Brett Hearn (born September 1, 1958) is a semi-retired modified stock car driver from Kinnelon, New Jersey. 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. 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 tenth at Dover International Speedway and earned his best points finish of 41st in 1986.

Career highlights

Hearn in 2008

920 Wins—574 Modified, 343 Small- Block Modified, 2 Sprint Car 363 Wins in races 50 laps or longer Wins at 49 tracks in eleven states and two Canadian provinces 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 Hearn has won races at 49 different racetracks in 10 states and 2 provinces.

Personal life

Born in Paterson, New Jersey to parents Gordon and Kay, Hearn got his first taste of racing when he was eight-years old at the Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. 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. Hearn crashed his No. 20 blue-and-silver Pinto-body car the first time out and a number of other times.

Hearn currently resides in Vernon Township, New Jersey. 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.

Motorsports career results

Career championships

ChampionshipYear
Mr. DIRT Modified Champion1990, 1993, 1996, 1997*, 2001, 2007, 2009
Mr. DIRT 358 Modified Champion2006
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2001
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT 358 Modified Series1998
Sunoco Racing Fuels DIRT Championship Trail1990, 1992
DIRT-Asphalt Challenge Series1989, 1990
DIRT MotorSports 358 Modified Eastern Regional Champion2006
DIRTcar Northeast Modified Region Champion2007, 2008
Canadian-American Challenge Series1982, 1988
Tri-Track Series1982
Twin-Track Series1989
Lebanon Valley Speedway Modified Division1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Lebanon Valley Speedway 358 Modified Division2004, 2010
Orange County Fair Speedway Modified Division1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2006, 2019
Orange County Fair Speedway 358 Modified Division1977, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006
Albany-Saratoga Speedway (358) Modified Champion2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018
Fonda Speedway Go Green NMX Thunder Series Champion2008
Rolling Wheels Raceway Modified Division1991, 1998
Utica-Rome (New Venture) Speedway Modified Division1986
Utica-Rome (New Venture) Speedway 358 Modified Division1986
Accord Speedway Modified Division2011
Nazareth Raceway Sportsman Division1977
DIRT Florida Tour Champion1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005**, 2006, 2008***

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NBSCPtsRef
1985Brett Hearn20PontiacDAYCARHCYBRIMARDARSBOLGYDOV 10CLTSBOHCYROUIRPSBOLGYHCYMLWBRIDARRCHNWSROUCLT 36HCYCAR 29MAR63rd189
1986DAY 14CAR 16HCYMARBRIDARSBOLGYJFCDOV 22CLT 22SBOHCYROUIRPSBORALOXFSBOHCYLGYROUBRIDARRCHDOV 20MARROUCLT 25CAR 14MAR41st518
1987FordDAY 41HCYMARDARBRILGYSBOCLTDOV 34IRPROUJFCOXFSBOHCYRALLGYROUBRIJFCDARRCHDOV 29MARCLTCARMAR50th177
1988BuickDAY 32HCYCAR 26MARDAR 22BRILNGNZH 15SBONSVCLT 41DOV 21ROULANLVLMYBOXFSBOHCYLNGIRPROUBRIDARRCHDOVMARCLTCARMAR50th410
1989PontiacDAY 25CARMARHCYDARBRINZHSBOLANNSVCLT DNQDOVROULVLVOLMYBSBOHCYDUBIRPROUBRIDARRCHDOVMARCLTCARMAR86th88

External links

  • driver statistics at Racing-Reference