Remembering Jimmy Haynes

Hard to believe it was 31 years ago… Tampa Sprint Car racer Jimmy Haynes passed away from head injuries sustained in a crash at Phoenix International Raceway three days before… He was on his way to a great career that probably would have led to Indy and maybe even NASCAR…
A note to Rick Day, Taylor Andrews & Robert Yoho and the rest of the SSSS group - Please bring back the Jimmy Haynes Memorial race at Showtime this year!

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Fact…

Robert’s brother Randy , who runs Dade City MX, raced against Jm Haynes back in the day. Haynes was very fast on a motorcycle before he switched to Sprints. Hope Robert brings the race back.

I was looking up the results of the race he was killed in. He is credited with 5th even after crashing, so it must have happened on the last lap?

Race was called…