Doug Heveron

Doug Heveron (born March 29, 1961) is an American race car driver from Liverpool, New York. He has driven supermodifieds, modifieds, Indy cars, NASCAR Winston Cup cars, NASCAR Busch Grand National cars, sprint cars, late models and midgets.[1]

Doug Heveron
Born (1961-03-29) March 29, 1961
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

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

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

American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

CART PPG Indy Car World Series
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
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
† - Withdrew after getting injured in practice
Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1983 Wildcat Cosworth Wth Rhoades Racing

NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series
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 [3]
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 [4]
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 [5]
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 - [6]
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 - [7]
Daytona 500
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
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 - [8]
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 [9]
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 [10]
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 [11]
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 [12]
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References
  1. Biography at the Greater Syracus Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved November 29, 2007
  2. NASCAR driving statistics, Retrieved November 29, 2007
  3. "Doug Heveron – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  4. "Doug Heveron – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  5. "Doug Heveron – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  6. "Doug Heveron – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  7. "Doug Heveron – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  8. "Doug Heveron – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  9. "Doug Heveron – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  10. "Doug Heveron – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  11. "Doug Heveron – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  12. "Doug Heveron – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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