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BERLIN RACE RECAP Hylton Sidelined by Overheating at Berlin:
“Berlin is a very demanding race track on both driver and equipment” states Hylton “I ran across a drainage grate in turn four at the beginning of the race and severely damaged the left front of the chassis.” During his career, Hylton had competed two other times at Berlin, with a 30th-place finish in 1999 and a 34th-place finish in 2002.
Former Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope’s niece, Angela Cope finished 22nd in the Jennifer Belmont Ford. Derrike has driven in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series in a truck owned by James and was also Hylton’s teammate at the 2006 AT&T 250 at The Milwaukee Mile. Hylton said “Angela is an excellent driver and showed a lot of determination in making the change to the 3,400 lb stock cars; Angela has a very bright future ahead in this sport. "
Special Thanks.....
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Memphis,
TN
(July
17,
2006)
–
Seventy
One-year
old
racing
legend
James
Hylton
recorded
his
first
ARCA
RE/MAX
series
DNF
of
the
year
at
Berlin
Speedway
on
Saturday
night.
Hylton’s
2005
Ford
Taurus
began
overheating
on
lap
17
and
the
Hylton
Motorsports
crew
worked
feverously
on
the
car
to
correct
the
problem.
However,
by
lap
33
it
had
became
apparent
that
the
engine
problems
could
not
be
corrected
and
the
car
was
parked
for
the
night,
winding
up
in
31st
position.
James
had
nothing
but
praise
for
relatives
of
two
of
his
former
NASCAR
NEXTEL
CUP
associates,
that
competed
last
weekend
at
Berlin.
Brian Keselowski,
the
nephew
of
former
NEXTEL
CUP
driver
Ron
Keselowski,
was
the
winner
of
the GFS
/
Sara
Lee
200.
“Brian
is
a
tremendous
talent,”
states
James
“he
won
the
race
in
a
car
that
sustained
very
little
damage
at
a
very
demanding
short-track
and
that
is
very
impressive. "
The
season
has
been
termed
the
"White
Flag
Tour"
and
brings
one
of
the
most
impressive
careers
in
motorsports
to
a
close.
Hylton
entered
the
racing
scene
in
a
big
way
with
an
impressive
second
place
finish
in
the
season-long
NASCAR
Grand
National
standings
in
1966.
Hylton
was
also
voted
"Rookie
of
the
Year"
for
the
season
and
still
holds
the
NEXTEL
CUP
record
for
being
the
highest
placing
rookie
in
a
season.
Hylton's
storied
career
also
includes
ten
top-10
finishes
in
the
NASCAR
season
long
points
championship
as
well
as
victories
at
Talladega
and
Richmond
in
NEXTEL
CUP
and
Daytona
in
the
Grand
American
Series. 
Hylton
Motorsports
would
also
like
to
thank
Tyler
Nawrocki
of
Berlin,
Michigan
for
going
over
and
beyond
the
call
of
duty
in
assisting
with
the
overheating
problem
in
the
Sarah
Lee
/
GFS
Marketplace
200.
His
help
and
assistance
is
greatly
appreciated
by
James
and
the
crew.
