Thanks for commenting man, I still can't believe my grandfather operated the team jack willingly raced on and forever incarnated this win with BWB racings car!
ah hewett is always a character, they call him mr eldora for a reason, he was soo good at this track, but furthermore he said in an interview while fishing at the pond here that his dad was actually the first one to run a racecar here before the track was al the way finished being built so his family has very deep ties to the track and facillity
What Kyle is was absolutely amazing, not taking anything away from the great Jack Hewitt but this was the FIRST time Kyle had ever even seen Eldora!...enough said.
I remember him coming over here a few times in the late 70s and the early 80s, driving with a team of touring American drivers, in the what Americans would call "Late Models". I remember him also coming out in the 70s and racing Sprintcars, I don't exactly know what it was that happened there, but he was in an "disagreement" with one of our blokes on the track, that he later tried to "sort out" in the pits. This led to him being "banned" by the National Sprintcar Driver's Association, and he unfortunately never raced another Sprintcar in Australia, which in the end, was our loss really. But as I said, he came out here many times on National Tours in the year following the incident, racing in the Sedan Class. A truely multi talented Champion of the Sport.
Jack Hewitt, "He rides 'em high because he's not afraid to die." There was another year, 80's I think maybe, where he won 3/4. One of them he got on his head in the heat and came back and won the feature. Anyone remember that?
So was I if you look in the bottom right right when Kyle Larson finished that last race you could see me hitting my brother at the exit 6 funniest moment caught on camera
Have a lot of respect for Larson..but he did not "sweep the 4-Crown Nationals"....he won 3-Hewitt won 4....still is amazing and LOVED how he wanted a Mod ride to complete the sweep!
Huge accomplishment,But (you knew it was comin') Kyle Larson had NEVER raced at Eldora.........let that sink in for a sec......amazing!! The deed was hard enough for Hewitt,even with his knowledge of that track that it has to be said it is a minor miricle that Larson did it 1st time there!
Nope, he didn't but the field was a lot tougher when Kyle did it. Jack's modified was a professional racer against a bunch of poor boys. The modifieds are an entry level class. Jack should have totally embarrassed them. Larson's was just as impressive. to equal Jack's he would have had to win in go karts too if they would have run them.
The first year they had them, the outlaws ran syracuse mile the day before. After Kinser won it, Johnny Vance asked if he wanted to run his sprint car and his Silver Crown. They were called Dirt Champ cars then. He won both from the back.
Actually Jack won in the modified, a low buck entry level car. That would be like running a factory stock. If Jack wouldn't have won in the modified, it would have been an upset. The fact is if Jack ran ten modified races at Eldora, he would have won all of them.
Kyle won the 3 USAC races in 2011 and then won the first feature (midgets) of the 2012 4 Crown. So you know what, he won 4 straight 4 crown features just like Jack did... just not on the same night. No way you slice is it not impressive from both men.
That's why Jack will always be my all time favorite driver. Besides that he is one of most honest and funniest guy that I have ever known.
Thanks for commenting man, I still can't believe my grandfather operated the team jack willingly raced on and forever incarnated this win with BWB racings car!
ah hewett is always a character, they call him mr eldora for a reason, he was soo good at this track, but furthermore he said in an interview while fishing at the pond here that his dad was actually the first one to run a racecar here before the track was al the way finished being built so his family has very deep ties to the track and facillity
What Kyle is was absolutely amazing, not taking anything away from the great Jack Hewitt but this was the FIRST time Kyle had ever even seen Eldora!...enough said.
Jack did it in 4 cars tho
Not taking anything away from Kyle but Jacks sweep was greater being the sweep of 4
Not taking anything away from Jack but kyle did it the first time he ever saw the track
Both are most impressive!
Jack Hewitt made history that night. One hell of a driver and a great bloke . Raced against Jack in the 80's in Australia. Always told good stories
I remember him coming over here a few times in the late 70s and the early 80s, driving with a team of touring American drivers, in the what Americans would call "Late Models".
