James Harvey Hylton (August 26, 1934 – April 28, 2018) was an American stock car racing driver.

Hylton's early years centered primarily around farming but he soon found himself immersed in the world of stock car auto racing.

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.

Things improved dramatically in 1966, as Hylton finished second in the points chase and won the series' Rookie of the Year award.

In the 1972 Talladega 500, Hylton won under interesting circumstances, when Goodyear supplied teams with a special tire for superspeedways.

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.

Hylton attempted to make the 2007 Daytona 500 in equipment leased from Richard Childress Racing, sponsored by GrahamFest and Retirement Living TV.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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