Jason Hedlesky

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Jason Hedlesky
Born (1974-02-20) February 20, 1974 (age 47)
Clinton, Michigan
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish87th (2002)
First race2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Lowe's)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish95th (2002)
First race2002 Michigan 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Jason Hedlesky (born February 20, 1974) is an American former race car driver. He is now a spotter for Matt Crafton in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.

Career[]

Hedlesky has competed in select ARCA Re/Max races from 2000 to 2007, with the exception of 2004. Hedlesky's previous ARCA starts came behind the wheel of cars fielded by legendary team owner, Junie Donlavey.

Hedlesky was the General Manager of Donlavey Racing in the Winston Cup Series from 1998 to 2004, the year Donlavey decided to retire from active competition. At the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, he was the last person to qualify Donlavey's legendary #90 Lucas Oil Ford, starting 41st and finishing 43rd after 31 laps for his only Cup start.

Hedlesky's last competitive race was in 2007 in the ARCA Series.

After his driving career, Hedlesky became a spotter in NASCAR, first working with Carl Edwards' No. 99 team for Roush Fenway Racing. He initially started spotting part time while continuing to race in ARCA, when the two series' schedules did not conflict with each other. Eventually, he also started spotting for Matt Crafton's No. 88 team for ThorSport Racing in the Truck Series. In 2015, when Edwards left Roush for the new 4th Joe Gibbs Racing car, the No. 19, Hedlesky moved over with him.[1]

In 2017, Hedlesky became the spotter for Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth. He was swapped with Kenseth's previous spotter Chris Osborne after the surprise retirement of Edwards and the promotion of Daniel Suarez to the 19 car in the Monster Energy Cup Series. The duo of Osborne and Suarez had previously worked together in the Xfinity Series, winning the 2016 championship.

Hedlesky lost his job with JGR after Erik Jones and his spotter Rick Carelli moved over together from Furniture Row Racing to the No. 20 car for Gibbs, replacing Kenseth and Hedlesky. However, he continues to spot in the Truck Series for Crafton and ThorSport Racing. He also later started spotting for DGR-Crosley when the team was formed in 2018.

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.)

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 32 33 34 35 36 NWCC Pts
2002 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT
43 		MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM 87th 34

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 32 33 34 NBSC Pts
2003 Stanton Barrett Motorsports 91 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL
DNQ 		RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
DNQ 		CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT NA -
MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy MEM
DNQ 		ATL PHO CAR HOM

Craftsman Truck Series[]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 NCTC Pts
2002 Ware Racing Enterprises 5 Chevy DAY DAR MAR GTY DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH
31 		IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 95th 70
2003 51 DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM
DNQ 		NA -

References[]

  1. ^ "Life in the Fast Lane: From the Driver's Seat to the Spotter's Stands with Jason Hedlesky". Mattei Air Compressors. ThomasNet RPM. May 8, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

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