Johnny Halford

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]

Johnny Halford
Born	(1930-10-15)October 15, 1930 Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	October 11, 2013(2013-10-11) (aged 82) Spartanburg, South Carolina
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
NASCAR 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

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 ($126,731.19 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. 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 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
5. "Ellington claims ARCA 200". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, NC. February 9, 1981. p. 1D. Retrieved 2014-03-19.