After completion of qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Fast Orange 500 at Martinsville, James Hylton was given the opportunity to once again get behind the wheel of a 71 Mercury Montego.  Hylton was invited to the Wood Brothers Museum in Stuart, VA by Leonard Wood and was able to find himself once again at the helm of a of a 71 Mercury Montego NASCAR Grand National stock car.

In 1972, Hylton purchased a 71 Mercury Montego from the Wood Brothers and later drove the car to victory in the 1972 Talladega 500.  This was the first time that Hylton had been behind the wheel of a 71 Mercury since attempting to qualify his Mercury for the 1974 Winston Western 500 at Riverside, CA.  Unfortunately the car crashed during practice and did not qualify for the event.  James climbed into the drivers seat of the number 21 Mercury and cranked up the massive Boss 429, filling the Virginia hillsides with the sweet sound of horsepower.

Hylton Motorsports would like to thank Leonard, Eddie, Carol, Len and Jon Wood for their hospitality and for allowing us a chance to relive history.