Doug Heveron

Doug Heveron
Doug Heveron
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Douglas Wayne Heveron (born March 29, 1961) is an American race car driver from

Busch Grand National cars, Sprint Cars, Late Models, and Midgets.^[1]

Doug Heveron is the son of Gail and Tom Heveron. Tom was an

quarter midgets. When he was attending Liverpool High School, he spent time helping regionally known racer Jim Shampine at Shampine Auto Parts.^[1]

He entered the supermodified ranks in 1978 in one of Shampine's cars known as the "

8 ball". Heveron used the car to become the youngest winner at Oswego Speedway in the Alean 75.^[1] He won the International Supermodified Association (ISMA) Rookie of the Year Award that year. Heveron became the dominant driver at Oswego. He won 13 races in 1981, the Oswego International Classic in 1981 and 1982, and track championships both years. Heveron was the champion of the ISMA tour series from 1978 until 1981.^[1]

In 1983 he drove in the

Championship Car race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and finished 12th, he then prepared to qualify for the 1983 Indianapolis 500. He spun the car into a wall and shattered his ankle.^[1] Between 1983 and 1986 he raced in NASCAR's Winston Cup series. He qualified in the only field in Talladega Superspeedway history in which every car qualified with a speed in excess of 200 miles per hour.^[1] He raced in 31 races, with no top-10 finishes. Heveron is best known for flipping over in turn one at the 1984 Firecracker 400, which brought out the final caution to set up an exciting finish with Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough, Petty beat Cale en route to his 200th win. Heveron's best year was 1986, when he finished 35th in points.^[2]

After his NASCAR team ran out of money, he returned to modified racing. In 1989 he set a new track record, starting on the

USAC sprint car championship.^[1] He returned to racing in Oswego in May 1989.^[1]

From 1994 until 1997, Heveron raced in NASCAR, this time racing in the

Busch Series. He found more success in NASCAR's second-tier circuit, with five top-10 and three top-5 finishes in 65 starts. His best result was a second-place finish at Nazareth Speedway in 1995.^[2]

From 2000 until 2002, Heveron raced in the TBARA Winged Sprint asphalt racing series. He then starting racing for Heckman Motorsports, living in Jensen Beach, Florida.^[1]

Awards

Heveron has been inducted in three halls of fame: the Quarter Midget of America (1990) and the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame (2004).^[1] Oswego Speedway Hall of Fame

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

CART PPG Indy Car World Series

CART PPG Indy Car World Series results
Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos.	Pts	Ref
1983	Rhoades Racing	Wildcat MK8	Cosworth DFX V8 t	ATL 12	INDY Wth^†	MIL	CLE	MCH	ROA	POC	RIV	MDO	MCH	CPL	LAG	PHX	34th	1	^[3]
^† - Withdrew after getting injured in practice

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
1983	Wildcat	Cosworth	Wth		Rhoades Racing

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1984	Heveron Racing	01	Chevy	DAY 23	RCH DNQ	CAR	ATL 30	BRI 14	NWS	DAR	MAR 28	TAL 36	NSV	DOV	CLT 40	RSD	POC 26	MCH 30	DAY 28	NSV	POC 21	TAL	MCH 37	BRI	DAR DNQ	RCH	DOV 13		CLT 37	NWS	CAR	ATL 18			36th	1265	^[4]
	U.S. Racing	6	Buick																									MAR 14
	U.S. Racing	6	Chevy																														RSD 23
1985	Heveron Racing	10	Chevy	DAY 39	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY																	97th	46	^[5]
1985	Spohn Racing	51	Ford																POC 19	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD				97th	46	^[5]
1986	Hamby Motorsports	17	Chevy	DAY 15			ATL 35	BRI 21	DAR 35	NWS 16	MAR 29		DOV 35	CLT 33	RSD 20	POC	MCH		POC 16	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD			35th	1052	^[6]
	Langley Racing	64	Ford		RCH 13	CAR
	C & M Motorsports	94	Pontiac									TAL 15
	H.L. Waters Racing	0	Chevy															DAY 33
1989	Ellington Racing	1	Buick	DAY DNQ	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-	^[7]
1995	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[8]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1984	Heveron Racing	Chevrolet	23	23
1985	Heveron Racing	Chevrolet	23	39
1986	Hamby Motorsports	Chevrolet	34	15
1989	Ellington Racing	Buick	DNQ
1995	Sadler Brothers Racing	Ford	DNQ

