| Johnny Halford | |||||||
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| Born | October 15, 1930 Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 41 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 36th - 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season | ||||||
| First race | 1969 Sandlapper 200 (Columbia Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1978 American 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway) | ||||||
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Johnny Halford is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1969 to 1978.[1]
He would earn one top ten finish in the 1972 Firecracker 400[2] while leading 16 laps out of 6924 - the equivalent of 7,723.0 miles (12,429.0 km).[1] Halford's average starting position would be 24th while he would finish 21st on average.[1] An attempt to qualify for the 1972 Miller High Life 500 would end up in failure.[1] After the end of his career, Halford had earned $27,129 in total race earnings ($91,327.82 in today's money).[1]
Halford's primary ride would be the Satterfield Heating-sponsored #87 Chevrolet for Mr. Don Satterfield.[2]