Paul Dean Holt

Paul Dean Holt
Born March 30, 1936
Sweetwater, Tennessee
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
85 races run over 6 years
Best finish 18th - 1968 Grand National season
First race 1966 Myers Brothers 250 (Bowman-Gray Stadium)
Last race 1977 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

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 ($74,691.76 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 1968 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 par for the course for him.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Paul Dean Holt's racing results (third reference)". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Paul Dean Holt's last-place finishes". Blogspot (Brock Beard). Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Paul Dean Holt's racing results (second reference)". Legends of NASCAR. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  4. ↑ "Paul Dean Holt's racing accomplishments". Driver Averages. Retrieved 2014-08-11.