Tom Hessert III

Thomas Hessert III (born May 22, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most recently competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 55 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports and the No. 22 Ford Fusion for Chad Bryant Racing. He has raced in the series for over a decade and also made two NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series starts in 2010 for Germain Racing. In his eight full-time seasons in ARCA, he has finished in the top-10 in points every year, including in the top-5 in five of those eight years. He finished second in the ARCA point standings in 2016, his most recent full-time season in ARCA.

Tom Hessert
Born	Thomas Hessert III (1986-05-22) May 22, 1986 (age 37) Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	84th (2010)
First race	2010 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race	2010 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
188 races run over 13 years
ARCA no., team	No. 15 (Venturini Motorsports)
Best finish	2nd (2016)
First race	2007 Allen Crowe 100 (Springfield)
Last race	2022 Menards 250 (Elko)
First win	2010 Prairie Meadows 200 (Iowa)
Last win	2016 General Tire Grabber 100 (DuQuoin)
Wins Top tens Poles 6 113 5
ARCA Menards Series East career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish	45th (2011)
First race	2009 NASCAR Home Tracks 150 (Greenville-Pickens)
Last race	2011 New Hampshire 125 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Racing career

Early career

Hessert became the youngest driver to compete in the Rolex 24 when he drove in the event in 2003 at age 16 alongside his father Tom Jr.^[1] Both of them shared the No. 68 for The Racer's Group.

ARCA career

 

Hessert's No. 52 Ken Schrader Racing ARCA car at the second Pocono race in 2011.

 

Hessert's No. 77 Cunningham Motorsports ARCA car at Road America in 2013.

Despite coming off the heels of a second-place points finish, Hessert decided to only run part-time in 2017 to spend more time with his family but left the door open to returning full-time in the future.^[2] He ended up running five races that season, sharing the Venturini No. 25 with Spencer Davis, Raphaël Lessard, Natalie Decker, Tanner Thorson and Christopher Bell.

He returned to Venturini for the season-opener at Daytona in 2018, this time in the No. 55 as Decker was driving the No. 25 full-time that year. Hessert's next start and only other of 2018 did not come until the race at IRP, where he drove the No. 22 for Chad Bryant Racing at that race as a replacement for Chase Briscoe, who could not compete after the race was rescheduled a month later than it was supposed to be run due to rain, and the new race date conflicted with his Xfinity schedule.^[3] CBR is the successor team to Cunningham Motorsports, who Hessert drove the No. 77 for full-time previously.

After having not competed in any races in the series in 2019, Hessert returned to ARCA in their January 2020 preseason test session at Daytona, where he drove the No. 2 car for Chad Bryant Racing.^[4]

Personal life

Hessert is the son of former sports car racing driver Tom Hessert Jr., who won the 1988 IMSA GT Championship, and three times in both the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.^[5] His family is involved in the auto industry, owning several car dealerships in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, including Cherry Hill Classic Cars, which has sponsored Hessert during various points of his career, particularly during his time driving the Cunningham No. 77 in ARCA.^[1]

He was raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and attended Cherry Hill High School East.^[6] Hessert currently lives in Cherry Hill with his wife and young children, his eldest being named Tom Hessert IV.^[7]

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2010	Germain Racing	9	Toyota	DAY	ATL	MAR	NSH	KAN	DOV	CLT	TEX	MCH	IOW	GTY	IRP	POC	NSH	DAR	BRI	CHI	KEN	NHA	LVS	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO 31	HOM 29	84th	146	^[8]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	NKNPSEC	Pts	Ref
2009	Andy Belmont Racing	11	Ford	GRE 28	TRI	IOW	SBO	GLN	NHA	TMP	ADI	LRP	NHA	DOV		60th	79	^[9]
2011	Spraker Racing Enterprises	37	Chevy	GRE	SBO	RCH	IOW	BGS	JFC	LGY	NHA	COL	GRE 18	NHA 26	DOV	45th	194	^[10]

