Jeff Heotzler (October 22, 1957) is an American dirt modified racing driver, currently credited with over 150 career wins at 13 tracks from Florida to Quebec.

Racing career

Jeff Heotzler began his racing career in 1978 in his brother Ralph's backup car at

Orange County Fair Speedway Orange County Fair Speedway is a dirt oval Oval track racing, speedway in Middletown, Orange County, New York. The facility holds weekly stock car racing, stock car races and demolition derby, demolition derbies during the summer months. The t ...

. He has since garnered 11 track championships and one Mr. DirtCar 358 series championship, competing successfully at New York's Accord Speedway,

Albany-Saratoga Speedway Albany-Saratoga Speedway is a 0.36-mile dirt oval on U.S. Route 9 in Malta, New York. The track features racing on Friday nights, with five different weekly racing divisions, including DIRTcar modifieds, DIRTcar sportsman, limited sportsman, pro ...

, Lebanon Valley Speedway, Rolling Wheels Raceway and the

Syracuse Mile The Syracuse Mile was a dirt oval raceway located at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York. Originally built for harness racing in 1826, the first auto race was run in 1903, making it the second oldest auto racing facility in ...

, as well as Florida's

Volusia Speedway Park Volusia Speedway Park (formerly known as Volusia County Speedway and Barberville Speedway) is an auto racing facility located near Barberville in Volusia County, Florida. It currently operates as a 1/2-mile dirt oval and a 1/5-mile dirt oval ...

. Heotzler was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 2020, and the

Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame was established in 1992 to recognize individual achievements in the sport of stock car racing. It is located at 1 Speedway Dr., Weedsport, New York Weedsport is a village in Cayuga County, New York, Un ...

in 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heotzler , Jeff Living people 1957 births Racing drivers from New York (state)