James Hylton to make 700th career start at Pocono ARCA 200
June 1, 2009 (MEMPHIS, TN) - The 2.5 mile triangular Pocono Speedway, nestled in the heart of the scenic Pocono Mountains, has long been one of James Harvey Hylton’s favorite tracks. On June 6th, Hylton will return to Pocono Speedway to record his 700th major sanctioning body career start in the Pocono ARCA 200.
Hylton’s storied career includes starts in NASCAR Sprint Cup (601), ARCA RE/MAX (82), NASCAR Grand National East (6), NASCAR Nationwide (3), USAC Stock Car (3), NASCAR Grand American (3), and IMSA Sports Car (1). Hylton has competed on tracks that range from New York’s historic 2/10 mile Islip Speedway to the 2.667 mile high-banked tri-oval at Talladega, AL. “Throughout my career, I’ve raced on every surface imaginable,” stated the Inman, SC Hylton, “in the sixties, we would run a 1/3 mile dirt track one day and then turn around and run a high-banked paved oval the next”.
There is a three-way tie for the track with the most career starts by Hylton between Daytona International Speedway, R ...Read the full article