From nascar.com
James Hylton, the man who captured NASCAR's rookie of the year award in 1966, eyes one final start in NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Hylton, now 74 and sharper and more quick-witted than many men half his age, still wants to collect. He holds the record as the oldest driver ever to qualify for a race in the ARCA Series, in which he still competes.
He claimed the record as the oldest driver ever to start a Nationwide Series race when he qualified Johnny Davis' No. 01 Chevy for the event at Daytona this past summer.
Now he wants the Sprint Cup Series record, currently shared by Jim Fitzgerald and Hershel McGriff, who were each 65 when they started their final event on NASCAR's premier level.
"One more Cup race," he says. "I want that record. I've put my whole life into this thing, and I feel like I'm still capable of doing it," said the 74-year old competitor.
Oldest drivers to start Cup race (60 years or older)
Hershel McGriff 65 years old, raced in 1993
Jim Fitzgerald 65 years old, raced in 1987
Morgan Shepherd 64 years old, raced in 2006
Dave Marcis 61 years old, raced in 2002
Dick Trickle 60 years old, raced in 2002
James Hylton, the man who captured NASCAR's rookie of the year award in 1966, eyes one final start in NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Hylton, now 74 and sharper and more quick-witted than many men half his age, still wants to collect. He holds the record as the oldest driver ever to qualify for a race in the ARCA Series, in which he still competes.
He claimed the record as the oldest driver ever to start a Nationwide Series race when he qualified Johnny Davis' No. 01 Chevy for the event at Daytona this past summer.
Now he wants the Sprint Cup Series record, currently shared by Jim Fitzgerald and Hershel McGriff, who were each 65 when they started their final event on NASCAR's premier level.
"One more Cup race," he says. "I want that record. I've put my whole life into this thing, and I feel like I'm still capable of doing it," said the 74-year old competitor.
Oldest drivers to start Cup race (60 years or older)
Hershel McGriff 65 years old, raced in 1993
Jim Fitzgerald 65 years old, raced in 1987
Morgan Shepherd 64 years old, raced in 2006
Dave Marcis 61 years old, raced in 2002
Dick Trickle 60 years old, raced in 2002