Paul Dean Holt is a retired NASCAR

NASCAR

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 Winston Cup driver and a competitor at the 1968 Fireball 300

1968 Fireball 300

The 1968 Fireball 300 was a NASCAR Grand National racing event that had twenty-seven American competitors and one Canadian competitor...

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Holt had one top ten finish and he competed in 10604 laps and 6540.7 miles (10,526.2 km). Holt started an average of 23rd place and finished an average of 20th. Holt also failed to lead a lap but eventually retired at the age of 41 with $19,192 ($ in today's money) in total career earnings. At the 1968 NASCAR Rookie of the Year

NASCAR Rookie of the Year

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 ceremonies, Holt finished in third place behind Charlie Glotzbach

Charlie Glotzbach

Charles "Charlie: Glotzbach is a former ARCA and was a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver. Charlie holds one of the oldest race records in NASCAR. He was also known as "The Chargin' Comet" and "Chargin' Charlie"....

 and Donnie Allison

Donnie Allison

Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. He was part of the "Alabama Gang," and is the brother of 1983 champion Bobby Allison and uncle of Davey Allison...

 (the winner of the Rookie of the Year award). Dodge

Dodge

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 and Ford

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...

vehicles were considered to the staple manufacturers of Holt's career.