Tracy Hines

Tracy Hines
Hines in 2012
Born (1972-05-01) May 1, 1972 (age 52)
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
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
17 races run over 3 years
Best finish74th (2004)
First race2004 O'Reilly 300 (Texas)
Last race2006 New England 200 (New Hampshire)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
53 races run over 4 years
2013 position56th
Best finish18th (2004)
First race2003 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (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

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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

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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 Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP). Hines qualified 30th in the No. 27 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Ram and had just made it into the top-10 when he wrecked and crashed into the wall, finishing 32nd. At the next race at Texas Motor Speedway, he qualified 4th, and ran in the top-15 all day, coming home with an eleventh-place finish. Hines ran his last two races that season at Martinsville Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway. At both races, Hines qualified the No. 7 in 22nd place, and finished 13th.

2004

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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 Matt Crafton in the No. 88 Menards Chevrolet Silverado for ThorSport Racing, competing for NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He finished 20th, 16th and 29th in the first three races, before posting a 5th-place finish at 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

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In 2005, the No. 88 had gone back to Crafton, and Paul Wolfe was in the No. 6 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 Channellock Dodge for The Curb Agajanian Performance Group at California, where he started 26th and finishing 36th after a late crash. After Wolfe was released from the No. 6, Evernham Motorsports, who now owned the car, hired Hines to drive at 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

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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 Dodge Charger for 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

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2007

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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

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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

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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

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

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Busch Series

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NASCAR 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

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NASCAR 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

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  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. ^ a b Auto racing: World midget speed record set at Slinger[permanent dead link‍]; May 18, 2008; 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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