|
 Inman
SC
(August
5,
2007)
–
During
his
storied
career,
stock
car
racing
legend
James
Hylton
has
never
been
one
to
let a
task
go
uncompleted.
That
was
evident
this
weekend
at
the
ARCA
RE/MAX
Series
Pennsylvania
200
at
Pocono
Raceway,
as
the
72-year-old
owner/driver
competed
in
his
first
ARCA
RE/MAX
Series
race
of
2007.
Hylton
Motorsports
brought
the
number
48
SLMCO
Pure
Water
Systems
Dodge
Charger
to
Pocono
Speedway
this
weekend
for
New
Jersey
driver
Art
Seeger
to
race.
However,
an
unfortunate
turn
of
events
left
the
team
without
a
driver
only
a few
hours
before
qualifying.
James
Hylton,
a
veteran
of
676
major
sanctioning
body
starts,
did
not
want
the
team
to be
sidelined
for
the
weekend
so he
decided
to
come
out
of
retirement
and
attempt
to
qualify
the
car.
Hylton
retired
from
fulltime
ARCA
RE/MAX
Series
competition
after
the
2006
season
and
has
not
competed
in a
race
since
the
NASCAR
NEXTEL
CUP
Series
Gatorade
150
in
February
2007.
After
only
a few
laps
of
practice,
Hylton
piloted
the
Dodge
to a
lap
of
58.763
(153.158
mph)
around
the
famed
Pennsylvania
speedway.
Hylton’s
qualifying
lap
was
good
enough
for a
30th
starting
position
for
Saturday’s
race.
During
the
race,
the
car
proved
strong
and
Hylton
ran
as
high
as
second
mid-way
through
the
80-lap
event.
However,
fuel
line
problems
soon
put
the
car
five
laps
down
late
in
the
race
with
Hylton
finishing
a
respectable
22nd
place.
“The
crew
was
very
professional
and
kept
their
cool
in a
tense
situation
and
got a
serious
mechanical
issue
resolved
quickly”
stated
Hylton.
The
number
48
SLMCO
Pure
Water
Systems
Dodge
Charger
soon
returned
to
the
track
and
was
running
at
the
finish.
The
Pennsylvania
200
was
won
by
Michael
McDowell
of
Phoenix,
Arizona
in
the
Eddie
Sharp
Racing
- Z
Line
Racing
Dodge.
While
being
disappointed
by
the
fuel
line
issues,
Hylton
was
impressed
with
the
team’s
effort.
“This
was
probably
the
strongest
car
that
I
have
ever
driven
at
Pocono”
said
Hylton.
“My
crew
chief,
James
Hylton
Jr.
and
the
whole
crew
did a
terrific
job
this
weekend.”
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