- Jack Hewitt
Jack Hewitt (born
July 8 ,1951 ,Troy, Ohio ), is a former driver and two-time champion in the USAC Silver Crown Series.Racing career
He raced in the
1998 Indianapolis 500 , placing 12th. After his venture into Indycars he returned to sprint cars until he had a very serious crash in 2002 from which he was lucky to escape with his life.Current life
07/28/08 Jack is coach & mentor to Lee Stark, sprint driver, of Brownsburg, IN. When not racing, Jack gets after bass with the same gusto he did on the track! JNC
He is currently the USAC Competition Director.
Honors and awards
*Hewitt was inducted in the
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2002.
*He is honored with an annual car race called the Hewitt Classic atKokomo Speedway inKokomo, Indiana .
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