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 race2010 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race2010 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
188 races run over 13 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 15 (Venturini Motorsports)
Best finish2nd (2016)
First race2007 Allen Crowe 100 (Springfield)
Last race2022 Menards 250 (Elko)
First win2010 Prairie Meadows 200 (Iowa)
Last win2016 General Tire Grabber 100 (DuQuoin)
Wins Top tens Poles
6 113 5
ARCA Menards Series East career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish45th (2011)
First race2009 NASCAR Home Tracks 150 (Greenville-Pickens)
Last race2011 New Hampshire 125 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

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.

Racing career[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(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[edit]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
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
84th 146 [8]
77 HOM
29

K&N Pro Series East[edit]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2009 Andy Belmont Racing 11 Ford GRE
28
TRI IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP ADI LRP NHA DOV 60th 79 [9]
2011 Spraker Racing Enterprises 37 Chevy GRE SBO RCH IOW BGS JFC LGY NHA COL GRE
18
NHA
26
DOV 45th 194 [10]

ARCA Menards Series[edit]

(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
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 AMSC Pts Ref
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 111th 195 [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
8th 4465 [12]
2009 DAY
25
SLM
6
CAR
13
TAL
10
KEN
27
TOL
3
POC
28
MCH
17
MFD
15
8th 4495 [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
3rd 4860 [14]
2011 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Toyota DAY
37
TAL
6
6th 4335 [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
10th 3205 [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
4th 5005 [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
3rd 4795 [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
4th 2630 [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
2nd 4755 [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 30th 900 [21]
2018 55 DAY
4
NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM 53rd 395 [22]
Chad Bryant Racing 22 Ford IRP
9
KAN
2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN
2
30th 113 [23]
55 ELK
6
MOH POC IRP
11
MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Osborne, James (August 24, 2010). "NASCAR dreams within reach for Cherry Hill man". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tom Hessert, Back with Venturini Motorsports, Unveils 2017 ARCA Series schedule". Speedway Digest. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chad Bryant Racing taps Tom Hessert III to pinch-hit for Chase Briscoe at Lucas Oil Raceway". Chad Bryant Racing. October 2, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chad Bryant Racing sets sight on Daytona ARCA test with three drivers". Speedway Digest. January 9, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Road Racing Drivers Club votes in 26 new members for 2015". Autoweek. Hearst Digital Media. October 23, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Mazda, Jason (August 15, 2010). "Cherry Hill native Hessert moving up standings of ARCA Racing Series". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Father's Day Takes on New Meaning for ARCA Veteran Tom Hessert". The Pit Lane. June 16, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  19. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  21. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  22. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  23. ^ "Tom Hessert III – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

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