Dean Dalton | |||||||
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Born | Asheville, North Carolina | June 18, 1945||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
117 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 9th (1972) | ||||||
First race | 1971 Miller High Life 500 (Ontario) | ||||||
Last race | 1977 American 500 (Rockingham) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 4, 2024. |
Dean Dalton (born June 18, 1945) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, where he earned ten top-ten finishes with a best finish of sixth at Darlington Raceway in 1973.
Dalton also competed in the NASCAR Grand National East Series and the USAC Stock Car Series. [1]
(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
1971 | Dean Dalton | 17 | Ford | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | ONT 51 | RCH | CAR | HCY | BRI | 30th | 1276 | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ATL 23 | CLB 22 | GPS | SMR 15 | NWS | MAR | DAR 19 | SBO 16 | TAL 20 | ASH 18 | KPT | CLT | DOV 13 | MCH 20 | RSD | HOU | GPS 10 | DAY 22 | BRI 19 | AST | ISP | TRN | NSV 13 | ATL | BGS | ONA | MCH 28 | TAL 25 | CLB | HCY | DAR 22 | MAR 21 | CLT | DOV 40 | CAR | MGR | RCH | NWS | TWS 35 |
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
1972 | Dean Dalton | 7 | Mercury | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH 25 | ONT 25 | CAR 18 | ATL 28 | BRI 13 | DAR 12 | NWS 15 | MAR 14 | TAL 22 | CLT 17 | DOV 13 | MCH 8 | RSD 22 | TWS 9 | DAY 31 | BRI 20 | TRN 12 | ATL 37 | TAL 12 | MCH 23 | NSV 23 | DAR 21 | RCH 8 | DOV 9 | MAR 28 | NWS 15 | CLT 24 | CAR 16 | TWS 20 | 9th | 6295.05 | [3] | |||||||
1973 | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH 27 | CAR 26 | BRI 27 | ATL 23 | NWS 17 | DAR 6 | MAR 29 | TAL 16 | NSV 15 | CLT 30 | DOV 9 | TWS 22 | RSD 40 | MCH 23 | DAY 17 | BRI 23 | ATL 22 | TAL 17 | NSV 27 | DAR 19 | RCH 31 | DOV DNQ | CLT 30 | CAR 23 | 19th | 4712.3 | [4] | |||||||||||||||
Bill Hollar | 29 | Mercury | DOV 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlie Roberts | 7 | Ford | NWS 19 | MAR 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1974 | Dean Dalton | Chevy | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH 28 | CAR 33 | BRI 24 | ATL | DAR | NWS 29 | MAR 14 | TAL 49 | NSV 15 | DOV 13 | CLT | RSD | MCH 21 | DAY 12 | ATL 29 | POC 32 | TAL Wth | MCH | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | ONT | 36th | 125.44 | [5] | |||||||||||
Henley Gray | 19 | Chevy | BRI 28 | NSV 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975 | Dean Dalton | 7 | Ford | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR 10 | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR 32 | DOV 17 | CLT 17 | RSD | MCH 19 | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL 11 | MCH 10 | DAR 32 | DOV 9 | NWS 15 | MAR | CLT | RCH 19 | CAR | BRI 29 | 26th | 1486 | [6] | |||||||||||||
Ed Negre | 8 | Dodge | MAR 30 | TAL 39 | NSV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dean Dalton | 10 | Ford | ATL 32 | ONT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976 | 7 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV 29 | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC 15 | TAL | MCH 18 | BRI 28 | DAR 11 | RCH 14 | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT DNQ | 42nd | 633 | [7] | |||||||||
1977 | RSD DNQ | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL 37 | NWS | DAR 35 | BRI | MAR | TAL | NSV 30 | DOV 34 | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | ONT DNQ | 43rd | 620 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Don Robertson | 25 | Chevy | MCH 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | BRI 23 | DAR | RCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dean Dalton | 7 | Dodge | DOV 29 | MAR | NWS | CLT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champion Racing | 10 | Ford | CAR 19 | ATL |
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1972 | Dean Dalton | Mercury | DNQ | |
1973 | DNQ | |||
1974 | Chevrolet | DNQ |
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