NEW CASTLE, Ind.— Sept. 13, 2013— In just five short years, the Haubstadt Hustler at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., has become one of the “Must-See” events of the year on the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series calendar. With one of the highest payouts of the year and held at one of the most racy surfaces on the circuit, it’s the type of event that Tracy Hines most looks forward to. He’ll take to the quarter-mile bullring this weekend in search of his second-career Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series win at the bullring in the southern part of his home state of Indiana.
The Haubstadt Hustler, which will again be co-sanctioned by the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series and the Midwest Sprint Car Series this season, will take to the track on Saturday, Sept. 14. A full race program will be in store, with a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win main event, capping the evening.
“The fall race at Haubstadt (Tri-State Speedway) is always a good one,” said Hines. “It’s hard to believe we’ve only raced there once this year. Unfortunately, we were a little off early in the night in that event and set ourselves back. We were able to move forward in the feature, but still didn’t quite have the kind of night we were hoping for.”
Hines has made one start aboard the Hansen’s Welding Inc./The Carolina Nut Company DRC with the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series at Tri-State Speedway this season. He worked his way forward from the 21st starting spot to finish 13th at the high-banked, quarter-mile. Hines was scheduled to compete at Tri-State Speedway during both Indiana Sprint Week, but that event was rained out. Last season in the Haubstadt Hustler, Hines finished 17th and was eighth in the event in 2011.
Hines was victorious with the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series at Tri-State Speedway in 2002. This season, the veteran driver has five top-10 finishes on quarter-mile tracks, including a fourth-place effort at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., last weekend. He was seventh in the race prior at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark.
“We’ve been decent on the smaller tracks this year,” he noted. “It’s been a long time since I’ve won a race at Haubstadt and we are going to do everything we can this weekend to put ourselves in a position to be in contention. There will definitely be a strong field on-hand, so we’ll have to really be on our game, especially in time trials.”
The 2002 Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series champion is currently sixth in the series standings, 84 markers out of the top-five, with seven nights of racing remaining for the series. Hines has a pair of victories in 2013 and has recorded 14 top-10 finishes.
Tracy Hines Racing would like to thank: Hansen’s Welding Inc., Parker Machinery, Powered by Toyota, Turbines, Inc., Afco Racing Products,Daum Crop Insurance, Schoenfeld Headers, Allstar Performance, Kenny’s Components, Race Bumpers and Bell Racing.
For more information on Tracy Hines Racing, visit http://www.tracyhinesracing.com. Follow Tracy on Twitter atwww.Twitter.com/TracyHinesRacin.
