Jack Hewitt

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Hewitt in 2007 at the Hewitt Classic

A Hewitt racecar

Jack Hewitt (born July 8, 1951, Troy, Ohio), is a former driver and two-time champion in the USAC Silver Crown Series.

Racing career

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. ^[1]

Current life

As of July 2008, Jack is a coach and mentor to Lee Stark, a sprint driver of Brownsburg, Indiana.

Honors and awards

Hewitt was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 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

References

↑ http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/jackhewitt.html

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Name	Hewitt, Jack
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Short description	American racing driver
Date of birth	July 8, 1951
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