Hylton is going to attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500...?

May be...

dead

Age is only a number, if you still have the mind and the body and a decent car go for it. With the economy the way it is he might have a real shot at it, there might not be any go or go homers. I think a 74 y/o in the COT now could survive a wreck. If Nascar has any safety issues with him, I'm sure they would tell him no.. I say go for it, I remember him back in the day, he wasn't Pearson or Petty but he was a pretty good ole boy driver..

Go Dale Jr & Hms in 2009

Hylton attempted to qualify for a dozen ARCA races in 2007.Though he did not qualify for all of them he did make the field.He did not finish on the lead lap and infact he dropped out in most of them.
He has attempted the Daytona race at least 2 other times and was no where close to qualifing.
How old is too old?Well each individual is different as Red Farmer still races nearly every week he is reported to be 75,and he even won a race this year.
As long as he passes the physical,let him race.

morgan shephard aint much younger is he
they might have went to different schools together

I commend his attitude, but he doesn't have the car fast enough to qualify for the 500.

Take for example this year, he attempted to qualify but miss the show.

So just take it as a publicity stunt.

He still can race. Remember he almost made the 2007 Daytona 500? Yeah, he fell back in the gatorade duels with a few laps remaining, but just because your old, doesn't mean your limited to doing stuff.

He's representing for the Geritol generation.

Good for him.

The mans a legend. Yall are a bunch of *** holes. As far as him racing goes i think its good that hes gonna try. It shows the young racers that age doesn't matter.

If he can qualify, go for it. If he's not all hooked up to machines and is capable of driving , why not. There are a lot of older people that are in better health than some young people. If I were a Nascar driver I'm sure I'd get the urge now n then to jump in a car and race too. No different than the fans, it's in your blood.

Good for him. Certainly will be worth watching.

At 74 years old, how old is too old for Nascar?

Again! Cool! That's Awesome! Thanks for the heads up!

As long as he doesn't put himself or other drivers in danger by being on the track I don't think you can be too old.

Heck Yeah! Let him race! I think it's Awesome that he's wanting to! Hope he does good!

Again? If that is what he wants, then good for him. But, you're right. 74 is pretty old. He's even older than Richard Petty and he has been retired since 1992! But he actually did okay in the Gatorade Duels in 2007. I wish him good luck on his chances. EDIT: I just thought of something. What if Hylton ended up making the race and someone running the whole season like Bowyer, Sorenson, or Hornish ended up missing the race? That sure would be interesting...

So long as he's not a danger to the other drivers, good for him. As far as him not being able to take a wreck--well, I'm sure he knows the risks and it's up to him. Neil Bonnett went out and raced after he was warned by doctors he wouldn't survive another hard hit.

If he will be sponsored by viagra then there will be no problem qualifying. That should get him 'up' there.

No age is too old; if you can do it then you can even if your 100. By 'do it,' I mean race.

Heck, the way the economy is going there may not be enough drivers to fill the 43 car field and he may make it by just showing up. I dont think thats going to happen but who knows. Good luck to him. At 74 I will be just glad to watch a race when I get that old.

LOL storm, for me Mark Martin will always be known as "stiffy" for having Viagra as sponsor.

There's no such thing as too old. I say Richard Petty should attempt the 500 for old times sake.

Age is just a number.

He wont beat Dale Jr thats four sure. Gooder for him tho.based credit location