th 1965 [25]
Olds TAL
10
DOV CLT ONT
16
18 Chevy POC
39
DOV
34
Al Rudd Auto 12 Buick TAL
41
1979 Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy RSD
11
DAY
DNQ
CAR
7
RCH
12
ATL
13
NWS
16
BRI
9
DAR
15
MAR
7
NSV
22
DOV
17
CLT
33
TWS
10
RSD
14
MCH
20
DAY
19
NSV
6
POC
33
MCH
12
BRI
13
DAR
38
RCH
21
MAR
23
NWS
11
CAR
11
ATL
16
ONT
26
14th 3405 [26]
Olds TAL
15
TAL
20
DOV
14
4 Chevy CLT
23
1980 8 RSD
11
13th 3449 [27]
48 Olds DAY
26
DAY
24
TAL
14
MCH
25
Chevy RCH
7
CAR
13
ATL
39
BRI
14
DAR
18
NWS
17
MAR
18
TAL
13
NSV
13
DOV
19
CLT
23
TWS
10
RSD
12
MCH
24
NSV
17
POC
15
BRI
17
DAR
21
RCH
17
DOV
19
NWS
15
MAR
10
CAR
9
ATL
14
ONT
24
Gray Racing 19 Chevy CLT
21
1981 Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy RSD
11
NWS
15
19th 2753 [28]
Pontiac DAY
34
RCH
29
CAR
20
ATL
25
BRI DAR
19
MAR
17
TAL
19
NSV
21
DOV
18
CLT
16
TWS
25
RSD
19
MCH
23
DAY
22
NSV
16
POC
22
TAL
39
MCH
27
BRI
16
DAR
26
RCH
18
DOV
32
MAR NWS
15
CLT CAR
26
Buick ATL
19
RSD
17
1982 49 DAY
DNQ
RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL 28th 1514 [29]
48 Pontiac NSV
17
DOV
12
CLT POC RSD NSV
20
POC
12
BRI
23
DAR
18
RCH
17
DOV
15
Buick MCH
23
DAY
19
TAL
25
Chevy MCH
22
NWS
17
CLT MAR
16
CAR ATL RSD
1983 DAY
23
RCH
21
CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD NA 0 [30]
1985 Hylton Motorsports 49 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV
26
CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD NA 0 [31]
1986 48 DAY RCH CAR ATL
DNQ
BRI
DNQ
DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT
DNQ
RSD POC MCH
38
DAY
DNQ
POC TAL GLN
27
MCH BRI DAR
39
RCH
22
DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 46th 386 [32]
1987 DAY CAR
37
RCH ATL DAR
38
NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC
DNQ
RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL 81st 101 [33]
1988 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
DNQ
MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL NA - [34]
1989 49 Buick DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL
DNQ
GLN MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR
39
RCH DOV
39
MAR CLT NWS
DNQ
CAR PHO ATL 74th 92 [35]
1990 48 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
35
MAR NWS CLT 106th 0 [36]
Pontiac CAR
DNQ
PHO ATL
1991 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC
37
MCH DAY 54th 196 [37]
Buick POC
DNQ
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR
38
RCH
DNQ
DOV
37
MAR
DNQ
NWS CLT CAR
40
PHO ATL
1992 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL DAY
DNQ
MCH
DNQ
BRI RCH
DNQ
42nd 476 [38]
Pontiac DAR
39
BRI NWS
DNQ
MAR TAL
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
DOV
35
SON POC
26
MCH
25
POC
40
TAL
DNQ
GLN
39
DAR
37
DOV
35
MAR NWS CLT
DNQ
CAR
DNQ
PHO ATL
DNQ
1993 Stavola Brothers Racing Ford DAY
DNQ
64th 104 [39]
Hylton Motorsports Pontiac CAR
40
RCH ATL
DNQ
DAR
34
BRI
DNQ
NWS
DNQ
MAR TAL
DNQ
SON CLT
DNQ
DOV POC MCH DAY
DNQ
NHA POC TAL GLN MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
DNQ
CLT CAR PHO ATL
1994 DAY CAR
DNQ
RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [40]
1995 DAY
DNQ
CAR
DNQ
RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [41]
2007 Hylton Motorsports 58 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 76th 0 [42]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1966 Bud Hartje Dodge 23 9
1967 19 3
1968 Hylton Motorsports Dodge 14 44
1969 15 15
1970 Robertson Racing Plymouth 21 22
1971 Hylton Motorsports Ford 15 9
1972 35 5
1973 Mercury 12 7
1974 Chevrolet 19 16
1975 17 10
1976 29 23
1977 37 10
1979 Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
1980 Oldsmobile 37 26
1981 Pontiac 25 34
1982 Buick DNQ
1983 Chevrolet 29 23
1992 Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
1993 Stavola Brothers Racing Ford DNQ
1995 Hylton Motorsports Pontiac DNQ
2007 Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ

