American race car driver (1936–2003)
NASCAR driver
Herring Burl "H. B." Bailey (November 15, 1936 – April 17, 2003) was a NASCAR driver. He raced his No. 36 Pontiac part-time as an independent driver in the Grand National/Winston Cup series from 1962 to 1993, making 85 races over his career.
Although he never ran a full schedule, he still had his share of fans. He had the distinction of being the first driver to take a qualifying lap for the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994.
Bailey said he began racing at Playland Park , near Houston, in 1954. He won the track championship there in 1959.
Darlington Raceway was one of the driver's favorite venues, and he was a three-time member of the UNOCAL/Darlington Record Club at the famed South Carolina oval. Bailey made his final start in the 1993 Southern 500 at Darlington.
In the 1972 NASCAR Grand American division, Bailey won the pole for the opener at Daytona International Speedway, won at Nashville and finished second in the national championship standings to Wayne Andrews.
He died of heart failure on April 17, 2003. When he died, Richard Petty , who raced alongside Bailey for virtually his entire career, said "Our sport was built by people like H.B. Bailey", adding "H.B. was a racer through and through, and the sport is better off because he was a part of it. We will miss him."
Bailey's son and mechanic on his cars, Joe Dan , later worked as an engineer for various NASCAR teams, including Bob Whitcomb's 1990 Daytona 500 -winning team and the Richard Childress Racing 1993 and 1994 NASCAR Cup Series championship teams.
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. )
Grand National Series
Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500
Winston West Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
(key ) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )
References
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved March 31, 2018 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1964 Season Results ARCA Racing Series" . TheThirdTurn . Retrieved March 31, 2018 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1973 Season Results ARCA Racing Series" . TheThirdTurn . Retrieved March 31, 2018 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
^ "H.B. Bailey – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
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