# Doug Heveron

Douglas Wayne Heveron (born March 29, 1961) is an American race car driver from Liverpool, New York. He has driven Supermodifieds, modifieds, IndyCars, NASCAR Winston Cup cars, NASCAR Busch Grand National cars, Sprint Cars, Late Models, and Midgets.
Doug Heveron is the son of Gail and Tom Heveron. Tom was an Oswego Speedway Hall Of Fame member. In 1969 Heveron began racing at the Syracuse Geddes Microd Track at the New York State Fairgrounds when he was 8 years old. When he was 13 years old, Heveron started racing quarter midgets. When he was attending Liverpool High School, he spent time helping regionally known racer Jim Shampine at Shampine Auto Parts.
He entered the supermodified ranks in 1978 in one of Shampine's cars known as the "8 ball". Heveron used the car to become the youngest winner at Oswego Speedway in the Alean 75. He won the International Supermodified Association (ISMA) Rookie of the Year Award that year. Heveron became the dominant driver at Oswego. He won 13 races in 1981, the Oswego International Classic in 1981 and 1982, and track championships both years. Heveron was the champion of the ISMA tour series from 1978 until 1981.
In 1983 he drove in the CART Championship Car race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and finished 12th, he then prepared to qualify for the 1983 Indianapolis 500. He spun the car into a wall and shattered his ankle. Between 1983 and 1986 he raced in NASCAR's Winston Cup series. He qualified in the only field in Talladega Superspeedway history in which every car qualified with a speed in excess of 200 miles per hour. He raced in 31 races, with no top-10 finishes. Heveron is best known for flipping over in turn one at the 1984 Firecracker 400, which brought out the final caution to set up an exciting finish with Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough, Petty beat Cale en route to his 200th win. Heveron's best year was 1986, when he finished 35th in points.
After his NASCAR team ran out of money, he returned to modified racing. In 1989 he set a new track record, starting on the pole position as a rookie in the Little 500, the USAC sprint car championship. He returned to racing in Oswego in May 1989.
From 1994 until 1997, Heveron raced in NASCAR, this time racing in the Busch Series. He found more success in NASCAR's second-tier circuit, with five top-10 and three top-5 finishes in 65 starts. His best result was a second-place finish at Nazareth Speedway in 1995.
From 2000 until 2002, Heveron raced in the TBARA Winged Sprint asphalt racing series. He then starting racing for Heckman Motorsports, living in Jensen Beach, Florida.

## Awards

Heveron has been inducted in three halls of fame: the Quarter Midget of America (1990) and the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame (2004). Oswego Speedway Hall of Fame

## Motorsports career results
### American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

#### CART PPG Indy Car World Series

CART PPG Indy Car World Series results :
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
| 1983 | Rhoades Racing | Wildcat MK8 | Cosworth DFX V8t | ATL 12 | INDY Wth$^†$ | MIL | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | RIV | MDO | MCH | CPL | LAG | PHX | 34th | 1 | |
| $^†$ - Withdrew after getting injured in practice ||||||||||||||||||||

##### Indianapolis 500

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 1983 | Wildcat | Cosworth | Wth | Wth | Rhoades Racing |

### NASCAR

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

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1984 | Heveron Racing | 01 | Chevy | DAY 23 | RCH DNQ | CAR | ATL 30 | BRI 14 | NWS | DAR | MAR 28 | TAL 36 | NSV | DOV | CLT 40 | RSD | POC 26 | MCH 30 | DAY 28 | NSV | POC 21 | TAL | MCH 37 | BRI | DAR DNQ | RCH | DOV 13 | | CLT 37 | NWS | CAR | ATL 18 | | | 36th | 1265 | |
| 1984 | U.S. Racing | 6 | Buick | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 1265 |
| 1984 | U.S. Racing | 6 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RSD 23 | | 36th | 1265 | |
| 1985 | Heveron Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY 39 | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 97th | 46 | |
| 1985 | Spohn Racing | 51 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 19 | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | | | | 97th | 46 |
| 1986 | Hamby Motorsports | 17 | Chevy | DAY 15 | | | ATL 35 | BRI 21 | DAR 35 | NWS 16 | MAR 29 | | DOV 35 | CLT 33 | RSD 20 | POC | MCH | | POC 16 | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | 35th | 1052 | |
| 1986 | Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | | RCH 13 | CAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 1052 |
| 1986 | C & M Motorsports | 94 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | TAL 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 1052 |
| 1986 | H.L. Waters Racing | 0 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 1052 |
| 1989 | Ellington Racing | 1 | Buick | DAY DNQ | CAR | ATL | RCH | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | NA | - | |
| 1995 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | - | |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1984 | Heveron Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 |
| 1985 | Heveron Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 39 |
| 1986 | Hamby Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34 | 15 |
| 1989 | Ellington Racing | Buick | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1995 | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | DNQ | DNQ |

#### Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NBSC | Pts |
| 1992 | | | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | MAR | DAR | BRI | HCY | LAN | DUB | NZH | CLT | DOV | ROU | MYB | GLN | VOL | NHA | TAL | IRP | ROU | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT DNQ | MAR | CAR | HCY | NA | - |
| 1994 | Henderson Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY 41 | CAR | | ATL 42 | | | | | | NHA 40 | NZH 40 | CLT DNQ | DOV | MYB 15 | GLN | MLW 41 | SBO 32 | TAL 16 | HCY 4 | IRP 13 | MCH 13 | | DAR 35 | RCH | DOV 19 | CLT 40 | MAR 17 | CAR 26 | | | | 27th | 1780 |
| 1994 | Henderson Motorsports | 75 | Olds | | | RCH 39 | | MAR 5 | DAR 22 | HCY 23 | BRI DNQ | ROU 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 1780 |
| 1995 | Laughlin Racing | 35 | Ford | DAY 27 | | RCH 18 | ATL 26 | NSV 25 | DAR 13 | BRI 31 | HCY 11 | NHA 32 | NZH 2 | CLT 42 | DOV 29 | MYB 29 | GLN 33 | MLW 21 | TAL 26 | SBO 17 | IRP 26 | MCH | BRI 36 | DAR 30 | RCH 32 | DOV 6 | CLT 18 | CAR 18 | HOM 19 | | | | | | 19th | 2326 |
| 1995 | Laughlin Racing | 35 | Chevy | | CAR 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2326 |
| 1996 | Henderson Motorsports | 75 | Ford | DAY 46 | CAR 27 | RCH 14 | ATL DNQ | NSV 13 | DAR 20 | BRI DNQ | HCY 24 | NZH 22 | CLT 37 | DOV 25 | SBO 13 | MYB 26 | GLN 20 | MLW 6 | NHA 17 | | | | BRI DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 1488 |
| 1996 | Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 36 | IRP | MCH 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 1488 |
| 1996 | Laughlin Racing | 45 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR DNQ | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | HOM | | | | | | | | 30th | 1488 |
| 1997 | Taylor Motorsports | 40 | Ford | DAY 21 | CAR 22 | RCH 24 | ATL DNQ | LVS | DAR | HCY | TEX | BRI | NSV | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAL | CAR | HOM | | 68th | 288 |