Nationwide Series

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NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team 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 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts Ref
1982 Chevy DAY RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY CLT ASH HCY SBO CAR
23
CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI HCY RCH MAR CLT HCY MAR 150th 94 [43]
1983 46 Buick DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY DAR RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU CLT HCY MAR NA - [44]
2006 Jay Robinson Racing 28 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
41
DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 142nd 40 [45]
2008 JD Motorsports 01 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY
36
CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 135th 55 [46]
2011 JD Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR
43
DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 139th 01 [47]

Camping World Truck Series

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2004 Welz Racing 77 Dodge DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH
DNQ
BRI NA - [48]
Ron Rhodes Racing 48 Dodge RCH
DNQ
NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM
2011 Norm Benning Racing 75 Chevy DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC
30
MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 102nd 01 [49]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team 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 ARSC Pts Ref
1975 0 Chevy SLM DAY
6
SLM TAL QCS NSV TOL SLM AVS FMS JEF TOL AND NA 0 N/A
1986 Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy ATL DAY ATL TAL SIR SSP FRS KIL CSP TAL BLN ISF DSF TOL MCS ATL
30
95th - [50]
1987 DAY ATL
DNQ
TAL DEL ACS TOL ROC POC FRS KIL TAL FRS ISF INF DSF SLM ATL NA - [51]
1988 49 DAY ATL TAL FRS PCS ROC POC WIN KIL ACS SLM POC
14
108th - [52]
48 TAL
DNQ
DEL FRS ISF DSF SLM ATL
1989 DAY ATL KIL TAL
DNQ
FRS POC KIL HAG 69th - [53]
49 Buick POC
14
48 TAL
35
DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL
1990 49 DAY
DNQ
ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL TOL HAG POC TAL MCH ISF TOL DSF WIN DEL ATL NA - [54]
1991 4 Pontiac DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH
30
KIL FRS DEL POC 84th - [55]
Buick TAL
25
HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL
1993 Peterson Motorsports 06 Pontiac DAY FIF TWS TAL
27
KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS 83rd - [56]
Hylton Motorsports 48 Pontiac POC
26
KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL
1994 DAY TAL FIF
20
LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH 69th 410 [57]
4 DMS
15
Charlie Newby Racing 77 Pontiac POC
27
POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL
1997 Peterson Motorsports 06 Pontiac DAY ATL SLM CLT CLT POC
14
MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT TAL ISF ATL 135th - [58]
1998 Hylton Motorsports 48 Pontiac DAY ATL SLM
22
CLT MEM MCH NA 0 [59]
76 Olds POC
37
SBS TOL TEX
30
WIN
Pontiac PPR
35
POC KIL
44 Buick FRS
24
ISF ATL DSF SLM
Drew White Racing 12 Chevy CLT
