NASCARS 50 Greatest Crew Chiefs
Stock Car Racing History
Hubart Hensley---Hubart was a true self-made man in racing. He accomplished more with less, than probably any person in racing--he built his own motors and cars until he started using Mike Lauflin chasses inthe '80's. . He started racing in 1952 in the old Sportsman Division (flathead Ford) and won many races and track championships along the way--culminating in the winning of the Busch Grand National Championship in 1990. He won races and track championships at Bowman Gray Stadium;, Martinsville Speedway; Franklin County,VA; Southside in Richmond, VA; Langley Field in Hampton, VA; Massasses, VA; Belksville, MD; Oxford, Maine; Starkey Speedway; New River Valley, Radford, VA; Wilson, NC; Tarheel Speedway, Randleman, NC; Kingssport, TN; Coeburn, VA; Hickory, NC, and others. An example of his ability in the racing field is the season that he ran 90 races in the Sportsman Division with only one car--with Jimmy Hensley as his driver. He had no major sponsor during this season and finished 2nd in the Nascar National SportsmanPoint Standings.
In fact, he never had a major sponsor until later years in his career when he was sponsored by Texas Pete.
