Brett Hearn (born September 1, 1958) is a semi-retired modified stock car driver from

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. He currently serves as race director at

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Hearn has amassed 919 wins in a stock car over the course of his professional career which has spanned four decades. He won his first-ever Modified feature event at

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and was the last Modified driver to score a win on the half-mile track because weeks later, the track was torn down to make way for a strip mall and grocery store. He competed in twenty

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events in his career, spanning from 1985 to 1989, using the same chassis in every race. He earned just one top-ten: a 10th at

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and earned his best points finish of 41st in 1986.

Career highlights

920 Wins—574 Modified, 343 Small- Block Modified, 2 Sprint Car
363 Wins in races 50 laps or longer
Wins at 49 tracks in eleven states and two Canadian provinces
79 Track and Series Championships
All-Time Winner

302 Wins (174 Modified) (112 Small-Block Modified) (2 Sprint Car)
All-Time Winner Albany-Saratoga Speedway 108 Wins
Hearn has won races at 49 different race tracks in 10 states and 2 provinces.

Personal life

Born in

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in Middletown, NY. Brett began driving go-karts and when he turned 16, his father Gordon encouraged Brett to try stock car racing. His dad bought a car from Glen Carlson and the Hearn's built the engine in their family room. Brett crashed his No. 20 blue-and-silver Pinto-body car the first time out and a number of other times. He currently resides in

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. He has two children, Brooke (born 4/11/92) Tyler (born 6/18/95). He is the owner of BH Enterprises, Inc. which consists of his racing team, fabrication shop, driving school and performance equipment manufacturer. Besides racing his other hobbies and interests include jet skiing, golfing and fishing.

Motorsports career results

Career championships

NASCAR

(

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

Busch Series

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