Johnny Halford (October 15, 1930 – October 11, 2013) was an American stock car racing driver. He competed in the

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between 1969 and 1978.''Johnny Halford''
racing information at Racing Reference

Career

Halford began his racing career at the age of 19, but by the time he began his NASCAR career in 1969 he was considered "old", at age 38. He earned one top ten finish in his career, in the 1972 Firecracker 400,''Johnny Halford'' racing information
at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet while leading 16 laps out of 6924 - the equivalent of . Halford's average starting position would be 24th while he would finish 21st on average. An attempt to qualify for the

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would end up in failure. After the end of his career, Halford had earned $27,129 in total race earnings ($ when adjusted for inflation). In the 1981

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, Halford was involved in an eleven-car accident that left him with a neck injury.

References

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