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H. B. Bailey

Born

November 15, 1936
Houston, Texas

Died

April 17, 2003 (aged 66)

NASCAR Cup Series career

85 races run over 27 years

Best finish

29th (1965)

First race

1962 Dixie 400 (Atlanta)

Last race

1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Darlington)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	5	0

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
- ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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

NASCAR Grand National 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	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	NGNC	Pts	Ref
1962	Bailey Racing	24	Pontiac	CON	AWS	DAY	DAY	DAY	CON	AWS	SVH	HBO	RCH	CLB	NWS	GPS	MBS	MAR	BGS	BRI	RCH	HCY	CON	DAR	PIF	CLT	ATL	BGS	AUG	RCH	SBO	DAY	CLB	ASH	GPS	AUG	SVH	MBS	BRI	CHT	NSV	HUN	AWS	STR	BGS	PIF	VAL	DAR	HCY	RCH	DTS	AUG	MAR	NWS	CLT	ATL 30										128th	80
1963		04		BIR	GGS	THS	RSD	DAY	DAY 17	DAY 19	PIF	AWS	HBO	ATL	HCY	BRI	AUG	RCH	GPS	SBO	BGS	MAR	NWS	CLB	THS	DAR	ODS	RCH	CLT	BIR	ATL	DAY	MBS	SVH	DTS	BGS	ASH	OBS	BRR	BRI	GPS	NSV	CLB	AWS	PIF	BGS	ONA	DAR	HCY	RCH	MAR	DTS	NWS	THS	CLT	SBO	HBO	RSD								53rd	2046
1964		04		CON	AUG	JSP	SVH	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	RCH	BRI	GPS	BGS	ATL	AWS	HBO	PIF	CLB	NWS	MAR	SVH	DAR	LGY	HCY	SBO	CLT	GPS	ASH	ATL	CON	NSV	CHT	BIR	VAL	PIF	DAY	ODS	OBS	BRR	ISP	GLN	LIN	BRI	NSV	MBS	AWS	DTS	ONA	CLB	BGS	STR	DAR 26	HCY	RCH	ODS	HBO	MAR	SVH	NWS	CLT DNQ	HAR	AUG	JAC	136th	88
1964	Herman Beam	19	Ford																																																											CLT 38				136th	88
1965	Bailey Racing	04	Pontiac	RSD	DAY 5	DAY	DAY 12	PIF	ASW	RCH	HBO	ATL 32	GPS	NWS	MAR	CLB	BRI	DAR	LGY	BGS	HCY	CLT	CCF	ASH	HAR	NSV	BIR	ATL	GPS	MBS	VAL	DAY	ODS	OBS	ISP	GLN	BRI	NSV	CCF	AWS	SMR	PIF	AUG	CLB	DTS	BLV	BGS	DAR 6	HCY	LIN	ODS	RCH	MAR	NWS	CLT 8	HBO	CAR	DTS								29th	7340
1966		36		AUG	RSD	DAY	DAY 12	DAY 49	CAR	BRI	ATL	HCY	CLB	GPS	BGS	NWS	MAR	DAR	LGY	MGR	MON	RCH	CLT 34	DTS	ASH	PIF	SMR	AWS	BLV	GPS	DAY	ODS	BRR	OXF	FON	ISP	BRI	SMR	NSV	ATL	CLB	AWS	BLV	BGS	DAR 17	HCY	RCH	HBO	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR														65th	1892
1967				AUG	RSD	DAY	DAY 15	DAY 18	AWS	BRI	GPS	BGS	ATL	CLB	HCY	NWS	MAR	SVH	RCH	DAR	BLV	LGY	CLT	ASH	MGR	SMR	BIR	CAR	GPS	MGY	DAY	TRN	OXF	FDA	ISP	BRI	SMR	NSV	ATL	BGS	CLB	SVH	DAR 31	HCY	RCH	BLV	HBO	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	AWS														50th	3482
1968				MGR	MGY	RSD	DAY 49	BRI	RCH	ATL	HCY	GPS	CLB	NWS	MAR	AUG	AWS	DAR	BLV	LGY	CLT	ASH	MGR	SMR	BIR	CAR	GPS	DAY	ISP	OXF	FDA	TRN	BRI	SMR	NSV	ATL	CLB	BGS	AWS	SBO	LGY	DAR 23	HCY	RCH	BLV	HBO	MAR	NWS	AUG	CLT	CAR	JFC														81st	-
1969				MGR	MGY	RSD	DAY 12	DAY	DAY 47	CAR	AUG	BRI	ATL	CLB	HCY	GPS	RCH	NWS	MAR	AWS	DAR	BLV	LGY	CLT	MGR	SMR	MCH	KPT	GPS	NCF	DAY 10	DOV	TPN	TRN	BLV	BRI	NSV	SMR	ATL	MCH 37	SBO	BGS	AWS	DAR 30	HCY	RCH	TAL	CLB	MAR	NWS	CLT	SVH	AUG	CAR	JFC	MGR	TWS 20									53rd	372
1970		38		RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	RCH	CAR	SVH	ATL	BRI	TAL	NWS	CLB	DAR	BLV	LGY	CLT	SMR	MAR	MCH	RSD	HCY	KPT	GPS	DAY	AST	TPN	TRN	BRI	SMR	NSV	ATL	CLB	ONA	MCH	TAL	BGS	SBO	DAR 34	HCY	RCH	DOV	NCF	NWS	CLT	MAR	MGR	CAR	LGY															NA	0
1971		36		RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	ONT	RCH	CAR	HCY	BRI	ATL	CLB	GPS	SMR	NWS	MAR	DAR	SBO	TAL	ASH	KPT	CLT	DOV	MCH	RSD	HOU	GPS	DAY	BRI	AST	ISP	TRN	NSV	ATL	BGS	ONA	MCH	TAL	CLB 24	HCY 14	DAR	MAR	CLT	DOV	CAR	MGR 22	RCH	NWS																NA	0
1971	J.C. Crews	53	Ford																																																TWS 33															NA	0

