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legendary victory
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1972
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determination
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Andy
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July
1, 2008 - James Hylton was selected to drive the Johnny Davis
Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the NASCAR Nationwide Series
Winn-Dixie 250. The race will be held July 4th, at Daytona
International Speedway. "Daytona has always been one of my
favorite tracks" states Hylton "I told everyone at Media Day in
February that I couldn't wait to come back in July". Hylton is
a veteran of 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Daytona and last
competed at the track in the 2007 Gatorade 150.
June
28, 2008 - James
Hylton drove the getFUBAR.com Dodge Charger to a 19th place finish in
the inaugural Cayuga 250 ARCA RE/MAX Series event at Cayuga Motor
Speedway. "The race provided all the excitement a normal heart can
withstand" said Hylton post-race "it was a very physical contest and
during the race I spun the car and ended up setting in the infield."
The race was captured by Justin Allgaier in the Zoller and Bergfield
Farming Chevrolet Monte Carlo with Frank Kimmel (Ford), Ricky Stenhouse
Jr (Ford), Dexter Bean (Chevrolet) and Pete Shepard (Ford)
rounding out the top five.
The
19th place finish at the event pushed Hylton into 27th position in the
2008 ARCA RE/MAX Driver standings. "The car ran good this weekend
in both qualifying and in the race" stated Hylton "during the race I
just tried to make sure that I didn't tear the thing up". The
Hylton Motorsports team was impressed with both the fans and facility at
Cayuga. Hylton adds "I Love Canada and I look forward to another
trip up here next year."
James
Hylton piloted the getFUBAR.com Dodge Charger to a 32nd place finish
at the Racing for Wildlife 200 ARCA RE/MAX Series event at
Michigan International Speedway on June 14th. Hylton qualified
34th for the event but was forced to start last due to a rear gear
change after qualifying. This event marked the 32nd career
start for Hylton at the two mile Michigan oval.
Hylton
Motorsports would also like to express its gratitude to Chicago
Water Grill of Jonestown, MI for it's gracious hospitality and
excellent food offered during our teams stay. 
In
1973, Chevrolet introduced the second-generation Monte Carlo to the automobile
market. This new Monte Carlo was larger than the previous generation. The front
wheels were placed four inches farther forward than on the 1973 Chevrolet
Malibus and 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlos. However, the engines position was the
same for these three models. The engine placement/weight distribution allowed
the Monte Carlo to dominate on short tracks. 
Junior
Johnson was first to realize the second-generation Monte Carlo's racing
potential and entered one in the 1973 Nashville 420 for the racing legend, Cale
Yarborough.The car started from the pole and led 196 laps until mechanical
complications caused the car finish in fourteenth place. Soon, other teams began
to notice the second-generation Monte Carlo and soon the car began to dominate
NASCAR short track races.
James
Hylton received his Monte Carlo from Richard Childress Racing (RCR) at the start
of the 1977 season. The Monte Carlo would become Hylton Motorsports'
primary short and intermediate track car until the advent of the NASCAR mandated
downsized chassis in 1981. The Hylton Motorsports Monte Carlo's highest
achievement was during the 1979 Nashville 420 when it raced to a sixth place
finish. The car retired to Hylton's barn until it was traded to RCR in 1992 for
a motor. This historic automobile is currently on display at the RCR Museum
located in Welcome, NC.
