Gene Tapia

Eugene H. Tapia (March 16, 1925 – April 12, 2005) was an American race car driver from Mobile, Alabama. but he is best known for racing in the #327 supermodified. He was nicknamed the "King of the Supermodifieds."

Early life Tapia was born on March 16, 1925, in Mobile, Alabama, to Ada and Homer Tapia.

In June 1943, Tapia returned to Mobile where he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

Racing career In 1948, Tapia began racing as a way to get past battle stress which plagued him after the War. Later that year, he won his first stock car race at Chisholm Fairgrounds in Montgomery, Alabama.

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 Pts Ref 1951 80 Ford DAB CLT NMO20 GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN CLS CLB DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI AWS MCF ALS MSF FMS MOR ABS DAR CLB CCS17 LAN CLT DSP WIL HBO TPN PGS MAR OAK NWS HMS JSP ATL GAR NMO17 181st – 1953 Plymouth PBS DAB HAR NWS CLT RCH CCS LAN CLB HCY MAR PMS RSP LOU FIF16 LAN TCS WIL MCF PIF MOR ATL RVS LCF DAV HBO AWS PAS HCY DAR CCS LAN BLF WIL NWS MAR ATL 134th 80

Biography The Gene Tapia Story: King of the Supermodifieds