Gordon Earnest Haines (May 6, 1921 – October 3, 2012) was an American stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCARGrand National Division, during 1956.
In addition to his Grand National Series career, Haines also raced in the Winston West Series. He competed in seven Grand National events in his career, earning four top-tens. All of those races came in 1956, when Haines finished 44th in points.[1] Haines was good right out of the gate, finishing three laps down in 9th place at Portland Speedway. Then Haines drove to a career-best 2nd-place effort at Eureka. Mechanical failures left Haines out of the next two races, but then he finished 4th at Sacramento and 9th at San Mateo in his final three races to close out his career, finishing 15th in his final race, at Portland.[1]
He worked at Bi-Rite Motors in Yakima, Washington for many years.
^ ab"Gordon Haines - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
^"Obituaries". Yakima Herald-Republic. Yakima, Washington. October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
External linksedit
Gordon Haines driver statistics at Racing-Reference
April 18, 2024
gordon, haines, gordon, earnest, haines, 1921, october, 2012, american, stock, racing, driver, competed, nascar, grand, national, division, during, 1956, born, 1921, 1921kiester, minnesota, united, statesdiedoctober, 2012, 2012, aged, yakima, washington, unite. Gordon Earnest Haines May 6 1921 October 3 2012 was an American stock car racing driver He competed in the NASCAR Grand National Division during 1956 Gordon HainesBorn 1921 05 06 May 6 1921Kiester Minnesota United StatesDiedOctober 3 2012 2012 10 03 aged 91 Yakima Washington United StatesNASCAR Cup Series career7 races run over 1 yearBest finish44th 1956 First race1956 Portland 150 Portland Speedway Last race1956 Portland 250 Portland Speedway Wins Top tens Poles0 4 0 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editIn addition to his Grand National Series career Haines also raced in the Winston West Series He competed in seven Grand National events in his career earning four top tens All of those races came in 1956 when Haines finished 44th in points 1 Haines was good right out of the gate finishing three laps down in 9th place at Portland Speedway Then Haines drove to a career best 2nd place effort at Eureka Mechanical failures left Haines out of the next two races but then he finished 4th at Sacramento and 9th at San Mateo in his final three races to close out his career finishing 15th in his final race at Portland 1 He worked at Bi Rite Motors in Yakima Washington for many years Personal life editHaines was born in Kiester Minnesota and served in the United States Marine Corps He died in Yakima Washington where he had made his long time home on October 3 2012 2 References edit a b Gordon Haines NASCAR Sprint Cup Results Racing Reference USA Today Sports Media Group Retrieved 2012 10 07 Obituaries Yakima Herald Republic Yakima Washington October 6 2012 Archived from the original on October 8 2012 Retrieved 2012 10 07 External links editGordon Haines driver statistics at Racing Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon Haines amp oldid 1158031222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
