Background
Doug Heveron is the son of Gail and Tom Heveron.
Doug Heveron is the son of Gail and Tom Heveron.
He has driven supermodifieds, modifieds, Industry cars, National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Winston Cup cars, National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Busch Grand National cars, sprint cars, late models and midgets. Tom was an r. In 1969 Heveron began racing at the Syracuse Geddes Microd Track at the New York State Fairgrounds when he was 8 years old. When he was 13 years old, Heveron started racing quarter midgets.
When he was in high school at Liverpool High School, he spent time helping regionally known racer Jim Shampine at Shampine Auto Parts.
He entered the supermodified ranks in 1978 in one of Shampine"s cars known as 8 ball. Heveron became the dominant driver at Oswego.
In 1983 he drove in the CART Championship Carolina race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and finished 12th then prepared to qualify for the 1983 Indianapolis 500. He spun the car into a wall and shattered his ankle.
Between 1983 and 1986 he raced in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing"s Winston Cup series.
He qualified in the only field in Talladega Superspeedway history in which every car qualified with a speed in excess of 200 miles per hour. He raced in 31 races, with no Top 10 finishes. His best year was 1986, when he finished 35th in points.
After his National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing team ran out of money, he returned to modified racing.
In 1989 he set a new track record, starting on the pole position as a rookie in the Little 500, the Universal Service Administrative Company sprint car championship. He returned to racing in Oswego in May 1989.
From 1994 until 1997, Heveron returned to the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, this time racing in the Busch Series. He found more success in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing"s second-tier circuit, with five Top 10 and three Top 5 finishes in 65 starts.
His best result was a second-place finish at Nazareth Speedway in 1995.
From 2000 until 2002, Heveron raced in the TBARA Winged Sprint asphalt racing series. He then starting racing for Heckman Motorsports, living in Jensen Beach, Florida.