| Bud Hinman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leroy G. Hinman November 4, 1935 Rome, New York |
| Modified racing career | |
| Years active | 1961-1980 |
| Car number | 5, 15, 98 |
| Championships | 2 |
| Previous series | |
| 1947-present | Sprint car racing, Hot rod |
Leroy "Bud" Hinman (born November 4, 1936) is a retired American auto racing driver. He began building his first hot rod as an eleven-year-old in 1947. [1]
Bud Hinman moved on from his boyhood fascination with hot rods to oval track racing, and by 1961 he had built a supermodified and his first stock car. [1] [2] Hinman went on to compete successfully at the racetracks of Central New York, including Utica-Rome Speedway and Weedsport Speedway. [3] [4] He claimed the 1969 track championship at the Mid-State Speedway in Morris, New York, and followed that up with the 1972 crown from the Watertown Speedway. [5] [6] [7]
Hinman continues to race as an octogenarian, campaigning with the Atlantic Coast Old Timers in a 1978 Lloyd chassis sprint car previously driven by Allen Klinger to two Selinsgrove Speedway (Pennsylvania) track championships. [8] [9]
