# 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, he 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 the driver'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.
He 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 | NGNC | 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 | ATL 30 | | | | | | | | | | 128th | 80 | |
| 1963 | Bailey Racing | 04 | Pontiac | BIR | GGS | THS | RSD | DAY | DAY 17 | DAY 19 | 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 | Bailey Racing | 04 | Pontiac | 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 | DAR 26 | HCY | RCH | ODS | HBO | MAR | SVH | NWS | CLT DNQ | HAR | AUG | JAC | 136th | 88 | |
| 1964 | Herman Beam | 19 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 38 | | | | | | 136th | 88 |
| 1965 | Bailey Racing | 04 | Pontiac | RSD | DAY 5 | DAY | DAY 12 | PIF | ASW | RCH | HBO | ATL 32 | 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 | DAR 6 | HCY | LIN | ODS | RCH | MAR | NWS | CLT 8 | HBO | CAR | DTS | | | | | | | | 29th | 7340 | |
| 1966 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | AUG | RSD | DAY | DAY 12 | DAY 49 | CAR | BRI | ATL | HCY | CLB | GPS | BGS | NWS | MAR | DAR | LGY | MGR | MON | RCH | CLT 34 | DTS | ASH | PIF | SMR | AWS | BLV | GPS | DAY | ODS | BRR | OXF | FON | ISP | BRI | SMR | NSV | ATL | CLB | AWS | BLV | BGS | DAR 17 | HCY | RCH | HBO | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65th | 1892 | |
| 1967 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | AUG | RSD | DAY | DAY 15 | DAY 18 | 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 | DAR 31 | HCY | RCH | BLV | HBO | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | AWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50th | 3482 | |
| 1968 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | MGR | MGY | RSD | DAY 49 | 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 | DAR 23 | HCY | RCH | BLV | HBO | MAR | NWS | AUG | CLT | CAR | JFC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 81st | - | |
| 1969 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | MGR | MGY | RSD | DAY 12 | DAY | DAY 47 | CAR | AUG | BRI | ATL | CLB | HCY | GPS | RCH | NWS | MAR | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | MGR | SMR | MCH | KPT | GPS | NCF | DAY 10 | DOV | TPN | TRN | BLV | BRI | NSV | SMR | ATL | MCH 37 | SBO | BGS | AWS | DAR 30 | HCY | RCH | TAL | CLB | MAR | NWS | CLT | SVH | AUG | CAR | JFC | MGR | TWS 20 | | | | | | | | | 53rd | 372 | |
| 1970 | Bailey Racing | 38 | Pontiac | 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 | DAR 34 | HCY | RCH | DOV | NCF | NWS | CLT | MAR | MGR | CAR | LGY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 | |
| 1971 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | 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 | CLB 24 | HCY 14 | DAR | MAR | CLT | DOV | CAR | MGR 22 | RCH | NWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 | |
| 1971 | J.C. Crews | 53 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TWS 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 |

#### 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 | NWCC | Pts |
| 1972 | J.C. Crews | 53 | Ford | RSD | DAY | RCH | ONT | CAR 21 | ATL | BRI | DAR 32 | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | MCH | RSD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 58th | 792.2 |
| 1972 | Blank & Kalashian | 66 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TWS 11 | DAY | BRI | TRN | ATL | TAL | MCH | NSV | DAR 5 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | TWS 36 | | 58th | 792.2 |
| 1973 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | CLT | DOV | TWS 11 | RSD | MCH | DAY | BRI | ATL 39 | TAL | NSV | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | | | | | 77th | - |
| 1975 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | DAR 40 | 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 | TWS 16 | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH 35 | BRI | DAR 27 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL 20 | ONT | | 56th | 255 |
| 1981 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS 15 | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR 36 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 16 | CAR | ATL 40 | RSD | | 55th | - |
| 1982 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | BRI | ATL | CAR | DAR 35 | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT 26 | POC | RSD | MCH 21 | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH 35 | BRI | DAR 29 | RCH | DOV | NWS | CLT 26 | MAR | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | 41st | 462 |
| 1983 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL 22 | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | BRI | CLT 22 | RSD | POC | MCH DNQ | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | 61st | 194 |
| 1984 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL 22 | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH DNQ | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR 25 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | 58th | 185 |
| 1985 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL 35 | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT DNQ | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR 34 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | | | 74th | 119 |
| 1986 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL 37 | BRI | DAR 12 | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT DNQ | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR 17 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT DNQ | CAR | ATL 41 | RSD | | | | 52nd | 336 |
| 1987 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL 18 | DAR 17 | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | RSD | MCH 40 | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR 35 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT DNQ | CAR | RSD | ATL 19 | | | | 49th | 428 |
| 1988 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL 41 | DAR 16 | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT 35 | DOV | RSD | POC | MCH 39 | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH 28 | BRI | DAR 27 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT DNQ | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL 35 | | | | 43rd | 478 |
| 1989 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | ATL DNQ | RCH | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT DNQ | DOV | SON | POC | MCH 26 | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR 27 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT DNQ | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | | 60th | 167 |
| 1990 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL 32 | DAR 33 | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT DNQ | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR 38 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT DNQ | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | | 65th | 180 |
| 1991 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL DNQ | DAR 35 | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH 33 | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH 28 | BRI | DAR DNQ | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL DNQ | | | | 53rd | 201 |
| 1992 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH 41 | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | | 95th | 40 |
| 1993 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH 32 | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR 37 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT DNQ | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | 60th | 119 |
| 1994 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR DNQ | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH DNQ | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND DNQ | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | | NA | - |
| 1997 | Bailey Racing | 66 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | TEX DNQ | 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 | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 24 | 49 |
| 1967 | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 30 | 18 |
| 1968 | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 18 | 49 |
| 1969 | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 25 | 47 |
| 1973 | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1975 | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1981 | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | DNQ | 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 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
| 1997 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | TUS | AMP | SON | TUS | MMR | LVS 15 | CAL | EVG | POR | PPR 17 | AMP | SON | MMR | LVS 26 | 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 | ABSC | Pts |
| 1964 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | ONA | DAY | DAY 5 | DAY 7 | PAS | CCS 7 | 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 | TWS 2 | 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 | ATL 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88th | - |
| 1989 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | HAG | POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | SLM | ATL 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 86th | - |
| 1990 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY DNQ | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | TOL | HAG | POC | TAL | MCH 14 | ISF | TOL | DSF | WIN | DEL | ATL 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65th | - |
| 1991 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH 5 | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH 8 | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS 25 | ATL 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48th | - |
| 1992 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | FIF | TWS 22 | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH 40 | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS 36 | SLM | ATL 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | - |
| 1993 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | FIF | TWS 35 | TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH 16 | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF | DSF | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53rd | - |
| 1994 | Bailey Racing | 36 | Pontiac | DAY | TAL | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | INF | I70 | ISF | DSF | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | CLT 33 | ATL | | | | | | | | | | | 124th | - |
| Results before 1985 may be incomplete. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||