Brett Hearn

Dirt-racing stars take a lap around Syracuse in downtown parade

Brett Hearn is a legend in dirt-car racing and has won more than his share of races during Super DIRT Week in October at the New York State Fairgrounds.

But in downtown Syracuse on Tuesday, the New Jersey native couldn’t finish a single lap without help. His race car had to be pushed by fellow driver Matt Sheppard to finish a mini-parade that brought five modifieds to Clinton Square to promote upcoming dirt races.

“My car broke down on the lap. I can’t believe it,” Hearn said. “I think it was a fuel issue. I don’t know if it’s because of the heat or what.”

Hearn was good-natured about the problem, as was Sheppard.

“I had to push him across the finish line,” Sheppard said.

Sheppard, by the way, finished a close second to Hearn in last year’s season-long Mr. DIRT championship.

Brett Hearn…for 36 years the Standard of Excellence in Modified Racing…“We’re never satisfied. We’re always working to get better, to stay ahead of the competition. We’re all about winning races, championships, being the best team in Modified racing.”

HEARN AFTER SIXTH MODIFIED TITLE AT LEBANON VALLEY

Mr. DIRTcar Champion to Race Weekly at Upstate NY Track

SUSSEX, NJ (March 17)……..Brett Hearn, the 2009 Mr. DIRTcar Modified Champion, will call Lebanon Valley Speedway (West Lebanon, New York) his “home track” for weekly DIRTcar Modified competition in 2010. Hearn is no stranger to the high-banked Upstate New York track, having previously raced there weekly seven seasons, and winning the track Modified point championship five times. “We’ll be shooting for our sixth championship in just eight years,” says Hearn. “Lebanon Valley is the one track that the best in Modified racing will tell you is the most difficult to master. But we’ve got a solid record there and also a really loyal following of fans. So I’m looking forward to the challenge and racing at the Valley on a regular basis.”

Hearn’s record at Lebanon Valley includes 65 feature race victories, third on the track’s all-time Modified winners’ standings. He won his first track championship in 1997 and then four consecutive years, 2002-2005, when he drove the Gable Motorsports No. 1 Budweiser-sponsored Modified. Hearn also won the track’s 358 Modified division point crown in 2004.

Over the years, Hearn has compiled an outstanding record in Lebanon Valley’s three championship races. He’s captured the Lebanon Valley 200 six times (1981, 1983, 1984, 2002, 2005, and 2007), the Mr. Dirt Track USA title race nine times (1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2007), and the 358 Modified Race of Kings on four occasions (1985, 1997, 1998, and 2001).

At Lebanon Valley, Hearn will drive his familiar No. 20 big- and small-block Modifieds fielded by the merged Madsen Motorsports/B.H. Racing Enterprises, Inc. team, which, for the fifth consecutive year will carry Wentworth Custom Homes of Oneida, New York as the primary sponsor.

Additional support for the No. 20 Modifieds will come from Madsen Overhead Doors, Benjamin Moore Paints, Foxhill Campground, Don Kruger Motorsports LLC, WLR Construction, 417 Bus Line Ltd, Accurate Collision, and Fairways of Halfmoon. As in past seasons, Hearn will rely on Teo Pro Car chassis and Enders Racing Engines. Nearly two-dozen product associates round out Hearn’s quest for Modified racing supremacy.

Beginning his 36^th year of Modified stock car competition, Hearn has 771 feature race victories and 72 track and series championships to his credit. He is the all time winner at Malta, New York’s Albany-Saratoga Speedway (98 victories) and in both Modified divisions at Orange County Fair Speedway (Middletown, New York), where his record of 295 feature race wins will never be topped. Hearn’s records include victories at 47 different tracks in 10 states and two Canadian provinces and place him among the country’s top drivers in all forms of auto racing.

Media representatives may contact Brett Hearn by calling 973-702-0819, Monday through Friday during business hours. B.H. Racing Enterprises, Inc. information, including racing equipment The Plate and the newly-designed Modified Hood Air Scoop, is available online at www.bretthearn.com.

