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
Heckert at Road America in 2018
Born (1993-11-21) November 21, 1993
Ridgefield, Connecticut
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
9 races run over 4 years
Car no., teamNo. 78 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports)
2020 position60th
Best finish46th (2016)
First race2016 AutoLotto 200 (Loudon)
Last race2020 UNOH 188 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
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's 2016 Road America car
Heckert's 2018 Road America car

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
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
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
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
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

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  2. "Recent news on Scott Heckert - HScott Mspt w/Justin Marks-34-KNE - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  3. "Scott Heckert 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  4. "Scott Heckert 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  5. "K&N East News 'N Notes: Champ to Be Crowned at Dover | Speed 51 | 100% Short Track Racing". speed51.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  6. "Scott Heckert 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  7. 2016 Cautions (2016-08-29), 2016 Road America 180 07. Justin Marks Spin/Scott Heckert Spin, retrieved 2016-10-10
  8. Charlton, Erin. "Hot Shoes: Scott Heckert". NASportCar. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. "Heckert Goes To College Of Laguna Seca". Speed Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. Allaway, Phil. "Lone Star Racing's Mike Skeen, Scott Heckert Snatch VIR SprintX Victory". Fronstretch. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  11. Catanzareti, Zach. "Scott Heckert Bringing Engineering Degree to NASCAR, Sports Car Racing". Kickin the Tires. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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  13. "Scott Heckert – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  14. "Scott Heckert – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  15. "Scott Heckert – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  16. "Driver Scott Heckert 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  17. "Driver Scott Heckert 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  18. "Driver Scott Heckert 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  19. "Driver Scott Heckert 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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