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In 1969, Holman-Moody and driver David Pearson had been the team to beat on the NASCAR Grand National circuit with their Ford Torinos.  They had combined to win 11 races and finish first in the points championship over Richard Petty and James Hylton.  Before the start of the 1970 Grand National season, Hylton purchased one of the 1969 Torinos used by the team.

The Hylton Motorsports Torino debuted on March 1, 1970, at the Richmond 500.  Hylton qualified the car third and led 160 laps in route to a 15 second win over second-place Richard Petty.  Hylton averaged 82.044 mph and established a record that would last for over ten years before being broken by Bobby Allison in 1979.  While clutch problems relegated the car to an 18th place finish at Rockingham's Carolina 500, the next race at Savannah would start an unbelievable streak of 14 Top-Ten finishes for Hylton and the 69 Torino.  This streak would also be highlighted by a pole position at the Beltsville 300 at Beltsville MD.

At October's National 500, the Torino would be damaged in a crash on lap 125.  The car would have its original Holman - Moody front clip replaced with one built by Banjo Matthews after the crash.  Matthews had purchased the surface plates used for chassis building from Holman-Moody and began his legendary race car business in 1970.   The 69 Torino would also receive a Talladega "aero" nose to replace its flat, standard Torino nose.  The car would go on to compete in eight more races and would only finish out of the Top Ten once. 

In 1971, NASCAR would implement engine displacement restrictions on the "aero" cars of 1969-70.  The 69 Torino would again receive its original nose for the 1971 Winston Cup season.  The 69 Torino's last race would be the 1972 Winston Cup Series opener at Riverside, where Hylton and the Torino would race to a seventh place finish.  The 1969 Torino competed in 43 races with 17 Top-Five finishes (39.53%) and 37 Top-Ten finishes (86.05%) and achieve an average finish of 7.93.  The car would lead 203 laps with one victory and one pole position. 

"I wish I could bring that car to Daytona this year" stated Hylton.  The car remained behind the Inman, SC for a number of years before being scrapped.