18 Facts About Pete Hamilton

Peter Goodwill Hamilton was an American professional stock car racing driver.

Pete Hamilton competed in NASCAR for six years, where he won four times in his career, three times driving for Petty Enterprises.

Pete Hamilton won the 1967 NASCAR national Sportsman division championship.

Pete Hamilton started racing in the NASCAR Grand National division in 1968, and was the series Rookie of the Year.

Pete Hamilton had 3 wins in 1970 for Petty Enterprises in the No 40 Plymouth Superbird with Maurice Petty as his crew-chief.

Pete Hamilton won the 1970 Daytona 500 and both races at Talladega Superspeedway.

Pete Hamilton won his Twin 125 mile qualifying race for the 1971 Daytona 500 driving Cotton Owens' No 6 Plymouth, finishing the season with one pole and 11 top five finishes.

Pete Hamilton retired from full-time NASCAR racing after 1973 because of complications from a neck injury in a 1969 Grand American race.

Pete Hamilton helped Chrysler's Larry Rathgeb 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.

Pete Hamilton 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.

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

Pete Hamilton was named to the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2012.

Pete Hamilton was born outside Boston in Dedham, and raised in nearby Newton, Massachusetts.

Pete Hamilton was the son of Roger S Hamilton, once the Dean of Northeastern University.

Pete Hamilton spent his time between Duluth, Georgia and Acton, Maine.

Pete Hamilton died on March 21,2017, at the age of 74 due to complications of a stroke.

Pete Hamilton was buried at Peachtree Memorial Park in Norcross, Georgia.

Pete Hamilton was survived by his wife of forty-seven years and a daughter.