Scott Heckert
Scott Heckert (born November 21, 1993) is an American professional racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as a road course ringer, driving cars (the No. 78 in 2020) for B. J. McLeod Motorsports. He previously drove full-time in NASCAR for three years in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. In the last of those years, 2015, he finished second in the point standings. Heckert has also driven in the ARCA Racing Series and the Blancpain GT World Challenge America during his career.
Scott Heckert | |||||||
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Heckert at Road America in 2018 | |||||||
Born | Ridgefield, Connecticut | November 21, 1993||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
9 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 78 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports) | ||||||
2020 position | 60th | ||||||
Best finish | 46th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2016 AutoLotto 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
Last race | 2020 UNOH 188 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 10, 2020. |
Racing career
K&N Pro Series East
Heckert's first season in the series, 2013, saw him log only two top ten finishes for team owner B. J. McLeod. However, Heckert mostly stayed out of trouble, retiring because of a crash only once.[1] In 2014, he switched to Turner Scott Motorsports, where he grabbed three poles and two wins, both at road courses.[2][3] In 2015, Heckert moved to HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks, he recorded another two wins, as many poles, and was in contention for the series championship in the final race.[4][5]
Xfinity Series
Heckert debuted in 2016 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where he finished twenty sixth, driving for B. J. McLeod Motorsports. Three races later at Watkins Glen International, he recorded his first top twenty finish with a sixteenth.[6] Running another road course race at Road America, Heckert was running inside the top 20 until contact with James Davison in the final corner of the race relegated him to 29th.[7] Two years later, Heckert returned to McLeod team, and drove the No. 78 for the team at Chicagoland Speedway, his first Xfinity start on an oval, and the No. 8 at both Watkins Glen International and Road America. He would run the No. 5 (the renumbered No. 8 car from 2018) at Watkins Glen in 2019, where he picked up his career-best 13th place finish, and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the No. 78. In both races, he drove an entry for the team instead of their full-time driver Matt Mills. Heckert returned to BJMM again in 2020, making it his third year in a row and the fourth of the previous five years running at least one of the road course races for the team. His first start of the season came at Road America, where he drove the No. 78 again, replacing the full-time driver of that car, Vinnie Miller.
Sports cars
In 2016, Heckert made the move to the Pirelli World Challenge, crediting simulators such as iRacing for a quick transition from stock cars, which included podium results early on.[8] By the end of the 2016 season, Heckert had collected multiple victories in the GTS class.[9] Heckert found overall victory at Virginia International Raceway in 2018 with Lone Star Racing and co-driver Mike Skeen in what was then named the Blancpain GT World Challenge America.[10]
Personal life
Heckert is a graduate of Miami University, holding a degree in mechanical engineering.[11]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
2016 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 15 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA 26 |
IND | IOW | GLN 16 |
MOH | BRI | ROA 29 |
DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 46th | 52 | [12] |
2018 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 78 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI 28 |
DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | 59th | 24 | [13] | ||||||||||||||
8 | GLN 30 |
MOH | BRI | ROA 29 |
DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 5 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN 13 |
56th | 34 | [14] | ||||||||||||||
78 | MOH 29 |
BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | DAY | LVS | CAL | PHO | DAR | CLT | BRI | ATL | HOM | HOM | TAL | POC | IND | KEN | KEN | TEX | KAN | ROA 33 |
DAY 19 |
DOV | DOV | DAY | DAR | RCH | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | 60th | 23 | [15] |
K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
2013 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 72 | Chevy | BRI 20 |
GRE 20 |
PEN 17 |
RCH 28 |
BGS 20 |
IOW 18 |
LGY 18 |
COL 17 |
IOW 18 |
VIR 8 |
GRE 18 |
NHA 11 |
DOV 23 |
17th | 376 | [16] | |||
Ford | RAL 7 |
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2014 | Turner Scott Motorsports | 34 | Chevy | NSM 21 |
DAY 9 |
BRI 27 |
GRE 17 |
RCH 18 |
IOW 3 |
BGS 12 |
FFL 17 |
LGY 4 |
NHA 25 |
COL 10 |
IOW 5 |
GLN 1 |
VIR 1 |
GRE 15 |
DOV 3 |
8th | 526 | [17] |
2015 | HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks | 34 | Chevy | NSM 4 |
GRE 25 |
BRI 3 |
IOW 5 |
BGS 1* |
LGY 6 |
COL 15 |
NHA 2 |
IOW 5 |
GLN 1* |
MOT 4 |
VIR 16* |
RCH 4 |
DOV 10 |
2nd | 531 | [18] | ||
2017 | Marsh Racing | 31 | Chevy | NSM | GRE | BRI | SBO | SBO | MEM | BLN | TMP | NHA | IOW | GLN 17 |
LGY | NJM | DOV | 66th | 27 | [19] | ||
2018 | NSM | BRI | LGY | SBO | SBO | MEM | NJM | THO | NHA | IOW | GLN 3 |
GTW | NHA | DOV | 39th | 41 | [20] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
2015 | HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks | 43 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN Wth |
KAN | 143rd | 25 | [21] |
References
- "Scott Heckert 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- "Recent news on Scott Heckert - HScott Mspt w/Justin Marks-34-KNE - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- "Scott Heckert 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- "Scott Heckert 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- "K&N East News 'N Notes: Champ to Be Crowned at Dover | Speed 51 | 100% Short Track Racing". speed51.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- "Scott Heckert 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- 2016 Cautions (2016-08-29), 2016 Road America 180 07. Justin Marks Spin/Scott Heckert Spin, retrieved 2016-10-10
- Charlton, Erin. "Hot Shoes: Scott Heckert". NASportCar. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Heckert Goes To College Of Laguna Seca". Speed Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- Allaway, Phil. "Lone Star Racing's Mike Skeen, Scott Heckert Snatch VIR SprintX Victory". Fronstretch. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- Catanzareti, Zach. "Scott Heckert Bringing Engineering Degree to NASCAR, Sports Car Racing". Kickin the Tires. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Scott Heckert – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- "Scott Heckert – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- "Scott Heckert – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- "Scott Heckert – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- "Driver Scott Heckert 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- "Driver Scott Heckert 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Driver Scott Heckert 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Driver Scott Heckert 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Driver Scott Heckert 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Scott Heckert – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scott Heckert. |
- Scott Heckert driver statistics at Racing-Reference