Katie Hettinger

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Katie Hettinger
Born (2007-06-25) June 25, 2007 (age 18)
Dryden, Michigan, U.S.
Achievements2020 CRA Junior Late Model Series Champion
2023 Fall Brawl Winner (PLM)
Awards2023 CARS Pro Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year
ARCA Menards Series West career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish32nd (2022)
First race 2022 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas)
Last race 2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
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Statistics up to date as of October 23, 2024.

Katie Hettinger (born June 25, 2007) is an American professional stock car racing driver. She competed in the CARS Tour from 2021 to 2024, however recently stepped away to focus on her high school education. [1]

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Racing career

Early career

At age 5, Hettinger started racing quarter midgets locally, working up to regionally and then nationally. She collected over 40 wins from USAC .25, Midwest Thunder, and the Quarter Midgets of America. From age 9 to 11, she transitioned to dirt junior sprints and micro sprints.

Transition to asphalt

In 2019, at age 12, she moved to full-body stock cars in the Champion Racing Association Junior Late Model Series. She would finish 4th and grab the Sportsman of the Year award. The following year, she would grab two wins and three fast-time awards, as well as the series championship, becoming the only female to win the championship.

At 14, she joined the highest levels of local late model racing in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series with Matt Piercy Racing. In 2021, she won the 50-lap Limited Late Model Feature as part of the Bobby Isaac memorial event. Two weeks later, she became the youngest female Late Model winner at Hickory Speedway.

In 2022, she competed in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, the CARS Pro Late Model Tour and select Pro Late Model events. She would also debut in the ARCA Menards Series West division of NASCAR driving for Young's Motorsports.

From 2023 to 2024, she continued driving in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, becoming the first female to win in the series. In 2024, she announced that she would be stepping away to focus on her education, but showed interest in returning.

Personal life

Hettinger is the daughter of Chris Hettinger, who is the owner of Hettinger Racing. [2] [3]

Hettinger is a 3rd-generation racer from Dryden, Michigan, and is a senior in high school. [4]

Motorsports results

ARCA Menards Series West

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

YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011AMSWCPtsRef
2022 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS
23		 PHO
19		32nd96 [5]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617CLMSCTCPtsRef
2022 N/A1 Chevy CRW HCY GRE AAS FCS LGY DOM HCY ACE MMS
12		42nd36 [6]
N/A71 NWS
24		 TCM ACE SBO
30		 CRW
2024 Hettinger Racing 71 Chevy SNM
14		 HCY
20		 AAS
21		 OCS
6		 ACE
14		 TCM
21		 LGY
20		 DOM
20		 CRW
10		 HCY NWS ACE WCS FLC SBO TCM NWS 21st164 [7]

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213CPLMTCPtsRef
2022 N/A96K Chevy CRW HCY GPS FCS TCM
13		 HCY ACE MMS
2		 TCM ACE
4		 SBO CRW 14th80 [8]
2023 Hettinger Racing 81 Chevy SNM
5		 HCY
6		 ACE
3		 NWS
5		 TCM
6		 DIL
2		 CRW
2		 WKS
3		 HCY
4		 TCM
6		 SBO
6		 TCM
14*		 CRW 2nd335 [9]
2024 71 SNM
7		 HCY
5		 OCS
11		 ACE
16		 TCM CRW HCY NWS ACE FLC SBO TCM NWS 22nd93 [10]
2025 AAS CDL OCS ACE NWS CRW HCY HCY
8		 AND FLC SBO TCM NWS -*-* [11]

References

  1. ↑ Marquis, Andy (September 13, 2024). "Katie Hettinger stepping away from racing for now". shorttrackscene.com. Short Track Scene.
  2. ↑ Christie, Toby (October 29, 2024). "Hettinger Racing Acquires Bret Holmes Racing Assets; Running Final Two Truck Races of 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dawson Sutton Running Bristol ARCA Race for Hettinger". Frontstretch. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "About Katie". Katie Hettinger Racing.
  5. ↑ "Katie Hettinger – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Katie Hettinger - 2022 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Katie Hettinger - 2024 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Katie Hettinger - 2022 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Katie Hettinger - 2023 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Katie Hettinger - 2024 Season Results - zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Katie Hettinger - 2025 Season Results - zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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