INMAN
SC (January
16) - James Hylton Motorsports was
privileged to have South
Carolina Lt. Governor Andre'
Bauer (pictured at left with
Hylton) as a guest at the shop
in Inman, S.C. Hylton met the
Lt. Governor at Talladega in
October and invited him to stop
by the shop for a tour. Bauer was a member of the South
Carolina House of
Representatives (1996 - 1999)
and a member of the South
Carolina State Senate (1999 -
2003), before being inaugurated
as South Carolina's 87th
Lieutenant Governor on January
15, 2003.
photo credit: Terry
Strange
MEMPHIS
TN
(January 3)
-
In the sport of stock car
racing, their is perhaps no
other town in America that can
boast the heritage of
Spartanburg S.C. David
Pearson, Cotton Owens, Bud
Moore, and Mario Rossi head the
list of those hailing from the
South Carolina Piedmont
community. Last week James Hylton was honored
by his home county when the Spartanburg County
Council presented him with a
honorary resolution during their
weekly general session. Hylton,
a resident of Inman S.C., was
presented the resolution and
accompanying plaque
by councilman Dale Culbreath
(pictured at left with Hylton).
The resolution was for
"expressing recognition and
appreciation for the pride and
honor bestowed upon Spartanburg
County by James Hylton for his
achievements to Motorsports".
"It
was a pretty outstanding event"
stated an appreciative Hylton
"Cotton Owens, Bud Moore and
David Pearson have all been
honored by the county, so I feel
pretty honored to among such a
illustrious group."
photo credit: Perry Wood
DAYTONA
FL (December 19) - Legendary
stock car driver James
Harvey Hylton piloted his
2007 Dodge Charger to a top
speed of 174.338 mph during
the afternoon session of
today's ARCA Series test.
"The car handled well and we
had a good test" remarked
Hylton "we have a few
adjustments to make for
tomorrow to get a little
more speed out of it. We
will come back in February
with a better motor and we
will be good to go."
ORLANDO FL (December 20) -
James Hylton circled the 2.5
mile Daytona International
Speedway Tri-oval at a fast
speed of 175.48 mph today.
"We got what we wanted
today," stated Hylton "we
concentrated on making some
chassis adjustments that
should be beneficial to our
effort in February. We just kinda put this deal together
last minute, so I am proud
of what our team
accomplished this weekend."
DAY
Session
Time
mph
Friday
am
n/a
n/a
pm
n/a
n/a
Saturday
am
52.357
171.897
pm
51.624
174.338
Sunday
am
n/a
n/a
pm
51.228
175.480
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INMAN
SC 
MEMPHIS
TN
(January 3)
-
In the sport of stock car
racing, their is perhaps no
other town in America that can
boast the heritage of
Spartanburg S.C. David
Pearson, Cotton Owens, Bud
Moore, and Mario Rossi head the
list of those hailing from the
South Carolina Piedmont
community. Last week James Hylton was honored
by his home county when the Spartanburg County
Council presented him with a
honorary resolution during their
weekly general session. Hylton,
a resident of Inman S.C., was
presented the resolution and
accompanying plaque
by councilman Dale Culbreath
(pictured at left with Hylton).
The resolution was for
"expressing recognition and
appreciation for the pride and
honor bestowed upon Spartanburg
County by James Hylton for his
achievements to Motorsports". 
DAYTONA
FL (December 19) - Legendary
stock car driver James
Harvey Hylton piloted his
2007 Dodge Charger to a top
speed of 174.338 mph during
the afternoon session of
today's ARCA Series test.
"The car handled well and we
had a good test" remarked
Hylton "we have a few
adjustments to make for
tomorrow to get a little
more speed out of it. We
will come back in February
with a better motor and we
will be good to go."