Pete Hamilton

Peter Goodwill Hamilton (July 20, 1942 – March 21, 2017) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in NASCAR for six years, where he won four times in his career (including the 1970 Daytona 500), three times driving for Petty Enterprises.

Racing career A street replica of Pete Hamilton's Plymouth Superbird, with which he won the 1970 Daytona 500. Hamilton began racing in the street division in 1962 at Norwood Arena Speedway in Massachusetts, where he quickly earned the nickname "The Dedham Flash". In 1965, he was the Thompson World Series Twin 50s champion. He won the 1967 NASCAR national Sportsman division championship. develop their "Kit-Car", a weld-it-yourself Volare or Aspen late model stock car that any racer could order from Plymouth and Dodge dealers. He moved to Norcross, Georgia, and worked as a car builder and mentor to many drivers on the 1980s southern dirt tracks, launching successful racing careers for Marvin Oliver and James Shepherd.

Career award Hamilton was inducted into the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame in 1998 in its inaugural class.

Personal life

Hamilton was born outside Boston in Dedham, and raised in nearby Newton, Massachusetts. He was the son of Roger S. Hamilton, once the Dean of Northeastern University. He graduated from Newton High School in 1960. He married his wife, Susan Huckstorf in 1970. After racing, he owned a warehouse in Atlanta. He spent his time between Duluth, Georgia and Acton, Maine.

Death Hamilton died on March 21, 2017, at the age of 74 due to complications of a stroke. He was buried at Peachtree Memorial Park in Norcross, Georgia. He was survived by his wife of forty-seven years and a daughter.

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 49 50 51 52 53 54 Pts Ref 1968 Rocky Hinton 5 Ford MGR MGY RSD DAY BRI RCH ATL HCY GPS CLB NWS MAR AUG AWS12 DAR BLV19 LGY5 CLT ASH MGR SMR2 BIR CAR25 GPS DAY ISP OXF7 FDA TRN5 BRI21 SMR23 NSV ATL28 CLB BGS 32nd 919 King Enterprises 1 Dodge AWS10 SBO LGY DAR32 HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR34 NWS12 AUG CLT7 CAR34 JFC 1969 MGR MGY RSD DAY8 DAY DAY44 CAR AUG BRI NA - Banjo Matthews 27 Ford ATL5 CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS MAR AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT MGR SMR MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY DOV TPN TRN BLV BRI NSV SMR ATL MCH SBO BGS AWS DAR HCY RCH TAL CLB MAR NWS CLT SVH AUG CAR JFC MGR TWS 1970 Petty Enterprises 40 Plymouth RSD DAY5 DAY DAY1 RCH CAR5 SVH ATL3 BRI TAL1 NWS CLB DAR19 BLV LGY CLT8 SMR MAR MCH2 RSD HCY KPT GPS DAY30 AST TPN TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL6 CLB ONA MCH5 TAL1* BGS SBO DAR3 HCY RCH DOV NCF NWS CLT24* MAR MGR CAR15 21st 1819 Dick Brooks Racing 32 Plymouth LGY3 1971 Cotton Owens 6 Plymouth RSD DAY1 DAY DAY28 ONT31 RCH CAR24 HCY BRI ATL3 CLB GPS SMR NWS MAR DAR35 SBO TAL4 ASH KPT CLT3 DOV26 MCH3 RSD HOU GPS DAY4 BRI TRN5 NSV ATL24 BGS ONA MCH31 TAL3 CLB HCY DAR30 MAR CLT7 DOV CAR4 MGR RCH3 NWS TWS4 24th 1739 Junior Fields 91 Chevy AST27 ISP23

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 Pts Ref 1972 Housby Racing 9 Plymouth RSD DAY RCH ONT CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH22 RSD TWS DAY33 BRI TRN ATL TAL19 MCH NSV DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT32 CAR5 TWS 48th 1083.25 1973 RSD DAY40 RCH CAR BRI 114th - Crawford Brothers Racing 22 Plymouth ATL39 NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR

Daytona 500 Year Manufacturer Start Finish Team 1969 Dodge 17 44 King Enterprises 1970 Plymouth 9 1 Petty Enterprises 1971 Plymouth 3 28 Cotton Owens 1973 Plymouth 2 40 Housby Racing