Johnny Halford

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 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)
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
	1 race run over 1 year
First race	1972 Greenville 200 (Greenville-Pickens)

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 ($106,342.91 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]

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References

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

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[halford-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.

[fantasyracingcheatsheet-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.