Tracy Hines Weekend Update

by Misha Geisert, Tony Stewart Racing

TRACY HINES – No. 21 TSR/CHEVROLET/MAXIM (USAC)

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES AT BLOOMINGTON (IN) SPEEDWAY, LAWRENCEBURG (IN) SPEEDWAY AND WINCHESTER (IN) SPEEDWAY – APRIL 20 - 22

- Fri., April 20 – Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, Ind. (1/4-mile clay oval)
- Hines started fourth in the Elliottbrand Clash feature event.
- Hines earned a second place finish in the feature event.
- 54 cars competed in the open sanctioned non-winged sprint car event.

- Sat., April 21 – Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, Ind. (1/4-mile clay oval)
- Hines finished 13th in the 30-lap USAC National Sprint Car Series event; was involved in a first-lap incident that would result in the No. 21 restarting from the tail of the field.
- Qualified second fastest in the 42 car field.
- Won the second heat race event.

- Sun., April 22 – Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Ind. (1/2-mile asphalt oval)
- Finished fourth in the 30-lap feature event.
- Qualified seventh fastest in the 28 car field.
- Finished second in the third heat race event.
- Is currently ranked fourth in the USAC National Sprint Car Series championship standings; only 14 points behind series leader Kevin Swindell.

HE SAID IT…

TRACY HINES ON THE NO. 21 TSR/CHEVROLET/MAXIM TEAM’S PERFORMANCE AT WINCHESTER SPEEDWAY.

“We were off on stagger, plain and simple. We actually came in with more stagger than we’d run during our test a week ago but we were just tight off the truck and never were able to get it where it needed to be. I could get a run in the corners but I couldn’t keep it in the middle of the track. While I’m not happy we finished fourth, I am happy that we were able to wrap up the weekend with a solid top-five finish for Chevrolet. We had a great car at Lawrenceburg too but just got caught up in a first-lap deal. We’ll go back and regroup to get ready for Border Wars this weekend.”

FAST FORWARD…

- Fri., April 27 – Gas City (IN) I-69 Speedway in Gas City, Ind.
- Hines will compete in the USAC National Sprint Car Series ‘Border Wars’ event at Gas City I-69 Speedway.
- Gas City I-69 Speedway is a 1/4-mile, semi-banked dirt oval.
- The event will feature the USAC National Sprint Car Series.
- This weekend’s event is the first of two appearances the series will make at the facility in 2007.
- Shane Cottle won the 2006 Border Wars event at Gas City I-69 Speedway on April 28; Hines did not compete in the event due to a schedule conflict.
- The official website of Gas City I-69 Speedway is www.gascityi69speedway.com.

- Sat., April 28 – Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio
- Hines will compete in the USAC National Sprint Car Series ‘Border Wars’ event at Eldora Speedway.
- Eldora Speedway is a 1/2-mile high-banked clay oval owned by Tony Stewart.
- The event will feature the USAC National Sprint Car Series. Feature event will be 30 laps.
- Grandstand gates will open at 3:30 a.m. EDT on April 28. Racing is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
- Hines did not compete in the 2006 Border Wars event at Eldora Speedway due to a schedule conflict.
- Rob Chaney won the 2006 Border Wars feature event on April 29.
- The official website of Eldora Speedway is www.eldoraspeedway.com.

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