Busch Series

Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1992			Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	BRI	HCY	LAN	DUB	NZH	CLT	DOV	ROU	MYB	GLN	VOL	NHA	TAL	IRP	ROU	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT DNQ	MAR	CAR	HCY	NA	-	^[9]
1994	Henderson Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY 41	CAR		ATL 42						NHA 40	NZH 40	CLT DNQ	DOV	MYB 15	GLN	MLW 41	SBO 32	TAL 16	HCY 4	IRP 13	MCH 13		DAR 35	RCH	DOV 19	CLT 40	MAR 17	CAR 26				27th	1780	^[10]
1994	Henderson Motorsports	75	Olds			RCH 39		MAR 5	DAR 22	HCY 23	BRI DNQ	ROU 30													BRI DNQ										27th	1780	^[10]
1995	Laughlin Racing	35	Ford	DAY 27		RCH 18	ATL 26	NSV 25	DAR 13	BRI 31	HCY 11	NHA 32	NZH 2	CLT 42	DOV 29	MYB 29	GLN 33	MLW 21	TAL 26	SBO 17	IRP 26	MCH	BRI 36	DAR 30	RCH 32	DOV 6	CLT 18	CAR 18	HOM 19						19th	2326	^[11]
1995	Laughlin Racing	35	Chevy		CAR 22																														19th	2326	^[11]
1996	Henderson Motorsports	75	Ford	DAY 46	CAR 27	RCH 14	ATL DNQ	NSV 13	DAR 20	BRI DNQ	HCY 24	NZH 22	CLT 37	DOV 25	SBO 13	MYB 26	GLN 20	MLW 6	NHA 17				BRI DNQ												30th	1488	^[12]
	Ken Schrader Racing	52	Chevy																	TAL 36	IRP	MCH 29
	Laughlin Racing	45	Chevy																					DAR DNQ	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM
1997	Taylor Motorsports	40	Ford	DAY 21	CAR 22	RCH 24	ATL DNQ	LVS	DAR	HCY	TEX	BRI	NSV	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAL	CAR	HOM		68th	288	^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Biography at the Greater Syracus Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved November 29, 2007
^ ^a ^b NASCAR driving statistics, Retrieved November 29, 2007
^ "Doug Heveron – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Doug Heveron – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

External links

Website
Doug Heveron driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[syrachusehof-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Biography at the Greater Syracus Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved November 29, 2007

[racingreference-2] NASCAR driving statistics, Retrieved November 29, 2007

[3] "Doug Heveron – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

[4] "Doug Heveron – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[5] "Doug Heveron – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[6] "Doug Heveron – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[7] "Doug Heveron – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[8] "Doug Heveron – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[9] "Doug Heveron – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[10] "Doug Heveron – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[11] "Doug Heveron – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[12] "Doug Heveron – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[13] "Doug Heveron – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

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Years active	1971–2006
Personnel	D. K. Ulrich Doug Bawel Mark Wallace Mark Harrah Bobby Hillin Jr. Roger Penske
Former drivers	Mike Alexander Bobby Baker Rick Baldwin Stan Barrett Randy Becker Troy Beebe Randy Bethea Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Eddie Bierschwale Dave Blaney Joe Booher Chuck Bown Jim Bown Trevor Boys Harry Dinwiddie Clark Dwyer Al Elmore Ron Esau Elliott Forbes-Robinson Tommy Gale Brendan Gaughan Charlie Glotzbach Cecil Gordon Ferrel Harris Jimmy Hensley Terry Herman Doug Heveron Bobby Hillin Jr. Kevin Housby Don Hume Jimmy Ingalls Ernie Irvan Bob Jarvis Slick Johnson Davy Jones P. J. Jones Rick Knoop Travis Kvapil Al Loquasto Sterling Marlin Mark Martin Rick Mast Dick May Roy Mayne J. D. McDuffie Bob McElee Ted Musgrave Ed Negre Jerry O'Neil Richard Petty Lennie Pond Robert Pressley Tim Richmond Ricky Rudd Greg Sacks Boris Said Jim Sauter Connie Saylor Harry Schilling Morgan Shepherd Dick Skillen Hut Stricklin Ronnie Thomas D. K. Ulrich Rick Ware Frank Warren Bill Whittington
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