Jack Hewitt (born July 8, 1951), is an American former professional dirt track racing driver. He is a two-time USAC Silver Crown Series champion and an All Star Circuit of Champions champion.
| Jack Hewitt | |||||||
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 Hewitt in 2007 at the Hewitt Classic | |||||||
| Born | Jack Hewitt July 8, 1951 Troy, Ohio | ||||||
| Achievements | 1986, 1987 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 1985 All Star Circuit of Champions Champion 1985 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Champion 1983, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998 4-Crown Nationals Wingless Sprint Winner 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 4-Crown Nationals Silver Crown Winner 1987, 1993, 1998 4-Crown Nationals Midget Winner 1996, 1997, 1998 4-Crown Nationals Modified Winner 1983, 1995 Tony Hulman Classic Winner 1986, 1988, 1989 Hoosier Hundred Winner 1990 Brad Doty Classic Winner 1991 Belleville Midget Nationals Winner | ||||||
| Awards | National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee (2002) | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2014 position | 34th | ||||||
| Best finish | 34th (1998) | ||||||
| First race | 1998 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 1998 New England 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 14, 2023. | |||||||
Racing career edit
He was a two-time champion in the USAC Silver Crown Series in 1986 and 1987 and is second all-time in Silver Crown wins list with 23. In the USAC National Sprint Car series, he is 4th in all-time wins with 46. He also won the All Star Circuit of Champions championship in 1985 and his 56 wins in that series place him in the top 5 all-time.[1]
Personal life edit
Hewitt is the son of Sprint Car legend Don Hewitt.
Racing career edit
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Hewitt began his sprint car racing career in 1975 at Eldora Speedway, taking three wins in his inaugural season.
He raced in the 1998 Indianapolis 500, placing 12th. After his venture into Indycars he returned to sprint cars until he had a very serious crash in 2002 from which he was lucky to escape with his life.
On September 26, 1998, Jack won the USAC Sprint, USAC Midget, USAC Silver Crown, and UMP Modified features at Eldora Speedway. By doing so he became the first and only driver to win all four divisions of racing at the 4-Crown Nationals held at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. [2]
Jack Hewitt also made several trips to Australia during his career. He first appeared as part of the four man USA sedan teams that raced mainly at the Liverpool Speedway and Newcastle Motordrome during the late 1970s and early 1980s (while sometimes also driving Sprintcars). He won he 1980 Marlboro Grand National 100 lap event at Liverpool and later in the decade returned to Australia as a Sprintcar driver, winning the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at the Premier Speedway in Victoria in 1991 where he defeated fellow American Danny Smith, and leading Australian driver Max Dumesney.
Honors and awards edit
- Hewitt was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2002.
- He is honored with an annual car race called the Jack Hewitt Classic at Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield, Ohio. The Jack Hewitt Classic has been held in years past at the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana, and also at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio
Motorsports Career Results edit
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USAC Silver Crown Series edit
| Year | Wins | Finish | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | 0 | 3rd | |
| 1982 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | 0 | 14th | |
| 1984 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | 0 | 6th | |
| 1986 | 6 | 1st | |
| 1987 | 2 | 1st | |
| 1988 | 2 | 2nd | |
| 1989 | 2 | 4th | |
| 1990 | 1 | ||
| 1991 | 1 | ||
| 1992 | 0 | 4th | |
| 1993 | 2 | 5th | |
| 1994 | 1 | 5th | |
| 1995 | 2 | 3rd | |
| 1996 | 1 | 7th | |
| 1997 | 0 | 9th | |
| 1998 | 1 | 7th | |
| 1999 | 1 | 3rd | |
| 2000 | 1 | 11th | |
| 2001 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 0 | 49th | |
| 2014 | 0 | 50th |
All Star Circuit of Champions edit
| Year | Wins | Finish | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | 2nd | 2772 |
| 1983 | 1 | 9th | 1014 |
| 1984 | 5 | 8th | 1036 |
| 1985 | 12 | 1st | 3654 |
| 1986 | 8 | 4th | 3219 |
| 1987 | 2 | 6th | 2682 |
| 1988 | 7 | 6th | 2845 |
| 1989 | 10 | 4th | 2900 |
World of Outlaws edit
| Year | Wins | Finish | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 | 5th | 2698 |
| 1979 | 1 | 9th | 4380 |
| 1980 | 0 | 11th | 2910 |
| 1982 | 2 | 13th | 2692 |
| 1989 | 0 | 14th | 3675 |
American open-wheel racing edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Racing League edit
| Indy Racing League results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | PDM Racing | G-Force GF01B | 18 | Oldsmobile | WDW | PHX | INDY 12 |
TXS | NHA 25 |
DOV | CLT | PPIR | ATL | TX2 | LVS | 34th | 23 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "All Star Circuit of Champions | 410 Outlaw Sprint Car Series ASCoC - All Star Sprint Series".
- ^ "Jack Hewitt". Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Jack Hewitt – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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