#21 - Tracy Hines (Newcastle, IN)

13th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 10

Chili Bowl Main Event Finishes:  17th (1997), 11th (1998), 8th (1999), 5th (2000), 22nd (2002), 9th (2004), 1st (2005), 7th (2006), 10th (2007), 9th (2008)

2008 Chili Bowl Results:

Friday: 5th in Heat 3; 5th in Qualifier 2; 1st in B Main 1; 11th in A Main

Saturday: 2nd in B Main 2; 9th in A Main

The 2005 Chili Bowl king returned from off-track injuries that sidelined him from the bulk of the 2007 season to miss out on reaching USAC Triple Crown champion status by all of one point in 2008.  A USAC Silver Crown champion in 2000 and USAC Sprint Car king in 2002, Hines fell one point shy of the '08 USAC Midget crown while also ranking third in Sprint Car points and sixth in Silver Crown standings.

Tracy posted a pair of Sprint Car wins atop Eldora's dirt, including a victory in the Don Branson-Jud Larson Memorial, with a pavement Sprint Car win at Irwindale to close out the season after an earlier pavement score in Anderson Midget competition.

Among the most consistent Chili Bowl performers in recent years, Tracy carries a stretch of five consecutive Chili Bowl top-tens into the 2009 edition as he vies to become just the fifth multi-time winner of the Chili Bowl Nationals.

Car Owner:  Tony Stewart

Chassis:  Spike

Engine:  Chevy by Kistler

Sponsors: Chevy, Bass Pro Shops, Armor All

Photo: Tracy Hines in action at Terre Haute. (TWC Photo)