Dean Dalton

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.

Dean Dalton
Born	(1945-06-18) June 18, 1945 (age 79) Asheville, North Carolina
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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 10 0
Statistics current as of November 4, 2024.

Dalton also competed in the NASCAR Grand National East Series and the USAC Stock Car Series.^[1]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
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

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
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

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1972	Dean Dalton	Mercury	DNQ
1973			DNQ
1974		Chevrolet	DNQ

References

1. "Dean Dalton". The Third Turn. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
2. "Dean Dalton – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
3. "Dean Dalton – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
4. "Dean Dalton – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
5. "Dean Dalton – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
6. "Dean Dalton – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
7. "Dean Dalton – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
8. "Dean Dalton – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

External links

• Dean Dalton driver statistics at Racing-Reference