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NASCAR driver

Born (1936-03-30) March 30, 1936 (age 90)
Sweetwater, Tennessee, U.S.

Best finish18th - 1968 Grand National season

First race1966 Myers Brothers 250 (Bowman-Gray Stadium)

Last race1977 Music City USA 420 (Fairgrounds Speedway)

Paul Dean Holt

Born

(1936-03-30) March 30, 1936 (age 90)
Sweetwater, Tennessee, U.S.

NASCAR 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
0	1	0

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.

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 ($101,967.38 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 1967 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 routine for him.^[4]

References

1 2 "Paul Dean Holt's racing results (third reference)". Racing Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
↑ "Paul Dean Holt's last-place finishes". Blogspot (Brock Beard). Retrieved August 11, 2014.
↑ "Paul Dean Holt's racing results (second reference)". Legends of NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
↑ "Paul Dean Holt's racing accomplishments". Driver Averages. Retrieved August 11, 2014.

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Years active	1966–1995
Personnel	Henley Gray
Former drivers	Donnie Allison John Anderson Joey Arrington Buddy Baker Charlie Baker Eddie Bierschwale Joe Booher Bob Burcham James Cline Doug Cooper Bobby Coyle Dean Dalton Paul Dean Holt Dennis DeVea Bill Dennis Dale Earnhardt Kevin Evans Frog Fagan Red Farmer Joe Fields Woody Fisher Tommy Gale Bobby Gerhart Vince Giamformaggio Cecil Gordon Lee Gordon Henley Gray Steve Gray Billy Hagan Billie Harvey Jeff Hawkins James Hylton Bill Ingram Glenn Jarrett Ned Jarrett Slick Johnson Elmo Langley Dave Marcis Coo Coo Marlin Dick May J. D. McDuffie Ed Negre Benny Parsons Charlie Poalillo Lennie Pond Mike Potter Charlie Roberts Howard Rose Ronnie Sanders Connie Saylor Chuck Schroedel Wendell Scott G. C. Spencer Steve Spencer Jabe Thomas Mark Thompson Jerry Titus John Todd E. J. Trivette John Utsman Frank Warren Bobby Wawak Rick Wilson Clay Young
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Donnie Allison Buddy Baker Dale Earnhardt Red Farmer Ned Jarrett Benny Parsons Wendell Scott

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