Paul Dean Holt

Paul Dean Holt
Born (1936-03-30) March 30, 1936 (age 88)
Sweetwater, Tennessee
NASCAR Cup Series career
85 races run over 6 years
Best finish18th - 1968 Grand National season
First race1966 Myers Brothers 250 (Bowman-Gray Stadium)
Last race1977 Music City USA 420 (Fairgrounds Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
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Paul Dean Holt (born March 30, 1936, in Sweetwater, Tennessee) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup driver and a competitor at the 1968 Fireball 300.

Career

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Holt had one top ten finish and he competed in 10604 laps and 6,540.7 miles (10,526.2 km). Holt started an average of 23rd place and finished an average of 20th.[1] Holt also failed to lead a lap but eventually retired at the age of 41 with $19,192 ($96,497.5 when adjusted for inflation) in total career earnings.[1] NASCAR insider Brock Beard would find out after extensive research about Paul Dean Holt's three career last-place finishes.[2]

At the 1967 NASCAR Rookie of the Year ceremonies, Holt finished in third place behind Charlie Glotzbach and Donnie Allison (the winner of the Rookie of the Year award).[3] Dodge and Ford vehicles were considered to the staple manufacturers of Holt's career.

Holt's best track accomplishments was at Richmond International Raceway where he finished an average of 18th place; his least favorite track was Martinsville Speedway where a finish of 32nd place was routine for him.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paul Dean Holt's racing results (third reference)". Racing Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Paul Dean Holt's last-place finishes". Blogspot (Brock Beard). Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Paul Dean Holt's racing results (second reference)". Legends of NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Paul Dean Holt's racing accomplishments". Driver Averages. Retrieved August 11, 2014.