Michael Heckman

April 14, 2010
 

Michael Heckman (Jason McConnell Photo)

(Jason McConnell Photo) NAME: Michael Heckman BIRTHDAY: July 22, 1991 HOMETOWN:  Chambersburg, PA

PARENTS:
Gary and Linda Heckman
 
MARITAL STATUS:
Single

SCHOOL:
Shippensburg University 2013

HOBBIES:
Golf and Basketball (GO DUKE!)

FAVORITE RESTAURANT:
None really--prefer my mom's home cooking

FAVORITE FOOD:
Mom's homemade pumpkin pie

FAVORITE BEVERAGE:
Coca Cola

FAVORITE MUSIC TYPE:
Classic Rock--Mainly the Steve Miller Band
 
FAVORITE PERFORMER:
Clint Eastwood
 
FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW:
NCIS
 
YEAR STARTED RACING:
2000

DIVISIONS COMPETED IN:
Quarter Midgets, 305 Sprints, and 410 Sprints

CAREER WINS:
97 A-main wins in Quarter Midgets and Six  -main wins in 305 Sprints
 
CHAMPIONSHIPS:
2001 Senior Stock (Quarter Midgets)

SPECIAL AWARDS:
Numerous fast times at various tracks in Quarter Midgets,
and Port Royal Speedway's 2009 Rookie of the Year in the 410 Sprints

FAVORITE TRACK:
Port Royal Speedway

CURRENT DIVISION:
410 Sprints

CAR OWNER:
Gary and Linda Heckman
 
CAR NUMBER:
8H

CHASSIS:
J & J Auto Racing
 
ENGINE:
Jim Stenger, The Toyer's Shop
 
TEAM SPONSORS:
Heckman Tree Farm, Moo & Co.

CREW CHIEF:
Tim Mellot
 
CREW:
Dad, Logan Cessna, Jeremiah Greenland, Jim Stenger, Jim Walters

FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL DRIVER:
Greg Hodnett and Todd Shaffer

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Winning at Port Royal Speedway in 2008 and then following
it up with a 2nd the same night
(Make up feature 1st, and regular scheduled feature 2nd)
-Winning at Lincoln Speedway in 2008 and following it up with a 2nd the same night.
(Make up feature 2nd, and regular scheduled feature 1st)
-Racing side by side with my dad
 
CAREER LOWLIGHT:
in warm ups at Hesston Speedway in the 305 in 2007, the track was real
greasy and I went into the corner wide open and the car went in a 4 wheel
side and out over the bank between 1 and 2
 
SEASON OUTLOOK:
Regular at Port Royal-occasional visit to Williams Grove and some Speed Week shows

SEASON GOAL:
Be consistently a top 10 car

FUTURE GOAL:
Win Races

IF YOU WOULDN’T BE RACING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
turning wrenches on a sprint car