# Jason Hedlesky

Jason Hedlesky (born February 20, 1974) is an American former race car driver. He is now a spotter for Matt Crafton in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.

## Career

Hedlesky has competed in select ARCA Re/Max races from 2000 to 2007, with the exception of 2004. Hedlesky's previous ARCA starts came behind the wheel of cars fielded by legendary team owner, Junie Donlavey.
Hedlesky was the General Manager of Donlavey Racing in the Winston Cup Series from 1998 to 2004, the year Donlavey decided to retire from active competition. At the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, he was the last person to qualify Donlavey's legendary #90 Lucas Oil Ford, starting 41st and finishing 43rd after 31 laps for his only Cup start.
Hedlesky's last competitive race was in 2007 in the ARCA Series.
After his driving career, Hedlesky became a spotter in NASCAR, first working with Carl Edwards' No. 99 team for Roush Fenway Racing. He initially started spotting part time while continuing to race in ARCA, when the two series' schedules did not conflict with each other. Eventually, he also started spotting for Matt Crafton's No. 88 team for ThorSport Racing in the Truck Series. In 2015, when Edwards left Roush for the new 4th Joe Gibbs Racing car, the No. 19, Hedlesky moved over with him.
In 2017, Hedlesky became the spotter for Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth. He was swapped with Kenseth's previous spotter Chris Osborne after the surprise retirement of Edwards and the promotion of Daniel Suarez to the 19 car in the Monster Energy Cup Series. The duo of Osborne and Suarez had previously worked together in the Xfinity Series, winning the 2016 championship.
Hedlesky lost his job with JGR after Erik Jones and his spotter Rick Carelli moved over together from Furniture Row Racing to the No. 20 car for Gibbs, replacing Kenseth and Hedlesky. However, he continues to spot in the Truck Series for Crafton and ThorSport Racing. He also later started spotting for DGR-Crosley when the team was formed in 2018.

## 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.)

#### 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT 43 | MAR | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 87th | 34 | |

#### 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2003 | Stanton Barrett Motorsports | 91 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL DNQ | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY DNQ | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | | | | | | NA | - | |
| 2003 | MacDonald Motorsports | 72 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MEM DNQ | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | NA | - | |

#### Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | Ware Racing Enterprises | 5 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MAR | GTY | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA | MCH 31 | IRP | NSH | RCH | TEX | SBO | LVS | CAL | PHO | HOM | | | | 95th | 70 | |
| 2003 | Ware Racing Enterprises | 51 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO | TEX | MAR | PHO | HOM DNQ | NA | - | |

### ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max 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 | ARMC | Pts | Ref |
| 2000 | Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ford | DAY | SLM | AND | CLT 38 | KIL | FRS | MCH 14 | POC | TOL | KEN | BLN | POC 25 | WIN | ISF | KEN | DSF | SLM | CLT 39 | TAL | ATL 15 | | | | | | 54th | 495 | |
| 2001 | Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ford | DAY | NSH DNQ | WIN | SLM | GTY | KEN | CLT 29 | KAN | MCH 25 | POC Wth | MEM | GLN | KEN | MCH | POC 33 | NSH | ISF | CHI | DSF | SLM | TOL | BLN | CLT 13 | TAL | ATL 31 | 67th | 520 | |
| 2002 | Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ford | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | KEN | CLT 15 | KAN | POC | MCH 17 | TOL | SBO | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | | | | 92nd | 300 | |
| 2003 | Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ford | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | TOL | KEN | CLT DNQ | BLN | KAN | MCH 15 | LER | POC | POC | NSH 37 | ISF | WIN 24 | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL 13 | CLT | SBO | | | | 61st | 505 | |
| 2005 | Hardcore Motorsports | 08 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM QL$^†$ | | | | 150th | 100 | |
| 2005 | Hardcore Motorsports | 08 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 26 | | | | 150th | 100 | |
| 2006 | Hardcore Motorsports | 08 | Dodge | DAY 11 | NSH 33 | | | | | | MCH 28 | KAN 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 12 | | | | 8th | 4290 | |
| 2006 | Hardcore Motorsports | 08 | Chevy | | | SLM 22 | WIN 17 | KEN 24 | TOL 31 | POC 19 | | | | BLN 22 | | | | | ISF 20 | | TOL 15 | DSF 15 | | SLM 13 | | | | | | | | 8th | 4290 |
| 2006 | Hardcore Motorsports | 08 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | KEN 28 | | POC 13 | GTW 16 | NSH 8 | MCH 21 | | MIL 25 | | | CHI 20 | | | IOW 23 | | | | 8th | 4290 | |
| 2007 | Hardcore Motorsports | 08 | Dodge | DAY 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3010 | |
| 2007 | Hardcore Motorsports | 08 | Ford | | USA 29 | NSH 15 | SLM 35 | KAN 20 | WIN 9 | KEN 19 | TOL 25 | IOW 10 | POC 11 | MCH 18 | BLN 21 | KEN 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3010 |
| 2007 | Frank Kimmel Racing | 44 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3010 | |
| 2007 | Carter 2 Motorsports | 48 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSH 29 | ISF | MIL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3010 |
| 2007 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GTW 28 | DSF | CHI 14 | SLM | | | | | | | | 18th | 3010 |
| 2007 | Yates Racing | 7 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 14 | TOL | | | | 18th | 3010 | |
| $^†$ - Qualified but replaced by Stan Boyd ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||