MILWAUKEE
AT&T
250
RACE REPORT & PIX
James
Hylton
returned
to
NASCAR
for
the
first
time
since
1993
at
the
AT&T
250
this
weekend
at
the
Milwaukee
Mile.
The
appearance
also
was
Hylton's
first
Busch
Series
race
since
1982's
Coca
Cola
200
at
Rockingham
Speedway.
James
drove
a
Chevrolet
Monte
Carlo
owned
by
Jay
Robinson
Racing
at
the
historic
mile
oval.
Even
though
James
finished
41st,
he
still
was
thrilled
at
the
opportunity
provided
by
Jay
Robinson
and
his
crew.
The
FX
broadcast
crew
was
especially
found
of
James
and
remarked
that
he
was
in
amazing
shape
to
be
able
to
handle
a
race
car
at
age
71.
James
Hylton
has
raced
in
both
USAC
and
ARCA
competition
at
the
speedway
but
this
was
his
first
NASCAR
sanctioned
event.
Hylton
stated
"everyone
from
NASCAR
was
great
this
weekend,
a
few
even
told
me
to
not
to
wait
25
years
for
my
next
appearance".
This
also
marked
a
reunion
with
Hylton's
former
NASCAR
Craftsman
Truck
Driver,
Derricke
Cope.
Cope,
the
1990
Daytona
500
winner,
drove
the
number
49
Advil
Ford
Fusion
in
the
race.
However,
brake
problems
forced
Cope
to
drop
out
on
lap
204,
resulting
in
a
34th
place
finish
for
the
veteran
driver.