BRETT HEARN SET TO DEFEND MR. DIRTcar TITLE

SUSSEX, NJ (February 8)……..Brett Hearn, the 2009 Mr. DIRTcar Modified Champion, has spent the winter months preparing his famous No. 20 dirt track Modified race cars for the upcoming Northeast racing season. “We had a decent year in 2009, but we can’t rest on what we’ve done in the past. Our goal is to win the Mr. DIRTcar title for the eighth time,” says Hearn, 51, from his Sussex, New Jersey BH Racing Enterprises, Inc. complex.

In 2010, for the fifth consecutive year, Wentworth Custom Homes of Oneida, New York will be the primary sponsor of the merged Madsen Motorsports/B.H. Racing Enterprises, Inc. No. 20 big- and small-block Modifieds that Hearn will drive in the Super DIRTcar Series, selected Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series races, weekly competition, and other major independent Modified racing events.

As in past seasons, Hearn will rely on Teo Pro Car chassis and Enders Racing Engines. Nearly two-dozen product associates round out Hearn’s quest for Modified racing supremacy.

Beginning his 36^th year of Modified stock car competition, Hearn has 771 feature race victories and 72 track and series championships to his credit. He is the all time winner at Orange County Fair Speedway (Middletown, New York), where his record of 295 feature race victories will never be topped. Hearn has also won Orange County’s Eastern States 200 eight times and is a five-time winner of the Syracuse 200, the “Super Bowl” of dirt track Modified racing, contested annually at the New York State Fairgrounds. Hearn’s records, which include victories at 47 different tracks in 10 states and two Canadian provinces, place him among the country’s top drivers in all forms of auto racing.

Again in 2010, under the Driven Marketing banner, Hearn will promote “The Big Show II,” a 100-lap Super DIRTcar Modified Series race at Orange County Fair Speedway. The midweek special event is set for Wednesday, June 16, and will include a full program of Modified racing as well as additional track action, midway exhibits, and activities for the fans.

HEARN’S “THE BIG SHOW II” SET FOR JUNE DATE AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY

SUSSEX, NJ (March 1)……..Champion dirt track Modified driver Brett Hearn will again take on the role of racing promoter for the 2010 Super DIRTcar Modified Series race at Middletown, New York’s Orange County Fair Speedway. “Even though we faced some pretty difficult situations last year between the weather and the track’s electrical failure, we were encouraged by the turnout of both fans and competitors for The Big Show I. This time around we want to close the deal and prove to everyone that there’s still a place for special midweek racing meets,” said Hearn from his Sussex, New Jersey race car shop. “Orange County is the most historic race track in this part of the country and that only adds to the big event atmosphere.”

THE BIG SHOW II, featuring the traveling stars of the Super DIRTcar Modified Series, Orange County’s corps of weekly racers, and an expected large contingent of outside invaders, will get the green flag Wednesday, June 16 at 7:00 pm at the venerable Middletown, New York speedway where promoter Hearn holds all the records for victories and championships.

In addition to a full night of Modified racing, including time trials, qualifying heat races, and a 100-lap feature, Hearn is actively pursuing an additional motorsports-oriented exhibition for the fan’s enjoyment. “We’re bringing back the B-main race for the non-qualified cars. The winner can choose either the $2,000 prize money, or the 13^th starting slot in the 100-lap main event which carries at least a $6,000 winning payoff,” said Hearn.

Detailed information regarding THE BIG SHOW II, including Midway activities, special ticket packages, event sponsors and contingency awards will be forthcoming in coming weeks. “Right now we just want fans to mark the date---Wednesday, June 16 (rain date June 30)---on their calendars.,” said Hearn.” “We got things started last year; this time we’re out to finish them!”

Hearn is a full time professional race car driver. His record of 771 feature race victories and more than 70 track and series championships places him among the sport’s all-time race winners in any form of American motorsports.

Media representatives may contact Brett Hearn by calling 973-702-0819, Monday through Friday during business hours. THE BIG SHOW information will be available online at www.bretthearn.com and www.thebigdirtshow.com.