Bud Hinman
| Bud Hinman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leroy G. Hinman November 4, 1935 Rome, New York |
| Modified racing career | |
| Years active | 1961-1980 |
| Car number | 5, 15, 98 |
| Championships | 2 |
| Previous series | |
| 1947-present | Sprint car racing, Hot rod |
Leroy "Bud" Hinman (born November 4, 1936) is a retired American auto racing driver. He began building his first hot rod as an eleven-year-old in 1947.[1]
Racing career
Bud Hinman moved on from his boyhood fascination with hot rods to oval track racing, and by 1961 he had built a supermodified and his first stock car.[1][2] Hinman went on to compete successfully at the racetracks of Central New York, including Utica-Rome Speedway and Weedsport Speedway.[3][4] He claimed the 1969 track championship at the Mid-State Speedway in Morris, New York, and followed that up with the 1972 crown from the Watertown Speedway.[5][6][7]
Hinman continues to race as an octogenarian, campaigning with the Atlantic Coast Old Timers in a 1978 Lloyd chassis sprint car previously driven by Allen Klinger to two Selinsgrove Speedway (Pennsylvania) track championships.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Buddy Hinman's 1931 Ford". Mag-Neto. No. 21. Boston, MA. 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Kustomrama.com.
- ^ "Folks Of Interest - Oval track hot rodders?". The Jalopy Journal. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "Lazzaro speeds to win on DIRT opening day". The Citizen. Auburn NY. April 4, 1977. p. 11. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ O'Brien, Dick (August 13, 1979). "Evans, Hewitt in race spotlight". Syracuse Herald-Journal. NY. p. 19. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Hinman and Wisnoski cop Mid-State Speedway championship features". New Berlin Gazette. NY. June 10, 1971. p. 3. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
- ^ "Stock car banquet scheduled Saturday". Watertown Daily Times. NY. February 28, 1973. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via NNY360 Archives.
- ^ "Daily Star Focus". Oneonta NY: The Daily Star. August 3, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "Amy Catalano picks up another win". Times of Wayne County. Macedon NY. July 31, 2011. p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
- ^ "Friesen pilots new car to Fonda win". The Recorder. Amsterdam NY. June 14, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
