Jonathan Alan Denning (born March 14, 1987) is an American

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and ...

driver. In 2009, Jon left his NASCAR career to continue his education. On April 29, 2012, Jon was inducted into the

National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, in Commack, New York, is dedicated to honoring American Jewish figures who have distinguished themselves in sports. Its objective is to foster Jewish identity through athletics, and to commemo ...

and is the only person to have done so in the "Auto Racing" category.

College career

Jon graduated from

Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Founded in 1870, it is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical ...

in May 2012 with high honors with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Technology and a minor in

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

References

1987 births Living people Jewish American sportspeople NASCAR drivers People from Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey Racing drivers from New Jersey Stevens Institute of Technology alumni Sportspeople from Union County, New Jersey 21st-century American Jews {{NASCAR-bio-stub