Tom Hessert III

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Tom Hessert
BornThomas Hessert III
(1986-05-22) May 22, 1986 (age 37)
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish84th (2010)
First race 2010 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2010 Ford 200 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
188 races run over 13 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 15 (Venturini Motorsports)
Best finish2nd (2016)
First race 2007 Allen Crowe 100 (Springfield)
Last race 2022 Menards 250 (Elko)
First win 2010 Prairie Meadows 200 (Iowa)
Last win 2016 General Tire Grabber 100 (DuQuoin)
WinsTop tens Poles
61135
ARCA Menards Series East career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish45th (2011)
First race 2009 NASCAR Home Tracks 150 (Greenville-Pickens)
Last race 2011 New Hampshire 125 (Loudon)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Thomas Hessert III (born May 22, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most recently competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 55 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports and the No. 22 Ford Fusion for Chad Bryant Racing. He has raced in the series for over a decade and also made two NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series starts in 2010 for Germain Racing. In his eight full-time seasons in ARCA, he has finished in the top-10 in points every year, including in the top-5 in five of those eight years. He finished second in the ARCA point standings in 2016, his most recent full-time season in ARCA.

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Racing career

Early career

Hessert became the youngest driver to compete in the Rolex 24 when he drove in the event in 2003 at age 16 alongside his father Tom Jr. [1] Both of them shared the No. 68 for The Racer's Group.

ARCA career

Hessert's No. 52 Ken Schrader Racing ARCA car at the second Pocono race in 2011. Tom Hessert III Pocono 2011.jpg
Hessert's No. 52 Ken Schrader Racing ARCA car at the second Pocono race in 2011.
Hessert's No. 77 Cunningham Motorsports ARCA car at Road America in 2013. ARCA 77 Tom Hessert III Road America 2013.jpg
Hessert's No. 77 Cunningham Motorsports ARCA car at Road America in 2013.

Despite coming off the heels of a second-place points finish, Hessert decided to only run part-time in 2017 to spend more time with his family but left the door open to returning full-time in the future. [2] He ended up running five races that season, sharing the Venturini No. 25 with Spencer Davis, Raphaël Lessard, Natalie Decker, Tanner Thorson and Christopher Bell.

He returned to Venturini for the season-opener at Daytona in 2018, this time in the No. 55 as Decker was driving the No. 25 full-time that year. Hessert's next start and only other of 2018 did not come until the race at IRP, where he drove the No. 22 for Chad Bryant Racing at that race as a replacement for Chase Briscoe, who could not compete after the race was rescheduled a month later than it was supposed to be run due to rain, and the new race date conflicted with his Xfinity schedule. [3] CBR is the successor team to Cunningham Motorsports, who Hessert drove the No. 77 for full-time previously.

After having not competed in any races in the series in 2019, Hessert returned to ARCA in their January 2020 preseason test session at Daytona, where he drove the No. 2 car for Chad Bryant Racing. [4]

Personal life

Hessert is the son of former sports car racing driver Tom Hessert Jr., who won the 1988 IMSA GT Championship, and three times in both the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. [5] His family is involved in the auto industry, owning several car dealerships in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, including Cherry Hill Classic Cars, which has sponsored Hessert during various points of his career, particularly during his time driving the Cunningham No. 77 in ARCA. [1]

He was raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and attended Cherry Hill High School East. [6] Hessert currently lives in Cherry Hill with his wife and young children, his eldest being named Tom Hessert IV. [7]

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
2010 Germain Racing 9 Toyota DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO
31		 HOM
29		84th146 [8]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112NKNPSECPtsRef
2009 Andy Belmont Racing 11 Ford GRE
28		 TRI IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP ADI LRP NHA DOV 60th79 [9]
2011 Spraker Racing Enterprises 37 Chevy GRE SBO RCH IOW BGS JFC LGY NHA COL GRE
18		 NHA
26		 DOV 45th194 [10]

