Toy Bolton

Toy Bolton
Born(1926-11-22)November 22, 1926
Gastonia, North Carolina
DiedJune 8, 2001(2001-06-08) (aged 74)
NASCAR Cup Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish81st (1966)
First race1964 Textile 250 (Concord)
Last race1966 Columbia 200 (Columbia)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0

Toy Bolton (November 22, 1926 – June 8, 2001) was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver and team owner from Gastonia, North Carolina, US.[1]

Career

He competed in just four races in his two-year NASCAR career.[2] Bolton's career accomplishments were two finishes in the top-ten position, 503 laps raced, $880 in total earnings ($8,263.88 when adjusted for inflation), and 241.3 miles (388.3 km) of racing experience.[2] His first race was the 1964 Textile 250 while his last race was the 1966 Columbia 200. While Bolton never cracked the top ten in championship points, his best season was the 1966 season where he finished 81st in season points.[2]

Bolton's sponsor was himself; stating that he was a driver/owner during his entire career. His highest earnings for a race were $530 ($4,977.11 when adjusted for inflation). This amount of money was gained at the March 13, 1966 race at Rockingham Speedway.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 NGNC Pts Ref
1964 Toy Bolton 18 Pontiac CON
23 		AUG JSP SVH RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH BRI GPS BGS ATL AWS HBO PIF CLB NWS MAR SVH DAR LGY HCY SBO CLT GPS ASH ATL CON NSV CHT BIR VAL PIF DAY ODS OBS BRR ISP GLN LIN BRI NSV MBS AWS DTS ONA CLB BGS STR DAR HCY RCH ODS HBO MAR SVH NWS CLT HAR AUG JAC 140th 48 [3]
1966 Toy Bolton 61 Chevy AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR
38 		BRI ATL HCY
8 		CLB
8 		GPS BGS NWS MAR DAR LGY MGR MON RCH CLT DTS ASH PIF SMR AWS BLV GPS DAY ODS BRR OXF FON ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR HCY RCH HBO MAR NWS CLT CAR 81st 680 [4]

References

  1. ^ "Toy Bolton Jr". The Greenville News. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Toy Bolton's NASCAR career information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  3. ^ "Toy Bolton – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Toy Bolton – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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