A visit from a racing legend

This week: racing legend, James Hilton stopped by Truechoice with local ARCA race team owner, Greg Sarff (Capital City Motorsports) to get some Earls plumbing and Gaffer’s tape. It was great to be able meet and talk to a living legend like Hylton.

Can you imagine having a racing resume that reads:

Worked as a mechanic for Rex White in the late 50’s (1960 NASCAR champ)
Crew Chief for Ned Jarrett in 1964 thru 1967
Started as a Grand National driver in 1964
Nascar Rookie of the year in 1966
Became an Owner/driver in 1968
Won Talladega 500 in 1972
Moved from NASCAR to ARCA in 1982
Has 71 ARCA Starts
Oldest driver to start a NASCAR Race (Milwaukee June 2006)
Attempted qualifying for the Daytona 500 at 72 years old
Has driven in NASCAR, ARCA, Grand American, IMSA, USAC, GN East

Nascar Stats:

Starts 601
Wins 2
Top-5 140
Top-10 301
Poles 4
Laps Led 979
Avg. Start 17.0
Avg. Finish 13.5
Earnings $1,478,096

Probably the most impressive thing is that James was working on a race car with Greg to get it ready for the Nashville ARCA race. When you think about it, not very many folks at 74 years old would still be wrenching or racing. It had to be great to have almost 50 years of experience helping prep the car for Sarff’s new driver, Ben Stancill of Ayden, NC.

It’s exciting to meet somebody who is still that passionate about anything after 50 years but it is a bonus if that passion is racing!!!!

I have always believed that if you find work that you love, you will never work a day in your life or at least it won’t feel like work. Life is too short to spend doing things your not passionate about.

Just a Thought…