James Hylton

James Hylton
Hylton at Iowa Speedway in 2006
Born	James Harvey Hylton (1934-08-26)August 26, 1934 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 28, 2018(2018-04-28) (aged 83) Franklin County, Georgia, U.S.
Awards	1966 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 finish	2nd (1966, 1967, 1971)
First race	1964 Old Dominion 400 (Manassas)
Last race	1993 TranSouth 500 (Darlington)
First win	1970 Richmond 500 (Richmond)
Last win	1972 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 301 4
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 4 years
2011 position	139th
Best finish	135th (2008)
First race	1982 Coca-Cola 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	2011 Royal Purple 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2011 position	102nd
Best finish	102nd (2011)
First race	2011 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.