Scott Heckert
Heckert atSonoma Raceway in 2022
Born	Scott Rodgers Heckert (1993-11-21)November 21, 1993 (age 32) Ridgefield, Connecticut, U.S.
NASCARCup Series career
4 races run over 2 years
2022 position	60th
Best finish	34th (2021)
First race	2021O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 (Daytona RC)
Last race	2022Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
15 races run over 5 years
2022 position	48th
Best finish	46th (2016)
First race	2016AutoLotto 200 (Loudon)
Last race	2022Drive for the Cure 250 (Charlotte Roval)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of November 5, 2022.

Scott Rodgers Heckert (born November 21, 1993) is an American professional racing driver. He previously drove full-time in NASCAR for three years in theNASCAR K&N Pro Series East; in the last of those years,2015, he finished second in the point standings. Heckert has also driven in theARCA Racing Series, theBlancpain GT World Challenge America,NASCAR Cup Series, and theNASCAR Xfinity Series during his career.

Heckert's first season in the series, 2013, saw him log only two top ten finishes for team ownerB. J. McLeod. However, Heckert mostly stayed out of trouble, retiring because of a crash only once.^[1] In 2014, he switched toTurner Scott Motorsports, where he grabbed three poles and two wins, both at road courses.^[2][3] In 2015, Heckert moved toHScott Motorsports withJustin Marks, he recorded another two wins, as many poles, and was in contention for the series championship in the final race.^[4][5]

Heckert debuted in 2016 atNew Hampshire Motor Speedway, where he finished twenty sixth, driving forB. J. McLeod Motorsports. Three races later atWatkins Glen International, he recorded his first top twenty finish with a sixteenth.^[6] Running another road course race atRoad America, Heckert was running inside the top-twenty until contact withJames Davison in the final corner of the race relegated him to 29th.^[7] Two years later, Heckert returned to McLeod team, and drove the No. 78 for the team atChicagoland Speedway, his first Xfinity start on an oval, and the No. 8 at bothWatkins Glen International andRoad America. He would run the No. 5 (the renumbered No. 8 car from 2018) at Watkins Glen in2019, where he picked up his career-best thirteenth place finish, andMid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the No. 78. In both races, he drove an entry for the team instead of their full-time driverMatt Mills. Heckert returned to BJMM again in2020, making it his third year in a row and the fourth of the previous five years running at least one of the road course races for the team. His first start of the season came at Road America, where he drove the No. 78 again, replacing the full-time driver of that car,Vinnie Miller.

In 2016, Heckert made the move to thePirelli World Challenge, crediting simulators such asiRacing for a quick transition from stock cars, which included podium results early on.^[8] By the end of the 2016 season, Heckert had collected multiple victories in the GTS class.^[9] Heckert found overall victory atVirginia International Raceway in 2018 with Lone Star Racing and co-driverMike Skeen in what was then named theBlancpain GT World Challenge America.^[10]

Heckert made hisNASCAR Cup Series debut on February 21, 2021, driving forLive Fast Motorsports in the No. 78 Ford at theDaytona International Speedway road course.^[11]

Heckert is a graduate ofMiami University, holding a degree inmechanical engineering.^[12]

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

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

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

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