Tracy Hines

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Tracy Hines
Tracy Hines 2012 USAC Midget Podium Angell Park Speedway.jpg
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 race 2004 O'Reilly 300 (Texas)
Last race 2006 New England 200 (New Hampshire)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
53 races run over 4 years
2013 position56th
Best finish18th (2004)
First race 2003 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP)
Last race 2013 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora)
WinsTop tens Poles
030
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.

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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 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

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

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

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

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 TracyHines2008SprintCar.jpg
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 TracyHines24USACMidget2013AngellPark.jpg
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

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
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 74th303 [7]
2005 Curb-Agajanian Motorsports 43 Dodge DAY CAL
36		 MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN 85th252 [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		55th752 [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

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
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 54th445 [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		18th2604 [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 25th2108 [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 56th31 [13]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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