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1972	J.C. Crews	53	Ford	RSD	DAY	RCH	ONT	CAR 21	ATL	BRI	DAR 32	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	MCH	RSD																		58th	792.2
1972	Blank & Kalashian	66	Pontiac																TWS 11	DAY	BRI	TRN	ATL	TAL	MCH	NSV	DAR 5	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	TWS 36		58th	792.2
1973	Bailey Racing	36	Pontiac	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	CLT	DOV	TWS 11	RSD	MCH	DAY	BRI	ATL 39	TAL	NSV	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR					77th	-
1975	Bailey Racing	36	Pontiac	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	DAR 40	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	ONT			113th	43
1979	Bailey Racing	36	Pontiac	RSD	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NWS	BRI	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS 16	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH 35	BRI	DAR 27	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL 20	ONT		56th	255
1981	Bailey Racing	36	Pontiac	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS 15	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR 36	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 16	CAR	ATL 40	RSD		55th	-
1982				DAY	RCH	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR 35	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT 26	POC	RSD	MCH 21	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH 35	BRI	DAR 29	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT 26	MAR	CAR	ATL	RSD			41st	462
1983				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 22	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT 22	RSD	POC	MCH DNQ	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD			61st	194
1984				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 22	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH DNQ	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR 25	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	RSD			58th	185
1985				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 35	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT DNQ	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR 34	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD					74th	119
1986				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 37	BRI	DAR 12	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT DNQ	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR 17	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	ATL 41	RSD				52nd	336
1987				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL 18	DAR 17	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH 40	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR 35	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	RSD	ATL 19				49th	428
1988				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 41	DAR 16	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT 35	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH 39	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH 28	BRI	DAR 27	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT DNQ	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL 35				43rd	478
1989				DAY	CAR	ATL DNQ	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT DNQ	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 26	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR 27	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT DNQ	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL				60th	167
1990				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 32	DAR 33	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT DNQ	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR 38	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL				65th	180
1991				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL DNQ	DAR 35	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 33	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH 28	BRI	DAR DNQ	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL DNQ				53rd	201
1992				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 41	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL				95th	40
1993				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH 32	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR 37	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL			60th	119
1994				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR DNQ	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH DNQ	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL		NA	-
1997	Bailey Racing	66	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	TEX DNQ	BRI	MAR	SON	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	CAL	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1963	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	49	19
1965	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	9	12
1966			24	49
1967			30	18
1968			18	49
1969			25	47
1973	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	DNQ
1975	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	DNQ
1981	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	DNQ

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Pts	Ref
1997	Bailey Racing	36	Pontiac	TUS	AMP	SON	TUS	MMR	LVS 15	CAL	EVG	POR	PPR 17	AMP	SON	MMR	LVS 26	38th	315

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series