Gene Tapia
| Gene Tapia | |||||||
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| Born | March 16, 1925 Mobile, Alabama | ||||||
| Died | April 12, 2005 | ||||||
| Awards | Inducted in the Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall of Fame (1999) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 134th (1953) | ||||||
| First race | 1951 Lakeview Speedway (Mobile, Alabama) | ||||||
| Last race | 1953 Five Flags Speedway (Pensacola, Florida) | ||||||
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Eugene "Gene" H. Tapia (March 16, 1925 – April 12, 2005) was an American race car driver from Mobile, Alabama. He competed in four NASCAR Grand National Series races, but he is best known for racing in the #327 supermodified. He was nicknamed the "King of the Supermodifieds."