Jason Hedlesky

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Jason Hedlesky
Born (1974-02-20) February 20, 1974 (age 50)
Clinton, Michigan
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish87th (2002)
First race 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Lowe's)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish95th (2002)
First race 2002 Michigan 200 (Michigan)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

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.

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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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NWCCPtsRef
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 87th34 [2]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
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- [3]
MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy MEM
DNQ		 ATL PHO CAR HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2002 Ware Racing Enterprises 5 Chevy DAY DAR MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH
31		 IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 95th70 [4]
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- [5]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ARMCPtsRef
2000 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY SLM AND CLT
38		 KIL FRS MCH
14		 POC TOL KEN BLN POC
25		 WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT
39		 TAL ATL
15		54th495 [6]
2001 DAY NSH
DNQ		 WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT
29		 KAN MCH
25		 POC
Wth		 MEM GLN KEN MCH POC
33		 NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT
13		 TAL ATL
31		67th520 [7]
2002 DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT
15		 KAN POC MCH
17		 TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT 92nd300 [8]
2003 DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT
DNQ		 BLN KAN MCH
15		 LER POC POC NSH
37		 ISF WIN
24		 DSF CHI SLM TAL
13		 CLT SBO 61st505 [9]
2005 Hardcore Motorsports 08 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM
QL†		150th100 [10]
Dodge TAL
26
2006 DAY
11		 NSH
33		 MCH
28		 KAN
14		 TAL
12		8th4290 [11]
Chevy SLM
22		 WIN
17		 KEN
24		 TOL
31		 POC
19		 BLN
22		 ISF
20		 TOL
15		 DSF
15		 SLM
13
Ford KEN
28		 POC
13		 GTW
16		 NSH
8		 MCH
21		 MIL
25		 CHI
20		 IOW
23
2007 Dodge DAY
27		18th3010 [12]
Ford USA
29		 NSH
15		 SLM
35		 KAN
20		 WIN
9		 KEN
19		 TOL
25		 IOW
10		 POC
11		 MCH
18		 BLN
21		 KEN
11
Frank Kimmel Racing 44 Ford POC
DNQ
Carter 2 Motorsports 48 Dodge NSH
29		 ISF MIL
Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Ford GTW
28		 DSF CHI
14		 SLM
Yates Racing 7 Ford TAL
14		 TOL
† - Qualified but replaced by Stan Boyd

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jason Hedlesky – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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