Johnny Halford

Johnny Halford
Born October 15, 1930
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Died October 11, 2013 (aged 82)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
41 races run over 5 years
Best finish 36th (1970)
First race 1969 Sandlapper 200 (Columbia)
Last race 1978 American 500 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
1 race run over 1 year
First race 1972 Greenville 200 (Greenville-Pickens)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Johnny Halford (October 15, 1930-October 11, 2013) was an American stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series between 1969 and 1978.[1]

Career

Halford began his racing career at the age of 19,[2] but by the time he began his NASCAR career in 1969 he was considered "old", at age 38.[3] He earned one top ten finish in his career, in the 1972 Firecracker 400,[4] 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 ($98,093.48 when adjusted for inflation).[1]

In the 1981 ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway, Halford was involved in an eleven-car accident that left him with a neck injury.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Johnny Halford racing information at Racing Reference
  2. ↑ "Halford Remembers First Ride". The Spartanburg Herald (Spartanburg, SC). January 28, 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  3. ↑ Granger, Gene (January 15, 1970). "Halford Going All Out This Year". The Spartanburg Herald (Spartanburg, SC). p. 40. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  4. ↑ Johnny Halford racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
  5. ↑ "Ellington claims ARCA 200". Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, NC). February 9, 1981. p. 1D. Retrieved 2014-03-19.