Tracy Hines

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Tracy Hines
Hines in 2012
Born (1972-05-01) May 1, 1972 (age 51)
New Castle, Indiana, U.S.
Achievements2000 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion
2002 USAC National Sprint Car Series Champion 2015 USAC National Midget Series Champion
Awards2001 National Midget Driver of the Year USAC Triple Crown Winner
New England 200 (New Hampshire
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
IRP)
Last race2013 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
Statistics current as of July 24, 2013.

Tracy Lee Hines (born May 1, 1972) is an American professional stunt driver. He was the 2000

USAC
Silver Crown Champion and 2002 USAC National Sprint Car Champion. He currently does not have a full-time ride in NASCAR as he competes for Tony Stewart Racing in three USAC series.

NASCAR

Hines made his first attempt at a Busch race in 2000, when he attempted to qualify for the Cheez-It 200 in a car owned by

Jimmy Spencer. He did not make the field.[1]

2003

Hines broke into NASCAR career in 2003, when he and NASCAR Craftsman Truck owner

Jimb
came to an agreement with Hines to run 5 truck races for him in the later portions of 2003.

His career started at

Phoenix International Raceway
. At both races, Hines qualified the No. 7 in 22nd place, and finished 13th.

2004

In 2004, Tommy Baldwin signed Hines to drive three races for the Hungry Drivers program, a Busch Series competition to see who would drive his No. 6 Ragú Dodge Intrepid that season. In his debut at Texas, he started 14th and finished 20th despite a late spin. After a 25th at Talladega Superspeedway, Hines had his best finish of the year, a 17th at Michigan International Speedway.

Hines continued to run in the Truck Series, replacing

Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
. Starting at Texas, Tracy Hines had a streak of 8 straight top-17 finishes, capped off by a 9th at IRP. He also led 2 laps at Gateway. Hines finished off the 2004 season, with a pair of 13ths and earned an 18th-place points finish.

2005

In 2005, the No. 88 had gone back to Crafton, and

Hellmann's
Dodge for 2005. Despite a lack of sponsorship, ThorSport fielded a second truck for Hines, the No. 13. In 23 races he finished in the top-20 only 7 times. He was released with two races to go in the season.

Hines drove one race in 2005 the No. 43

The Milwaukee Mile, where he started ninth and finished nineteenth. He also ran at IRP in the No. 6, starting fifth and finishing 24th. Later in the season at Texas, he attempted a Busch race for Glynn Motorsports
, however the No. 92 Ultra Comp Trailers Dodge crashed in practice and withdrew.

2006

Tracy Hines was to have signed to drive the No. 92 Glynn Motorsports Dodge in the Busch series, but the team dissolved. Instead, he signed to drive the No. 14

FitzBradshaw Racing, with sponsorship from TakeMeOn Vacation, Bluegrass, and JaniKing. Hines was teamed with fellow hoosier Joel Kauffman
. After an aborted attempt at Rookie of the Year, Hines resigned from Fitz Bradshaw Racing. Hines plans to spend the rest of this season racing sprint cars.

Return to open-wheel

2007

Hines raced USAC sprint, midget, and Silver Crown cars for Tony Stewart Racing. He sustained a fractured pelvis and left femur, and dislocated right knee in an off-road motorcycle wreck on April 30, 2007.[2]

2008

2008 Sprint Car

Hines recorded the fastest ever midget car lap on an asphalt quarter mile at

Slinger Super Speedway when he ran a 10.845 second qualifying lap on May 17, 2008.[2]

2009–2013

Hines' 2013 USAC Midget Car

Hines continued his career in the USAC ranks for several years before returning to NASCAR competition in 2013, driving in the

Camping World Truck Series for ThorSport Racing in the inaugural Mudsummer Classic on the dirt at Eldora Speedway.[3] Hines finished 13th in the event after starting in 16th.[4]

Awards and honors

Hines was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2022.[5]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

Busch Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
2000
Spencer Motor Ventures
12 Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI

DNQ
TEX
NSV
TAL
CAL
RCH
NHA
CLT
DOV
SBO MYB
GLN
MLW
NZH
PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
MEM
PHO
HOM
N/A - [6]
2004 Tommy Baldwin Racing 6 Dodge
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX

20
NSH
TAL

25
CAL
GTY
RCH
NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
IRP
MCH

17
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
ATL
PHO
DAR
HOM
74th 303 [7]
2005
Curb-Agajanian Motorsports
43 Dodge
DAY
CAL

36
MXC
LVS
ATL
NSH
BRI
TEX
PHO
TAL
DAR
RCH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
85th 252 [8]
Evernham Motorsports 6 Dodge
MLW

16
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
GTY
IRP
24
GLN
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
Glynn Motorsports 92 Dodge
TEX

DNQ
PHO
HOM
2006
FitzBradshaw Racing
14 Dodge
DAY

20
CAL

33
MXC
LVS

38
ATL

41
BRI

13
TEX

30
NSH
PHO

43
55th 752 [9]
12
TAL

25
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY

29
CHI

41
NHA

34
MAR
GTY
IRP
GLN
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM

Camping World Truck Series

Camping World Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2003 Ultra Motorsports 27 Dodge
DAY
DAR
MMR
MAR
CLT
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
GTW
MCH
IRP

32
NSH
BRI
RCH
NHA
CAL
LVS
SBO 54th 445 [10]
7
TEX

11
MAR

13
PHO

13
HOM
2004 ThorSport Racing 88 Chevy
DAY

20
ATL

16
MAR

29
MFD

5
CLT

34
DOV

21
TEX

16
MEM

14
MLW

14
KAN

14
KEN

17
GTW

15
MCH

16
IRP

9
NSH

22
BRI

21
RCH

19
NHA

30
LVS

18
CAL

31
TEX

19
MAR

35
PHO

34
DAR

13
HOM

13
18th 2604 [11]
2005 13
DAY

22
CAL

33
ATL

16
MAR

13
GTY

25
MFD

27
CLT

18
DOV

25
TEX

26
MCH

36
MLW

32
KAN

19
KEN

20
MEM

16
IRP

32
NSH

29
BRI

24
RCH

5
NHA

19
LVS

36
MAR

17
ATL

26
TEX

35
PHO
HOM
25th 2108 [12]
2013 ThorSport Racing 13 Toyota
DAY
MAR
CAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
KEN
IOW
ELD
13
POC
MCH
BRI MSP IOW
CHI
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
56th 31 [13]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ^ "New Castle man fails to qualify for Busch race". The Star Press. Muncie, IN. March 25, 2000. p. C1. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  2. ^
    Capital Times
    ; Retrieved May 18, 2008
  3. ^ "Hines Gets ThorSport Deal for Eldora". Motor Racing Network. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  4. ^ "2013 Inaugural Mudsummer Classic Results". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  5. ^ "Six new inductees headed to National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame". speedsport.com. Turn 3 Media, LLC. September 20, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tracy Hines – 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tracy Hines – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Tracy Hines – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Tracy Hines – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Tracy Hines – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Tracy Hines – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Tracy Hines – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "Tracy Hines – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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