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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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