This is only possible in NASCAR

James Hylton isn't ready to let go of the steering wheel just yet. Hylton, 72, who came within a few laps of qualifying for the Daytona 500, wants to give the Nextel Cup Series another try — this time at Talladega Superspeedway in April. "We've still got the car we ran Daytona with, the same car," Hylton said. "We've prepared this car for Talladega, which is not a real big jump. Unless something drastic happens, we'll be at Talladega, because we're set up to go there." He's in talks with the sponsor of that car Daytona car, Retirement Living TV, to back him again in the April 29 event at Talladega. He had originally hoped to try to make last weekend's event at Bristol Motor Speedway, but couldn't get a Car of Tomorrow built in time. Yet the two-time winner and former rookie of the year in 1966 on NASCAR's premier circuit is still buzzing over the publicity generated by his attempt to make the Daytona 500. NASCAR.com

[Editor's Note: Only in a sport with 100% throttle no talent required racing (like NASCAR's Daytona and Talladega or the IRL's oval tracks) can a 72 year old athlete driver hope to make the field.]