James Hylton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Hylton

American stock car racing driver

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1934

Place of Birth: Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 27-Apr-2018

Profession: racing driver, racing automobile driver, NASCAR team owner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

James Harvey Hylton (August 26, 1934 – April 28, 2018) was an American stock car racing driver.
He was a two-time winner in NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Monster Energy Cup Series) competition and was a long-time competitor in the ARCA Racing Series.
Hylton finished second in points in NASCAR's top series three times. He has 2 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Although he only had two wins, he collected 140 top 5s and 301 top 10s in 601 races.
Hylton was in the championship hunt several times in the 1960s and 1970s, finishing second in points in 1966, 1967, and 1971.
Hylton also holds the record as the oldest driver to finish a race in NASCAR's top 3 series when he raced at Daytona in the Xfinity Series, then Nationwide, in 2008 at the age of 73.