31 Facts About Gene Felton

In 1964, Gene Felton won the Chimney Rock Hillclimb which was the first event he ever entered.

In 1967, Gene Felton was the Sports Car Club of America A Sedan Class Southeastern regional champion.

In 1972, Gene Felton won his first professional race, the International Motor Sports Association Camel GT series Presidential 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

In 1973, Gene Felton won another 250-mile race, the IMSA Camel GT series Paul Revere 250, at Daytona.

Gene Felton drove the same big block Camaro from the 1972 Presidential 250 during this race.

From 1974 through 1977, Gene Felton garnered 15 IMSA Champion Spark Plug Series event wins.

From 1977 through 1980, Gene Felton won the IMSA Kelly American Challenge series all four years.

In 1981 and 1982, Gene Felton was runner-up for consecutive years in the IMSA American Challenge series.

In 1982, Gene Felton was runner-up in the GTO Class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Sarthe, France.

In 1983, Gene Felton had 3 wins during the 1983 IMSA Championship Season including the Miami Grand Prix.

Gene Felton won the first Trans-Am race in which he was entered, beating out David Hobbs and other factory teams.

In 1984, Gene Felton won the GTO Class at the 24 Hours race at Daytona.

Gene Felton won 12 Hours of Sebring, Road Atlanta, Charlotte, Pocono, and the first Miami Grand Prix event in the GTO Class.

Gene Felton was the points leader until the team folded due to a lack of funds.

Gene Felton won six races and set seventeen IMSA GTO track records.

Gene Felton competed in several American Challenge races finishing season with one win and two second place.

Gene Felton finished second in the GT championship competing in only a half a season.

In October 1984, Gene Felton was critically injured during a Trans-Am race at the Riverside International Speedway in California.

Gene Felton sustained severe injuries to the neck and spine to include his vocal chords.

In 1985 through 1986, Gene Felton continued to race in IMSA Kelly American Challenge and GTO series events.

In 1992, Gene Felton founded the Historic Stock Car Race series and was the HSR Sprint Challenge champion.

Gene Felton continued to race in historic stock car racing events and has accumulated 91 wins, to date.

Gene Felton began buying and restoring older NASCAR race cars at this time.

From 1992 to 2019, Gene Felton restored road course race-ready cars along with other select race cars.

Gene Felton raced in historic stock car racing events in which he had gathered over 45 wins.

Gene Felton was a member of the Road Racing Driver's Club.

Gene Felton died on November 6,2020, after long period of emphysema.

In 2003, Gene Felton was nominated to the International Motor Sports Hall of Fame.

In 2005, Gene Felton was inducted into the Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame.

Gene Felton had 12 championships, 50 total professional wins, 215 podium finishes, won 70 poles, and held or holds 63 records in a short professional career and 15 racing series.

Gene Felton has driven for 42 teams and in cars built by 14 different manufacturers.