Jack spent countless hours racing and watching at Eldora.
His father Don was the man who took the inaugural laps when the track was carved out of the Ohio countryside in 1954.
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Jack Hewitt, seen here during the 2014 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway, is one of only two drivers to sweep the event. That alone was no small feat lining up strong rides in all four divisions and making all four features was a challenge in itself. On Friday night he got himself locked into all four features. With the wounds sewed shut, Hewitt forged on as only Hewitt could. In July he suffered serious facial lacerations at Indianapolis Raceway Park when a steel rod penetrated his visor. He fulfilled a lifelong quest in May by qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, where he finished 12th. It had been a memorable year for the 47-year-old Hewitt. Dayton’s Larry Moore was beloved for his exploits in stock cars Hewitt, from Troy, was revered for his open wheel success.īy 1998, Moore made only an occasional appearance behind the wheel, leaving Hewitt to draw the cheers of the Ohio faithful. 26, 1998, amid the final night of the 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway.Īt the time the event maintained the original format - four divisions, qualifying and heats on Friday night, culminating with B-mains and features on Saturday night.įor Ohio race fans, two men rose above all else at Eldora. One man, winning four feature races in one night? The very thought still seems so far-fetched as to be absurd. Jack Hewitt’s sweep of the 1998 4-Crown Nationals is a story is so amazing and unlikely that it’s sometimes difficult to convince people that it really happened.īut it is the absolute truth, witnessed by thousands of race fans screaming at full throat on a warm, summer-like September night in Ohio. EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the September 2013 issue of SPEED SPORT Magazine.