DNQ
TAL ATL
37
1999 12 Chevy DAY
DNQ
42nd 730 [60]
49 ATL
DNQ
SLM AND CLT
Drew White Racing 12 Pontiac MCH
DNQ
POC
Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy TOL
DNQ
SBS
DNQ
BLN
30
POC KIL
27
FRS
24
FLM
Ford ISF
22
WIN DSF
24
SLM
18
CLT TAL ATL
2001 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Ford DAY NSH
33
CHI
39
DSF SLM TOL BLN 62nd 585 [61]
Hylton Motorsports 47 Ford WIN
29
SLM
8 GTY
33
KEN CLT NSH
33
ISF
DNQ
Schacht-Hixson Motorsports 75 Chevy KAN
34
Markle Motorsports 60 Ford MCH
38
POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC
Challenge Motorsports 15 Ford CLT
37
TAL
Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford ATL
21
2002 Andy Belmont Motorsports 91 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC
35
MCH
41
TOL NSH
36
ISF WIN DSF 89th 320 [62]
Brad Smith Motorsports 76 Ford SBO
31
KEN
Peterson Motorsports 06 Chevy BLN
34
Hylton Motorsports 43 Ford POC
36
Cunningham Motorsports 4 Ford CHI
36
SLM TAL CLT
2003 Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN
16
MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN
22
DSF 85th 315 [63]
Benning Motorsports 8 Chevy CHI
37
SLM TAL CLT SBO
2004 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Ford DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN
20
POC
40
MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 141st 130 [64]
2005 DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN
22
KEN BLN POC
22
GTW
26
LER NSH
36
MCH 77th 390 [65]
49 ISF
DNQ
TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL
2006 48 DAY
DNQ
NSH
DNQ
SLM
DNQ
WIN
DNQ
KEN
DNQ
TOL
DNQ
POC
21
MCH
DNQ
KAN
23
KEN
23
BLN
31
POC
24
GTW
23
NSH
22
MCH
32
ISF
24
MIL
26
TOL
25
DSF
25
CHI
27
SLM
27
TAL
32
IOW
37
18th 2995 [66]
2007 Dodge DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH
DNQ
BLN KEN POC
22
NSH ISF TOL
DNQ
107th 200 [67]
Carter 2 Motorsports 67 Dodge MIL
40
GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL
2008 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Dodge DAY
DNQ
SLM
34
IOW CAR
28
KEN TOL
DNQ
POC
35
CAY
19
KEN BLN
28
ISF
35
DSF
35
SLM
27
27th 1325 [68]
Bowsher Motorsports 21 Ford KAN
37
James Hylton Motorsports 08 Dodge MCH
32
POC
35
14 NSH
35
CHI
38
0 NJE
26
TAL TOL
2009 08 DAY
DNQ
15th 3180 [69]
48 Ford SLM
23
CAR
28
KEN
36
TOL
23
POC
24
MCH
24
MFD
26
IOW
27
KEN
28
BLN
24
POC
31
ISF
28
CHI
27
TOL
29
DSF
30
NJE
26
SLM
26
KAN
27
CAR
37
Dodge TAL
15
2010 18 Ford DAY PBE
29
SLM 19th 1720 [70]
48 Dodge TEX
37
Ford TAL
37
TOL POC
21
MCH
30
IOW
36
MFD
24
POC BLN
25
NJE
27
ISF
25
CHI
21
DSF
28
TOL
18
SLM
24
KAN
32
CAR
28
2011 DAY
18
TAL
33
SLM
23
TOL
27
NJE
30
CHI
19
POC
21
MCH
27
WIN
17
BLN
22
IOW
22
IRP
25
POC
27
ISF
26
MAD
19
DSF
29
SLM
18
KAN
23
TOL
30
11th 3090 [71]
2012 DAY
38
MOB
33
SLM
25
TAL
24
TOL
32
ELK
20
POC
22
MCH
22
WIN
25
NJE
27
IOW
24
CHI
22
IRP
32
POC
30
BLN
24
ISF
27
MAD
22
SLM
24
DSF
C
KAN
29
13th 2860 [72]
2013 DAY
26
MOB
23
SLM
26
TAL
33
TOL
28
ELK
19
POC
24
MCH
24
ROA
26
WIN
19
CHI
17
NJE
18
POC
29
BLN
21
ISF
29
MAD
17
DSF
26
IOW
24
SLM
22
KEN
21
KAN
18
11th 3630 [73]
Results before 1985 may be incomplete.

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