H. B. Bailey

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, Bailey 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 Bailey'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.

Bailey 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 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 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 ATL30 128th 80 1963 04 BIR GGS THS RSD DAY DAY17 DAY19 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 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 DAR26 HCY RCH ODS HBO MAR SVH NWS CLTDNQ HAR AUG JAC 136th 88 Herman Beam 19 Ford CLT38 1965 Bailey Racing 04 Pontiac RSD DAY5 DAY DAY12 PIF ASW RCH HBO ATL32 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 DAR6 HCY LIN ODS RCH MAR NWS CLT8 HBO CAR DTS 29th 7340 1966 36 AUG RSD DAY DAY12 DAY49 CAR BRI ATL HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS MAR DAR LGY MGR MON RCH CLT34 DTS ASH PIF SMR AWS BLV GPS DAY ODS BRR OXF FON ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR17 HCY RCH HBO MAR NWS CLT CAR 65th 1892 1967 AUG RSD DAY DAY15 DAY18 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 DAR31 HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS CLT CAR AWS 50th 3482 1968 MGR MGY RSD DAY49 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 DAR23 HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG CLT CAR JFC 81st - 1969 MGR MGY RSD DAY12 DAY DAY47 CAR AUG BRI ATL CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS MAR AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT MGR SMR MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY10 DOV TPN TRN BLV BRI NSV SMR ATL MCH37 SBO BGS AWS DAR30 HCY RCH TAL CLB MAR NWS CLT SVH AUG CAR JFC MGR TWS20 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 DAR34 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 CLB24 HCY14 DAR MAR CLT DOV CAR MGR22 RCH NWS NA 0 J.C. Crews 53 Ford TWS33

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 Pts Ref 1972 J.C. Crews 53 Ford RSD DAY RCH ONT CAR21 ATL BRI DAR32 NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH RSD 58th 792.2 Blank & Kalashian 66 Pontiac TWS11 DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV DAR5 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR TWS36 1973 Bailey Racing 36 Pontiac RSD DAYDNQ RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS11 RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL39 TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR 77th - 1975 Bailey Racing 36 Pontiac RSD DAYDNQ RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR40 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 TWS16 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH35 BRI DAR27 RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL20 ONT 56th 255 1981 Bailey Racing 36 Pontiac RSD DAYDNQ RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS15 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR36 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT16 CAR ATL40 RSD 55th - 1982 DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR35 NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT26 POC RSD MCH21 DAY NSV POC TAL MCH35 BRI DAR29 RCH DOV NWS CLT26 MAR CAR ATL RSD 41st 462 1983 DAY RCH CAR ATL22 DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT22 RSD POC MCHDNQ DAY NSV POC TAL MCHDNQ BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 61st 194 1984 DAY RCH CAR ATL22 BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCHDNQ DAY NSV POC TAL MCHDNQ BRI DAR25 RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD 58th 185 1985 DAY RCH CAR ATL35 BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLTDNQ RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR34 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 74th 119 1986 DAY RCH CAR ATL37 BRI DAR12 NWS MAR TAL DOV CLTDNQ RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR17 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR ATL41 RSD 52nd 336 1987 DAY CAR RCH ATL18 DAR17 NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH40 DAY POC TAL GLN MCHDNQ BRI DAR35 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR RSD ATL19 49th 428 1988 DAY RCH CAR ATL41 DAR16 BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT35 DOV RSD POC MCH39 DAY POC TAL GLN MCH28 BRI DAR27 RCH DOV MAR CLTDNQ NWS CAR PHO ATL35 43rd 478 1989 DAY CAR ATLDNQ RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLTDNQ DOV SON POC MCH26 DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR27 RCH DOV MAR CLTDNQ NWS CAR PHO ATL 60th 167 1990 DAY RCH CAR ATL32 DAR33 BRI NWS MAR TAL CLTDNQ DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCHDNQ BRI DAR38 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR PHO ATL 65th 180 1991 DAY RCH CAR ATLDNQ DAR35 BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH33 DAY POC TAL GLN MCH28 BRI DARDNQ RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATLDNQ 53rd 201 1992 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH41 DAY POC TAL GLN MCHDNQ 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 MCH32 DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR37 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR PHO ATL 60th 119 1994 DAY CAR RCH ATL DARDNQ BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCHDNQ DAY NHA POC TAL INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - 1997 Bailey Racing 66 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEXDNQ 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 Pts Ref 1997 Bailey Racing 36 Pontiac TUS AMP SON TUS MMR LVS15 CAL EVG POR PPR17 AMP SON MMR LVS26 38th 315

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.) ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 Pts Ref 1964 Bailey Racing 36 Pontiac ONA DAY DAY5 DAY7 PAS CCS7 HOU ONA FMS TOL DSP NSV CSP CAN HEI HAG SLM MSF CSP DSP ONA MIR BFS SND LSP DSP FMS SLM CMS WIN BLN MSF DSP CCF SLM NA 0 1973 Bailey Racing 36 Pontiac TWS2 SLM DAY FMS SLM TOL QCS SEL LIN CAR LFS MAD TOL MCS BFS NSV QCS TOL SLM HEI SHA FRS FMS BLN MCS LCS TMS NBS NA 0 1988 Bailey Racing 36 Pontiac DAY ATL TAL FRS PCS ROC POC WIN KIL ACS SLM POC TAL DEL FRS ISF DSF SLM ATL22 88th - 1989 DAY ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL19 86th - 1990 DAYDNQ ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL TOL HAG POC TAL MCH14 ISF TOL DSF WIN DEL ATL42 65th - 1991 DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH5 KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH8 ISF TOL DSF TWS25 ATL35 48th - 1992 DAY FIF TWS22 TAL TOL KIL POC MCH40 FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS36 SLM ATL17 43rd - 1993 DAY FIF TWS35 TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH16 FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL30 53rd - 1994 DAY TAL FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS POC POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL41 109th 305 1996 Bailey Racing 36 Pontiac DAY ATL SLM TAL FIF LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT33 ATL 124th - Results before 1985 may be incomplete.