Tracy Hines

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.

Tracy Hines
Hines in 2012
Born	(1972-05-01) May 1, 1972 (age 52) New Castle, Indiana, U.S.
Achievements	2000 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 2002 USAC National Sprint Car Series Champion 2015 USAC National Midget Series Champion
Awards	2001 National Midget Driver of the Year USAC Triple Crown Winner
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
17 races run over 3 years
Best finish	74th (2004)
First race	2004 O'Reilly 300 (Texas)
Last race	2006 New England 200 (New Hampshire)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
53 races run over 4 years
2013 position	56th
Best finish	18th (2004)
First race	2003 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP)
Last race	2013 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
Statistics current as of July 24, 2013.

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

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

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

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

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. 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.

External links

• Official website
• Tracy Hines driver statistics at Racing-Reference