Hettinger Racing
NASCAR team
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Hettinger Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the CARS Tour. The team formerly competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, they field the No. 5 Ford Mustang Dark Horse full-time for multiple drivers.
Chris Hettinger
5. Luke Fenhaus, Tyler Gonzalez, Chandler Smith, J. J. Yeley
CARS Late Model Stock Tour:
5. Chase Burrow
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| Owner(s) | Katie Hettinger Chris Hettinger |
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| Series | NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series CARS Late Model Stock Tour |
| Race drivers | O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: 5. Luke Fenhaus, Tyler Gonzalez, Chandler Smith, J. J. Yeley CARS Late Model Stock Tour: 5. Chase Burrow |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Opened | 2024 |
| Career | |
| Debut | O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: 2026 United Rentals 300 (Daytona) Truck Series: 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 (Martinsville) ARCA Menards Series: 2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) ARCA Menards Series East: 2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) |
| Latest race | O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: 2026 The LiUNA! (Las Vegas) Truck Series: 2025 Fresh From Florida 250 (Daytona) ARCA Menards Series: 2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) ARCA Menards Series East: 2025 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola) |
| Races competed | Total: 10 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: 4 Truck Series: 3 ARCA Menards Series: 1 ARCA Menards Series East: 2 |
| Drivers' Championships | Total: 0 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: 0 Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 |
| Race victories | Total: 0 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: 0 Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 |
| Pole positions | Total: 0 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: 0 Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 |
History
Hettinger Racing formed from the defunct NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team Bret Holmes Racing. The team to made their debut at Martinsville with Brett Moffitt driving the truck.[1]
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Car No. 5 history
On December 23, 2025, Hettinger Racing announced they are fielding the No. 5 car full-time starting in the 2026 season.[2] At the time of the announcement, no driver was announced, but Joe Williams Jr. was announced as the crew chief.[2] On January 27, 2026, it was announced that Luke Fenhaus will attempt to make his debut in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 5.[3] Tyler Gonzalez would drive the No. 5 at Circuit of the Americas.[4] However, he failed to qualify for the race. Chandler Smith would drive the No. 5 at Phoenix and Las Vegas.[5] J. J. Yeley would drive the No. 5 at Darlington.
Car No. 5 results
| Year | Driver | 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2026 | Luke Fenhaus | 5 | Ford | DAY 23 |
ATL 20 |
MAR | CAR | BRI | KAN | TAL | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | NSH | POC | COR | SON | CHI | ATL | IND | IOW | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | LVS | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | ||||||
| Tyler Gonzalez | COA DNQ |
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| Chandler Smith | PHO 21 |
LVS 36 |
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| J. J. Yeley | DAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Craftsman Truck Series
Truck No. 4 history
The team purchased the owner points from the Bret Holmes Racing No. 32 truck, renumbering it to the No. 4. It was later announced that Brett Moffitt would be the driver for the truck for the last two races of the 2024 season.[1] On February 10, 2025, it was announced that Mason Maggio would drive the truck at the season-opener at Daytona.[6]
Truck No. 4 results
| Year | Driver | 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 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2024 | Brett Moffitt | 4 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | BRI | COA | MAR | TEX | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | POC | IRP | RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN | TAL | HOM | MAR 30 |
PHO 16 |
23rd | 388 | ||
| 2025 | Mason Maggio | DAY 15 |
ATL | LVS | HOM | MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP | IRP | GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI | NHA | ROV | TAL | MAR | PHO | 43rd | 22 | ||
ARCA Menards Series
Car No. 71 history
On September 16, 2024, it was announced that the team would make their debut in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East combination race at Bristol Motor Speedway, with Dawson Sutton driving the No. 71 Chevrolet, with Mardy Lindley serving as the crew chief, and with Rackley Roofing as the sponsor.[7] Sutton finished 33rd after suffering a crash a handful of laps into the race.
Car No. 71 results
ARCA Menards Series East
Car No. 4 history
On March 18, 2025, it was announced that the team would make their second start in the ARCA Menards Series East for race at Five Flags Speedway, with Carson Brown driving the No. 4 Chevrolet.[8][9]
Car No. 4 results
Car No. 71 history
On September 16, 2024, it was announced that the team would make their debut in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East combination race at Bristol Motor Speedway, with Dawson Sutton driving the No. 71 Chevrolet. He finished 33rd after suffering a crash a handful of laps into the race.