Jack Hewitt
Jack Hewitt | |||||||
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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) | ||||||
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. |
Jack Hewitt (born July 8, 1951), is an American former professional
Racing career
He was a two-time champion in the
Personal life
Hewitt is the son of
Racing career
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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
Honors and awards
- Hewitt was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Famein 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
(key)
USAC Silver Crown Series
Year | Wins | Finish | Points |
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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
Year | Wins | Finish | Points |
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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
Year | Wins | Finish | Points |
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1978 | 0 | 5th | 2698 |
1979 | 1 | 9th | 4380 |
1980 | 0 | 11th | 2910 |
1982 | 2 | 13th | 2692 |
1989 | 0 | 14th | 3675 |
American open-wheel racing
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Racing League
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
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PDM Racing | G-Force GF01B | 18 | Oldsmobile | WDW | PHX | INDY 12 |
TXS | NHA 25 |
DOV | CLT | PPIR | ATL | TX2 | LVS | 34th | 23 | [3] |
References
- ^ "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.