Brett Hearn | |||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | September 1, 1958||||||
Super DIRTcar Series career | |||||||
Debut season | 1975 | ||||||
Current team | Madsen Overhead Doors | ||||||
Car number | 20 | ||||||
Crew chief | [1] | ||||||
Championships | 79 | ||||||
Wins | 920 | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
1992, 2001 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997*, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013 2006 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2001 1998 1990, 1992 1989, 1990 2006 2007, 2008 1982, 1988 | New York State Fair Champion [2] [3] Mr. Dirt Champion Mr. DIRT 358 Modified Champion Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT 358 Modified Series Sunoco Racing Fuels DIRT Championship Trail DIRT-Asphalt Challenge Series DIRT MotorSports 358 Modified Eastern Regional Champion DIRTcar Northeast Modified Region Champion Canadian-American Challenge Series | ||||||
Awards | |||||||
1986, 2002, 2007, 2012 1993 2020 | Eastern Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year Champion Spark Plug DIRT Motorsports Driver of the Year Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame [4] | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
20 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Best finish | 41st (1986) | ||||||
First race | 1985 Budweiser 200 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 1989 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Brett Hearn (born September 1, 1958) is a semi-retired modified stock car driver from Kinnelon, New Jersey. [5] He currently serves as race director at Orange County Fair Speedway
Hearn has amassed 919 wins in a stock car over the course of his professional career which has spanned four decades. He won his first-ever Modified feature event at Nazareth Speedway and was the last Modified driver to score a win on the half-mile track because weeks later, the track was torn down to make way for a strip mall and grocery store. [6] He competed in twenty NASCAR Busch Series events in his career, spanning from 1985 to 1989, using the same chassis in every race. He earned just one top-ten: a 10th at Dover International Speedway and earned his best points finish of 41st in 1986. [7]
920 Wins—574 Modified, 343 Small- Block Modified, 2 Sprint Car [8]
363 Wins in races 50 laps or longer
Wins at 49 tracks in eleven states and two Canadian provinces [8]
79 Track and Series Championships
All-Time Winner Orange County Fair Speedway 302 Wins (174 Modified) (112 Small-Block Modified) (2 Sprint Car)
All-Time Winner Albany-Saratoga Speedway 108 Wins [8]
Hearn has won races at 49 different race tracks in 10 states and 2 provinces. [8]
Born in Paterson, New Jersey to parents Gordon and Kay, Hearn got his first taste of racing when he was 8-years old at the Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, NY. Brett began driving go-karts and when he turned 16, his father Gordon encouraged Brett to try stock car racing. His dad bought a car from Glen Carlson and the Hearn's built the engine in their family room. Brett crashed his No. 20 blue-and-silver Pinto-body car the first time out and a number of other times. [9]
He currently resides in Vernon Township, New Jersey. [10] He has two children, Brooke (born 4/11/92) Tyler (born 6/18/95). He is the owner of BH Enterprises, Inc. which consists of his racing team, fabrication shop, driving school and performance equipment manufacturer. Besides racing his other hobbies and interests include jet skiing, golfing and fishing. [10]
Championship | Year |
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Mr. DIRT Modified Champion | 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997*, 2001, 2007, 2009 [11] |
Mr. DIRT 358 Modified Champion | 2006 |
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series | 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2001 |
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT 358 Modified Series | 1998 |
Sunoco Racing Fuels DIRT Championship Trail | 1990, 1992 |
DIRT-Asphalt Challenge Series | 1989, 1990 |
DIRT MotorSports 358 Modified Eastern Regional Champion | 2006 |
DIRTcar Northeast Modified Region Champion | 2007, 2008 |
Canadian-American Challenge Series | 1982, 1988 |
Tri-Track Series | 1982 |
Twin-Track Series | 1989 |
Lebanon Valley Speedway Modified Division | 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Lebanon Valley Speedway 358 Modified Division | 2004, 2010 |
Orange County Fair Speedway Modified Division | 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2006, 2019 [12] |
Orange County Fair Speedway 358 Modified Division | 1977, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006 [13] |
Albany-Saratoga Speedway (358) Modified Champion | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 |
Fonda Speedway Go Green NMX Thunder Series Champion | 2008 |
Rolling Wheels Raceway Modified Division | 1991, 1998 |
Utica-Rome (New Venture) Speedway Modified Division | 1986 |
Utica-Rome (New Venture) Speedway 358 Modified Division | 1986 |
Accord Speedway Modified Division | 2011 |
Nazareth Raceway Sportsman Division | 1977 |
DIRT Florida Tour Champion | 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005**, 2006, 2008*** |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Busch 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 | NBSC | Pts | |||||
1985 | Brett Hearn | 20 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | HCY | BRI | MAR | DAR | SBO | LGY | DOV 10 | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | IRP | SBO | LGY | HCY | MLW | BRI | DAR | RCH | NWS | ROU | CLT 36 | HCY | CAR 29 | MAR | 63rd | 189 | |||||||||
1986 | DAY 14 | CAR 16 | HCY | MAR | BRI | DAR | SBO | LGY | JFC | DOV 22 | CLT 22 | SBO | HCY | ROU | IRP | SBO | RAL | OXF | SBO | HCY | LGY | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV 20 | MAR | ROU | CLT 25 | CAR 14 | MAR | 41st | 518 | ||||||||
1987 | Ford | DAY 41 | HCY | MAR | DAR | BRI | LGY | SBO | CLT | DOV 34 | IRP | ROU | JFC | OXF | SBO | HCY | RAL | LGY | ROU | BRI | JFC | DAR | RCH | DOV 29 | MAR | CLT | CAR | MAR | 50th | 177 | |||||||||||
1988 | Buick | DAY 32 | HCY | CAR 26 | MAR | DAR 22 | BRI | LNG | NZH 15 | SBO | NSV | CLT 41 | DOV 21 | ROU | LAN | LVL | MYB | OXF | SBO | HCY | LNG | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | CAR | MAR | 50th | 410 | ||||||||
1989 | Pontiac | DAY 25 | CAR | MAR | HCY | DAR | BRI | NZH | SBO | LAN | NSV | CLT DNQ | DOV | ROU | LVL | VOL | MYB | SBO | HCY | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | CAR | MAR | 86th | 88 |
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