Bill Baird (racing driver)

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William Baird
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1949-07-26) July 26, 1949 (age 72)
Sturgis, Kentucky
ARCA Racing Series
Years active1997-2010
Starts70
Wins6
Poles8
Best finish1st in 1999
Championship titles
1999ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
Awards
1998ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Rookie of the Year

Bill Baird (born July 26, 1949) is an American race car driver. He currently competes in the in the #5252 buggy. He is a former Rookie of the Year and champion of the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde stock car Series, and owns , a steel equipment manufacturer.

Early career[]

Baird, an Air Force veteran, originally began as a stunt pilot hobbyist before later switching to racing in 1987. After starting on dirt oval tracks, he switched to pavement racetracks and competed regularly in the American Speed Association ACDelco Challenge Series.[1]

ARCA career[]

Baird debuted in the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series in 1997, driving the #52 for Ken Schrader Racing with sponsorship from Saturn Machine and . He made four starts, with his best finish coming in his debut at Daytona International Speedway, where he started third and finished fourth. He made his first full-time bid at the ARCA championship the following season, winning two pole positions and nine top-ten finishes, on his way to a fourth-place position in the points standings and the ARCA Rookie of the Year award. In 1999, Baird ran a full-time schedule for the second time, with additional sponsorship coming from Valvoline Eagle One, Baird won his first five races and the overall points championship.

The next season, Baird cut down to a part-time schedule, this time driving the #52 as an owner/driver. He made six starts and garnered three top-ten finishes, including a 2nd at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. He also attempted the Pennsylvania 500 and Brickyard 400 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series that season, but failed to qualify for both events. Following 2000, Baird reunited with Schrader but only attempted a handful of events in the ARCA series each year. He won an additional race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in 2004, his final career ARCA victory to date. His most recent start in the ARCA series came in 2010 at Talladega Superspeedway, where he finished 27th after wrecking halfway through the race.

Post-ARCA career[]

In 2011, Baird purchased an Buggy from , racing the rest of the 2011 Ultra 4 Series in preparation for the 2012 Griffin King of the Hammers. He was named the Ultra 4 Series Rookie of the Year that same season.

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.)

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 33 34 NWCC Pts Ref
2000 Baird Motorsports 52 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC
DNQ 		SON DAY NHA POC IND
DNQ 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL NA - [2]

ARCA Racing Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing 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 ARSC Pts Ref
Baird Motorsports 52 Chevy DAY
4 		SLM TOL DSF
26
20 		ISF
26 		NA - [3]
Ken Schrader Racing Chevy
22
34 		SLM
17
38
5 		MCH
8
10
11 		TOL
27
2
3
11
14 		ISF
22
23 		DSF
2
2
2
25
35 		TAL
10
11 		4th 4880 [4]

8
1 		SLM
1
16
11 		MCH
7 		POC
3
2*
1* 		BLN
2* 		POC
3
22
1*
3
1* 		WIN
3* 		DSF
2
2
5 		TAL
18
7 		1st 5920 [5]
Baird Motorsports Chevy
21 		SLM
7
29 		KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN
2 		KEN DSF
3 		TAL 34th 1005 [6]
79 Chevy POC
17
Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy SLM GTY KEN KAN MCH KEN POC NSH
DNQ
3 		111th 215 [7]
99
QL† 		TOL TAL
52 SLM KAN POC MCH TOL KEN POC NSH ISF
18 		CHI TAL 137th 140 [8]
Baird Motorsports 52 Chevy DAY SLM TOL KAN POC MCH BLN KEN LER NSH ISF
1 		TOL DSF
2 		CHI TAL 62nd 465 [9]
2005 DAY SLM TOL MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC LER MCH ISF
12 		TOL DSF
9 		CHI TAL 81st 355 [10]
2007 Baird Motorsports 52 Dodge DAY
12 		USA
37 		NSH KAN WIN TOL IOW POC MCH KEN POC NSH ISF
34 		MIL GTW
19 		TOL 55th 495 [11]
43 Dodge DSF
29 		SLM
2008 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Dodge DAY
3 		SLM IOW KAN TOL POC MCH KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM TAL
26 		TOL 89th 215 [12]
2009 Chevy DAY
37 		SLM CAR TAL
2 		KEN TOL POC MCH IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE KAN CAR 88th 265 [13]
2010 DAY
36 		SLM 99th 145 [14]
Toyota TAL
27 		TOL POC MCH IOW BLN ISF CHI DSF SLM KAN CAR
† - Qualified for Ken Schrader.

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2014-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Bill Baird – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bill Baird – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bill Baird – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bill Baird – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Bill Baird – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Bill Baird – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Bill Baird – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Bill Baird – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Bill Baird – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bill Baird – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Bill Baird – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "Bill Baird – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Bill Baird – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

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