James Hylton

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James Hylton
Richmond)
Last win1972 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
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Royal Purple 200 (Darlington
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James Harvey Hylton (August 26, 1934 – April 28, 2018) was an American

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NASCAR

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

Grand National Series

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

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
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

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

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

(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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