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223AMSCPtsRef
2007 Andy Belmont Racing 62 Ford DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF
33		 MIL GTW DSF
20		 CHI SLM TAL TOL 111th195 [11]
2008 1 DAY
6		 SLM
15		 IOW
11		 KAN
13		 CAR
9		 KEN
14		 TOL
10		 POC
30		 MCH
23		 CAY
7		 KEN
12		 BLN
9		 POC
36		 NSH
11		 ISF
7		 DSF
15		 CHI
30		 SLM
22		 NJE
19		 TAL
27*		 TOL
5		8th4465 [12]
2009 DAY
25		 SLM
6		 CAR
13		 TAL
10		 KEN
27		 TOL
3		 POC
28		 MCH
17		 MFD
15		8th4495 [13]
RAB Racing 09 Ford IOW
29		 KEN
10		 BLN
10		 POC
10
Eddie Sharp Racing 20 Ford ISF
23		 CHI
25		 TOL
11		 DSF
18		 NJE
8		 SLM
8		 KAN
14		 CAR
16
2010 Cunningham Motorsports 77 Dodge DAY
15		 PBE
4		 SLM
5		 TEX
20		 TAL
8		 TOL
3		 POC
19		 MCH
15		 IOW
1*		 MFD
8		 POC
4		 BLN
4		 NJE
5		 ISF
3		 CHI
7		 DSF
2		 TOL
7*		 SLM
3		 KAN
6		 CAR
19		3rd4860 [14]
2011 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Toyota DAY
37		 TAL
6		6th4335 [15]
Chevy SLM
7		 TOL
14		 NJE
5		 CHI
6		 POC
9		 MCH
29		 WIN
5		 BLN
6		 IOW
8		 IRP
5		 POC
4		 ISF
2		 MAD
5		 DSF
26		 SLM
19		 KAN
13		 TOL
4*
2012 Toyota DAY
10		 TAL
4		10th3205 [16]
Chevy MOB
9		 SLM
13		 TOL
5		 ELK
5		 POC
11		 MCH
24		 WIN
21		 NJE
9		 IOW
29		 CHI IRP
2		 POC BLN
4		 ISF MAD
6		 SLM
1*		 DSF
C		 KAN
2013 Cunningham Motorsports 77 Dodge DAY
12		 MOB
11		 SLM
1		 TAL
26		 TOL
10		 ELK
2		 POC
4		 MCH
21		 ROA
3		 WIN
6		 CHI
11		 NJE
2		 POC
16		 BLN
8		 ISF
3		 MAD
10		 DSF
2		 IOW
8		 SLM
19		 KEN
11		 KAN
13		4th5005 [17]
2014 DAY
4		 SLM
5		 TAL
1		 TOL
20		 NJE
9		 POC
16		 MCH
12		 ELK
2		 CHI
9		 IRP
9		 POC
3		 BLN
5		 ISF
11		 DSF
8		 SLM
1		 KEN
10		 KAN
11		3rd4795 [18]
72 MOB
10		 WIN
13		 MAD
5
2015 77 DAY
11		 TAL
15*		 NJE
2		 POC
6		 MCH
4		 CHI
10		 IOW
3		 POC
25		 ISF
5		 DSF
3		 KEN
31		 KAN
7		4th2630 [19]
Ford MOB
11		 NSH
19		 SLM
7		 TOL
2		 WIN
6		 IRP
3		 BLN
14		 SLM
17
2016 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY
28		 NSH
12		 SLM
6		 TAL
6*		 TOL
8		 NJE
2		 POC
15		 MCH
21		 MAD
5		 WIN
5		 IOW
16		 IRP
10		 POC
8		 BLN
7*		 ISF
6		 DSF
1		 SLM
2		 CHI
10		 KEN
4		 KAN
9		2nd4755 [20]
2017 DAY
5		 NSH SLM TAL
9		 TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF
14		 ROA DSF
10		 SLM
15		 CHI KEN KAN 30th900 [21]
2018 55 DAY
4		 NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM 53rd395 [22]
Chad Bryant Racing 22 Ford IRP
9		 KAN
2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN
2		30th113 [23]
55 ELK
6		 MOH POC IRP
11		 MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL

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