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards 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	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2007	Andy Belmont Racing	62	Ford	DAY	USA	NSH	SLM	KAN	WIN	KEN	TOL	IOW	POC	MCH	BLN	KEN	POC	NSH	ISF 33	MIL	GTW	DSF 20	CHI	SLM	TAL	TOL	111th	195	^[11]
2008		1		DAY 6	SLM 15	IOW 11	KAN 13	CAR 9	KEN 14	TOL 10	POC 30	MCH 23	CAY 7	KEN 12	BLN 9	POC 36	NSH 11	ISF 7	DSF 15	CHI 30	SLM 22	NJE 19	TAL 27*	TOL 5			8th	4465	^[12]
2009				DAY 25	SLM 6	CAR 13	TAL 10	KEN 27	TOL 3	POC 28	MCH 17	MFD 15															8th	4495	^[13]
	RAB Racing	09	Ford										IOW 29	KEN 10	BLN 10	POC 10
	Eddie Sharp Racing	20	Ford														ISF 23	CHI 25	TOL 11	DSF 18	NJE 8	SLM 8	KAN 14	CAR 16
2010	Cunningham Motorsports	77	Dodge	DAY 15	PBE 4	SLM 5	TEX 20	TAL 8	TOL 3	POC 19	MCH 15	IOW 1*	MFD 8	POC 4	BLN 4	NJE 5	ISF 3	CHI 7	DSF 2	TOL 7*	SLM 3	KAN 6	CAR 19				3rd	4860	^[14]
2011	Ken Schrader Racing	52	Toyota	DAY 37	TAL 6																						6th	4335	^[15]
			Chevy			SLM 7	TOL 14	NJE 5	CHI 6	POC 9	MCH 29	WIN 5	BLN 6	IOW 8	IRP 5	POC 4	ISF 2	MAD 5	DSF 26	SLM 19	KAN 13	TOL 4*
2012			Toyota	DAY 10			TAL 4																				10th	3205	^[16]
			Chevy		MOB 9	SLM 13		TOL 5	ELK 5	POC 11	MCH 24	WIN 21	NJE 9	IOW 29	CHI	IRP 2	POC	BLN 4	ISF	MAD 6	SLM 1*	DSF C	KAN
2013	Cunningham Motorsports	77	Dodge	DAY 12	MOB 11	SLM 1	TAL 26	TOL 10	ELK 2	POC 4	MCH 21	ROA 3	WIN 6	CHI 11	NJE 2	POC 16	BLN 8	ISF 3	MAD 10	DSF 2	IOW 8	SLM 19	KEN 11	KAN 13			4th	5005	^[17]
2014				DAY 4		SLM 5	TAL 1	TOL 20	NJE 9	POC 16	MCH 12	ELK 2		CHI 9	IRP 9	POC 3	BLN 5	ISF 11		DSF 8	SLM 1	KEN 10	KAN 11				3rd	4795	^[18]
		72			MOB 10								WIN 13						MAD 5
2015		77		DAY 11				TAL 15*		NJE 2	POC 6	MCH 4	CHI 10		IOW 3		POC 25		ISF 5	DSF 3		KEN 31	KAN 7				4th	2630	^[19]
			Ford		MOB 11	NSH 19	SLM 7		TOL 2					WIN 6		IRP 3		BLN 14			SLM 17
2016	Venturini Motorsports	25	Toyota	DAY 28	NSH 12	SLM 6	TAL 6*	TOL 8	NJE 2	POC 15	MCH 21	MAD 5	WIN 5	IOW 16	IRP 10	POC 8	BLN 7*	ISF 6	DSF 1	SLM 2	CHI 10	KEN 4	KAN 9				2nd	4755	^[20]
2017				DAY 5	NSH	SLM	TAL 9	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	MAD	IOW	IRP	POC	WIN	ISF 14	ROA	DSF 10	SLM 15	CHI	KEN	KAN				30th	900	^[21]
2018		55		DAY 4	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	CLT	POC	MCH	MAD	GTW	CHI	IOW	ELK	POC	ISF	BLN	DSF	SLM						53rd	395	^[22]
	Chad Bryant Racing	22	Ford																			IRP 9	KAN
2022	Venturini Motorsports	15	Toyota	DAY	PHO	TAL	KAN	CLT	IOW	BLN 2																	30th	113	^[23]
		55									ELK 6	MOH	POC	IRP 11	MCH	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL

References

1. Osborne, James (August 24, 2010). "NASCAR dreams within reach for Cherry Hill man". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
2. "Tom Hessert, Back with Venturini Motorsports, Unveils 2017 ARCA Series schedule". Speedway Digest. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
3. "Chad Bryant Racing taps Tom Hessert III to pinch-hit for Chase Briscoe at Lucas Oil Raceway". Chad Bryant Racing. October 2, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
4. "Chad Bryant Racing sets sight on Daytona ARCA test with three drivers". Speedway Digest. January 9, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
5. "Road Racing Drivers Club votes in 26 new members for 2015". Autoweek. Hearst Digital Media. October 23, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
6. Mazda, Jason (August 15, 2010). "Cherry Hill native Hessert moving up standings of ARCA Racing Series". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
7. "Father's Day Takes on New Meaning for ARCA Veteran Tom Hessert". The Pit Lane. June 16, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
8. "Tom Hessert III – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
9. "Tom Hessert III – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
10. "Tom Hessert III – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
11. "Tom Hessert III – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
12. "Tom Hessert III – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
13. "Tom Hessert III – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
14. "Tom Hessert III – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
15. "Tom Hessert III – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
16. "Tom Hessert III – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
17. "Tom Hessert III – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
18. "Tom Hessert III – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
19. "Tom Hessert III – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
20. "Tom Hessert III – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
21. "Tom Hessert III – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
22. "Tom Hessert III – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
23. "Tom Hessert III – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Tom Hessert III driver statistics at Racing-Reference