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James Hylton Races to 26th at Final Milwaukee Mile Start
“This season has been the most fun season that I have had in my career” states Hylton “all the drivers, crews and officials have been wonderful to me. This has a been a wonderful finish to my career. When I was just starting in the early sixties, I had no idea that I could do something I love so much for so long.”
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Memphis
TN
(August
29,
2006)
-
Racing
legend
James
Hylton
finished
26th
in
Sunday’s
ARCA
RE/MAX
Series
Governor’s
Cup
200
at
the
Milwaukee
Mile.
Hylton,
driving
the
Mountain
Rock
Music
/
POP
Kola
Ford
completed
181
of
the
races
200
laps.
Hylton
made
history
earlier
this
year
at
the
Milwaukee
Mile
by
becoming
the
oldest
driver
ever
to
compete
in
one
of
NASCAR’s
three
upper
divisions.
Hylton
competed
in
July’s
NASCAR
Busch
Series
AT&T
250
in
a
Chevrolet
Monte
Carlo
owned
by
North
Carolina’s
Jay
Robinson.
“Our
weekend
at
Milwaukee
was
something
else,”
states
Hylton
“we
had
a
decent
run
for
most
of
the
day
but
we
experienced
some
brake
problem
toward
the
end
of
the
race.
My
crew
and
the
Andy
Belmont
Racing
crew
pitched
a
birthday
party
for
me
at
the
track
on
Saturday.
I
can
tell
you
there
is
nothing
better
than
a
racetrack
birthday
party
and
not
a
better
place
to
have
it
at
than
Milwaukee.
My
marketing
director
John
Bushy
even
brought
a
birthday
cake
with
an
icing
picture
depicting
cars
that
I
have
driven
throughout
my
career.”
As
a
result
of
his
finish,
Hylton
moved
to
22nd
in
ARCA
RE/MAX
driver
points.
“At
the
start
of
the
season
I
set
a
goal
of
finishing
in
the
top
twenty
in
driver
points”
said
Hylton
“If
I
can
achieve
this
goal
then
I
will
be
one
happy
man.
I
am
definitely
having
the
time
of
my
life
and
I
don’t
think
Hollywood
could
script
a
movie
of
this
season”.
The
last
top-20
season
for
Hylton
was
1981,
when
he
piloted
the
Palatine
Parts
Pontiac
Grand
Prix
to
a
19th
place
finish
in
Winston
Cup
points.
The
Milwaukee
race
was
Hylton’s
tenth
start
of
the
season
and
represents
the
most
ARCA
RE/MAX
season
starts
for
one
year
for
the
driver.
