Paul Dean Holt

Paul Dean Holt
Paul Dean Holt
Born	March 30, 1936 (age 87); Sweetwater, Tennessee
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)

Last updated July 04, 2023

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.

Career

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 ($92,682.29 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]

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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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[pauldeanholt-1] 1 2 "Paul Dean Holt's racing results (third reference)". Racing Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2011.

[2] "Paul Dean Holt's last-place finishes". Blogspot (Brock Beard). Retrieved August 11, 2014.

[3] "Paul Dean Holt's racing results (second reference)". Legends of NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2011.

[4] "Paul Dean Holt's racing accomplishments". Driver Averages. Retrieved August 11, 2014.

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