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a retired American NASCAR racer. Hamilton began racing in the street division in 1962 at Norwood Arena.  In 1965 he was the Thompson World Series Twin 50s champion.  He won the NASCAR National Sportsman division in 1967.  After that season he moved south to race in NASCAR.  He started racing in the NASCAR Cup division in 1968, and was the series Rookie of the Year.  His first Cup start would come at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville NC.  It was 300 laps around a 1/2 mile paved bull ring.  Driving the #5 owned by Rocky Hinton; Hamilton would start 11th in his 1968 Ford and finish 12th after a wheel failed.  He ran in 16 events that year with a best finish of second at Smokey Mountain Raceway in Maryville TN.  In that race he started sixth and was able to outrun everyone except Richard Petty.  He only raced in three Cup races because in 1969 he competed in NASCAR's Grand American division, a division of smaller pony cars.  He won 12 of 26 races that year and won the series championship.  He had three wins in 1970 for Petty Enterprises in the #40 Superbird while only running in 16 races.  He won the 1970 Daytona 500 and both races at Talladega Super Speedway.  At Daytona he started ninth in the 40 car starting field.  23 additional cars did not make the field.  Hamilton would pass David Pearson with nine laps to go and used fresher tires to propel him to a three car length victory. At the next super speedway race in Talladega,