Doug Heveron

Doug Heveron
Born (1961-03-29) March 29, 1961 (age 63)
Liverpool, New York
AwardsInducted in the Quarter Midget Of America Hall Of Fame (1990)
Inducted in the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall Of Fame (2004)
NASCAR Cup Series career
31 races run over 3 years
Best finish35th, 1986 Winston Cup
First race1984 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race1986 Summer 500 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
65 races run over 4 years
Best finish19th - 1985
First race1994 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race1997 Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 0

Douglas Wayne Heveron (born March 29, 1961) is an American race car driver from Liverpool, New York. He has driven Supermodifieds, modifieds, IndyCars, NASCAR Winston Cup cars, NASCAR Busch Grand National cars, Sprint Cars, Late Models, and Midgets.[1]

Doug Heveron is the son of Gail and Tom Heveron. Tom was an Oswego Speedway Hall Of Fame member. In 1969 Heveron began racing at the Syracuse Geddes Microd Track at the New York State Fairgrounds when he was 8 years old. When he was 13 years old, Heveron started racing quarter midgets. When he was attending Liverpool High School, he spent time helping regionally known racer Jim Shampine at Shampine Auto Parts.[1]

He entered the supermodified ranks in 1978 in one of Shampine's cars known as the "8 ball". Heveron used the car to become the youngest winner at Oswego Speedway in the Alean 75.[1] He won the International Supermodified Association (ISMA) Rookie of the Year Award that year. Heveron became the dominant driver at Oswego. He won 13 races in 1981, the Oswego International Classic in 1981 and 1982, and track championships both years. Heveron was the champion of the ISMA tour series from 1978 until 1981.[1]

In 1983 he drove in the CART Championship Car race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and finished 12th, he then prepared to qualify for the 1983 Indianapolis 500. He spun the car into a wall and shattered his ankle.[1] Between 1983 and 1986 he raced in NASCAR's Winston Cup series. He qualified in the only field in Talladega Superspeedway history in which every car qualified with a speed in excess of 200 miles per hour.[1] He raced in 31 races, with no top-10 finishes. Heveron is best known for flipping over in turn one at the 1984 Firecracker 400, which brought out the final caution to set up an exciting finish with Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough, Petty beat Cale en route to his 200th win. Heveron's best year was 1986, when he finished 35th in points.[2]

After his NASCAR team ran out of money, he returned to modified racing. In 1989 he set a new track record, starting on the pole position as a rookie in the Little 500, the USAC sprint car championship.[1] He returned to racing in Oswego in May 1989.[1]

From 1994 until 1997, Heveron raced in NASCAR, this time racing in the Busch Series. He found more success in NASCAR's second-tier circuit, with five top-10 and three top-5 finishes in 65 starts. His best result was a second-place finish at Nazareth Speedway in 1995.[2]

From 2000 until 2002, Heveron raced in the TBARA Winged Sprint asphalt racing series. He then starting racing for Heckman Motorsports, living in Jensen Beach, Florida.[1]

Awards

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Heveron has been inducted in three halls of fame: the Quarter Midget of America (1990) and the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame (2004).[1] Oswego Speedway Hall of Fame

Motorsports career results

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American open-wheel racing

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

CART PPG Indy Car World Series

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CART PPG Indy Car World Series results
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts Ref
1983 Rhoades Racing Wildcat MK8 Cosworth DFX V8t ATL
12 		INDY
Wth† 		MIL CLE MCH ROA POC RIV MDO MCH CPL LAG PHX 34th 1 [3]
† - Withdrew after getting injured in practice
Indianapolis 500
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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1983 Wildcat Cosworth Wth Rhoades Racing

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup 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 NWCC Pts Ref
1984 Heveron Racing 01 Chevy DAY
23 		RCH
DNQ 		CAR ATL
30 		BRI
14 		NWS DAR MAR
28 		TAL
36 		NSV DOV CLT
40 		RSD POC
26 		MCH
30 		DAY
28 		NSV POC
21 		TAL MCH
37 		BRI DAR
DNQ 		RCH DOV
13 		CLT
37 		NWS CAR ATL
18 		36th 1265 [4]
U.S. Racing 6 Buick MAR
14
Chevy RSD
23
1985 Heveron Racing 10 Chevy DAY
39 		RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY 97th 46 [5]
Spohn Racing 51 Ford POC
19 		TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1986 Hamby Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY
15 		ATL
35 		BRI
21 		DAR
35 		NWS
16 		MAR
29 		DOV
35 		CLT
33 		RSD
20 		POC MCH POC
16 		TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 35th 1052 [6]
Langley Racing 64 Ford RCH
13 		CAR
C & M Motorsports 94 Pontiac TAL
15
H.L. Waters Racing 0 Chevy DAY
33
1989 Ellington Racing 1 Buick DAY
DNQ 		CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL NA - [7]
1995 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Ford DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [8]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1984 Heveron Racing Chevrolet 23 23
1985 23 39
1986 Hamby Motorsports Chevrolet 34 15
1989 Ellington Racing Buick DNQ
1995 Sadler Brothers Racing Ford DNQ

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch 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 NBSC Pts Ref
1992 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
DNQ 		MAR CAR HCY NA - [9]
1994 Henderson Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY
41 		CAR ATL
42 		NHA
40 		NZH
40 		CLT
DNQ 		DOV MYB
15 		GLN MLW
41 		SBO
32 		TAL
16 		HCY
4 		IRP
13 		MCH
13 		DAR
35 		RCH DOV
19 		CLT
40 		MAR
17 		CAR
26 		27th 1780 [10]
Olds RCH
39 		MAR
5 		DAR
22 		HCY
23 		BRI
DNQ 		ROU
30 		BRI
DNQ
1995 Laughlin Racing 35 Ford DAY
27 		RCH
18 		ATL
26 		NSV
25 		DAR
13 		BRI
31 		HCY
11 		NHA
32 		NZH
2 		CLT
42 		DOV
29 		MYB
29 		GLN
33 		MLW
21 		TAL
26 		SBO
17 		IRP
26 		MCH BRI
36 		DAR
30 		RCH
32 		DOV
6 		CLT
18 		CAR
18 		HOM
19 		19th 2326 [11]
Chevy CAR
22
1996 Henderson Motorsports 75 Ford DAY
46 		CAR
27 		RCH
14 		ATL
DNQ 		NSV
13 		DAR
20 		BRI
DNQ 		HCY
24 		NZH
22 		CLT
37 		DOV
25 		SBO
13 		MYB
26 		GLN
20 		MLW
6 		NHA
17 		BRI
DNQ 		30th 1488 [12]
Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy TAL
36 		IRP MCH
29
Laughlin Racing 45 Chevy DAR
DNQ 		RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM
1997 Taylor Motorsports 40 Ford DAY
21 		CAR
22 		RCH
24 		ATL
DNQ 		LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM 68th 288 [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Biography at the Greater Syracus Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved November 29, 2007
  2. ^ a b NASCAR driving statistics, Retrieved November 29, 2007
  3. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Doug Heveron – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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