Dean Dalton Explained

Dean Dalton
Birth Date:	18 June 1945
Birth Place:	Asheville, North Carolina
Total Cup Races:	117
Years In Cup:	7
Best Cup Pos:	9th (1972)
First Cup Race:	1971 Miller High Life 500 (Ontario)
Last Cup Race:	1977 American 500 (Rockingham)
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Top Tens:	10
Cup Poles:	0
Updated:	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]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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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		Pts	Ref
1971	Dean Dalton	17	Ford	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	ONT	RCH	CAR	HCY	BRI																																								30th	1276	^[2]
		7											ATL	CLB	GPS	SMR	NWS	MAR	DAR	SBO	TAL	ASH	KPT	CLT	DOV	MCH	RSD	HOU	GPS	DAY	BRI	AST	ISP	TRN	NSV	ATL	BGS	ONA	MCH	TAL	CLB	HCY	DAR	MAR	CLT	DOV	CAR	MGR	RCH	NWS	TWS

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	Dean Dalton	7	Mercury	RSD	DAY	RCH	ONT	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	MCH	RSD	TWS	DAY	BRI	TRN	ATL	TAL	MCH	NSV	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	TWS	9th	6295.05	^[3]
1973				RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	CLT	DOV	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	BRI	ATL	TAL	NSV	DAR	RCH	DOV			CLT	CAR				19th	4712.3	^[4]
	Bill Hollar	29	Mercury																								DOV
	Charlie Roberts	7	Ford																									NWS	MAR
1974	Dean Dalton		Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY			ATL	POC	TAL	MCH	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR	ONT		36th	125.44	^[5]
	Henley Gray	19	Chevy																	BRI	NSV
1975	Dean Dalton	7	Ford	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR				DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	DAR	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	RCH	CAR	BRI				26th	1486	^[6]
	Ed Negre	8	Dodge									MAR	TAL	NSV
	Dean Dalton	10	Ford																													ATL	ONT
1976		7	Chevy	RSD	DAY	CAR	RCH	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT		42nd	633	^[7]
1977				RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	NWS	DAR	BRI	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL											ONT		43rd	620	^[8]
	Don Robertson	25	Chevy																				MCH
	Langley Racing	64	Ford																					BRI	DAR	RCH
	Dean Dalton	7	Dodge																								DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT
	Champion Racing	10	Ford																												CAR	ATL

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1972	Dean Dalton	Mercury	align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"	DNQ
1973			align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"	DNQ
1974		Chevrolet	align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"	DNQ

Notes and References

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