Floyd Anthony Raines

Floyd Anthony Raines born April 14, 1964 and is an American NASCAR driver. Born in LaPorte, Indiana, he drives the #96 Texas Instruments Chevy for Hall of Fame Racing.In 1988, Raines competed in five ASA races, and then returned for his rookie year in 1989. In 1990, Raines moved to NASCAR's All Pro Series, where he won Rookie of the Year and finished fourth in the final standings. He returned to ASA in 1991 for a four-year stint as driver of a new team formed by Ernie Roselli. In 1995, he had moved to join crew chief Howie Lettow and Baker Motorsports. That in turn led to the 1996 championship and Tony's first major NASCAR Ride.

Raines entered the 1997 season with a full-time ride, running for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year honors in the #19 Pennzoil Ford F-150 for Kurt Roehrig. Raines got off to a strong start, winning the seventh race of the season at I-70 Speedway. He ended the season with two top-5s and seven top-10s, as well as two outside-pole ppsitions. However, Tony's new team did not make two races and Tony finished 15th in points.

1998 turned out much better for Raines. He won three races (I-70, Louisville and Texas) and earned 6 other top-5s. His overall top-10 count stood at fifteen. With only two DNFs, Tony easily captured 5th in the final standings. For 1999, Tony only made one start, due to his Busch Series commitments. Driving as a teammate to Bryan Reffner at the Milwaukee, Tony started 22nd and came home with a 19th place finish. In 2004 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Tony made his most recent start at Atlanta driving for Green Light Racing. There Tony started 31st in the #08 1-800-4-A-Phone Chevy Silverado, but once again ran consistenly home to a 17th.