I remember him also coming out in the 70s and racing Sprintcars, I don't exactly know what it was that happened there, but he was in an "disagreement" with one of our blokes on the track, that he later tried to "sort out" in the pits. This led to him being "banned" by the National Sprintcar Driver's Association, and he unfortunately never raced another Sprintcar in Australia, which in the end, was our loss really.
But as I said, he came out here many times on National Tours in the year following the incident, racing in the Sedan Class.
A truely multi talented Champion of the Sport.
@@frenzalrhomb6919 yeah he came out with Jeff Gordon and raced sprintcrs at Newcastle in mid to late 80's Gordon was only 14 or 15 years old
Good job! Thanks for putting this together and posting it.
I love this video, thank you for posting.
Awesome video thanks for sharing brings back memory’s
That was a magical night, Jack ran a completley different line in 3 and 4. He drove it like it was shaped like Indy. Jack is the MAN!
What a legend Hewitt. Always love seeing Tony Elliott race
What Jack did was much more amazing and will always set him apart from the rest.
Jack Hewitt, "He rides 'em high because he's not afraid to die."
There was another year, 80's I think maybe, where he won 3/4. One of them he got on his head in the heat and came back and won the feature. Anyone remember that?
Pretty stacked field . Cool to hear these names again.
I wish there was a modified race just to see if he could really tie HEWITT!!!
Two legends right there!
I was there the night Jack Hewitt did it......history in the making.....
Bring the modifieds back!!!
Anyone saying Larson's was an equal night has no idea
I love that Larson had a different suit for each car lmao
Well yeah george. You always never need the same suit
@@nailitdown219 - I see what you did there!!
I was here- amazing night
So was I if you look in the bottom right right when Kyle Larson finished that last race you could see me hitting my brother at the exit 6 funniest moment caught on camera
I don't give a damn...if I'm robbin' a bank, Larson's my wheelman! That dude can effin' race! 1st time at The Big E?!
Have a lot of respect for Larson..but he did not "sweep the 4-Crown Nationals"....he won 3-Hewitt won 4....still is amazing and LOVED how he wanted a Mod ride to complete the sweep!
Exactly! Kyle won 3 open wheel races, doesn't mean he swept all 4 races though
Huge accomplishment,But (you knew it was comin') Kyle Larson had NEVER raced at Eldora.........let that sink in for a sec......amazing!! The deed was hard enough for Hewitt,even with his knowledge of that track that it has to be said it is a minor miricle that Larson did it 1st time there!
24jacks - Question is, did he ever do it again? ... I suppose not, otherwise
one or more of his "fanboy" club, surely would have mentioed it by now.
BUT JACK DROVE 4 DIFFERENT CARS TO 4 VICTORIES IN THE ONE NIGHT, KYLE ONLY DROVE 3 CARS.
I never knew he was part Japanese. That's cool!
GOAT
I am A Kyle Larson fan but he did NOT do what JACK did...
Nope, he didn't but the field was a lot tougher when Kyle did it. Jack's modified was a professional racer against a bunch of poor boys. The modifieds are an entry level class. Jack should have totally embarrassed them. Larson's was just as impressive. to equal Jack's he would have had to win in go karts too if they would have run them.
The first year they had them, the outlaws ran syracuse mile the day before. After Kinser won it, Johnny Vance asked if he wanted to run his sprint car and his Silver Crown. They were called Dirt Champ cars then. He won both from the back.
Actually Jack won in the modified, a low buck entry level car. That would be like running a factory stock. If Jack wouldn't have won in the modified, it would have been an upset. The fact is if Jack ran ten modified races at Eldora, he would have won all of them.
Kyle won the 3 USAC races in 2011 and then won the first feature (midgets) of the 2012 4 Crown. So you know what, he won 4 straight 4 crown features just like Jack did... just not on the same night.
No way you slice is it not impressive from both men.
KMD😎
Kyle didn't do it. No modified. It was awesome but not what Jack did.