No national tour for Frank Heckenast Jr in 2018

Frank Heckenast Jr will not be cleared by doctors in time to race Speedweeks

Last week, Frank Heckenast Jr had his appendix removed. Due to that recent surgery, he has not yet been cleared to race the quickly approaching Speedweeks events.

Missing the first leg of the tour has led to a change in the 2018 schedule. The #99 dirt late model team has elected not to tour with any one series for 2018. Instead, when he gets back int he seat it will be a pick as you choose type of schedule.

Last year, Heckenast finished 10th in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series standings. He missed the final two races of the season due to an injury. Heckenast Jr has run with the Outlaws full-time since 2014.

The 29-year old was involved in a crash at the Dirt Track World Championship. The impact with the wall caused a concussion. The result was an injury that forced him to sit out at the tail of the season and heal for 2018.

At this time, it’s unclear if the most recent surgery was in anyway related to the crash back in October. A full report of that incident is posted in the link below.

However, despite missing the month of February, Heckenast still has a deep schedule on hand for 2018. 74 races have been added to the schedule. View it in full below.

Read the statement from the team below:

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Frank Heckenast Jr unloads at LaSalle Speedway

Team announcement

“Due do recent health issues, which included having his appendix removed, Frank was not cleared for Speedweeks. Which in turn means no National Series tour this year,” the team stated moments ago on twitter.

“Frank Heckenast, Jr., who just over a week ago had surgery to remove his appendix, has not been medically cleared by his physicians to head south to Georgia and Florida for “Speedweeks” and will instead start his ’18 campaign in March.”

“This means that Frankie will not be following a national tour this year and will instead follow a “pick and choose” type of schedule. As it stands now, his season opening weekend will be March 16-17 with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in $12,000 to win specials at Atomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio and Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana.”

— Heckenast Racing —

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Related: Heckenast Jr out with a concussion after Portsmouth crash

Frank Heckenast Jr
2018 Schedule

2018
TRACK
LOCATION
SANCTION
PURSE
March 16
Atomic Speedway
Alma, OH
Lucas Oil
$12,000
March 17
Brownstown Speedway
Brownstown, IN
Lucas Oil
$12,000
March 23
Farmer City Raceway
Farmer City, IL
WoO
$6,000
March 24
Farmer City Raceway
Farmer City, IL
WoO
$15,000
March 30
LaSalle Speedway
LaSalle, IL
MLRA
$5,000
March 31
LaSalle Speedway
LaSalle, IL
MLRA
$15,000
April 20
Davenport Speedway
Davenport, IA
MLRA
$5,000
April 21
34 Raceway
W. Burlington, IA
MLRA
$10,555
April 27
Tri-City Speedway
Granite City, IL
Lucas Oil
$12,000
April 28
Macon Speedway
Macon, IL
Lucas Oil
$12,000
May 3
Lee County Speedway
Donnellson, IA
MLRA
$3,000
May 4
Davenport Speedway
Davenport, IA
MLRA
$3,000
May 5
LaSalle Speedway
LaSalle, IL
MLRA
$3,000
May 11
Farmer City Raceway
Farmer City, IL
MARS
$10,000
May 12
Fairbury A.L. Speedway
Fairbury, IL
MARS
$10,000
May 18
141 Speedway
Maribel, WI
Lucas Oil
$12,000
May 19
Deer Creek Speedway
Spring Valley, MN
Lucas Oil
$12,000
May 20
I-80 Speedway
Greenwood, NE
Lucas Oil
$10,000
May 24
Lucas Oil Speedway
Wheatland, MO
Lucas Oil
$6,000
May 25
Lucas Oil Speedway
Wheatland, MO
Lucas Oil
$6,000
May 26
Lucas Oil Speedway
Wheatland, MO
Lucas Oil
$30,000
June 1-2
LaSalle Speedway
LaSalle, IL
Lucas Oil
$25,000
June 7
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, OH
UMP
$5,000
June 8
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, OH
UMP
$10,000
June 9
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, OH
DLM Dream
$100,000
June 13
Peoria Speedway
Peoria, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
June 14
Kankakee Co. Speedway
Kankakee, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
June 15
Sycamore Speedway
Maple Park, IL
UMP SN
$10,000
June 16
Dirt Oval at Route 66
Joliet, IL
UMP SN
$10,000
June 17
Plymouth Speedway
Plymouth, IN
UMP SN
$5,000
June 19
Belle-Clair Speedway
Belleville, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
June 20
Jacksonville Speedway
Jacksonville, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
June 21
Spoon River Speedway
Banner, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
June 22
Tri-City Speedway
Granite City, IL
UMP SN
$10,000
June 23
Fairbury A.L. Speedway
Fairbury, IL
UMP SN
$10,000
June 24
Tri-State Speedway
Haubstadt, IN
UMP SN
$5,000
June 26
Charleston Speedway
Charleston, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
June 27
Paducah Int’l Raceway
Paducah, KY
UMP SN
$5,000
June 28
LaSalle Speedway
LaSalle, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
June 29
Terre Haute Action Track
Terre Haute, IN
UMP SN
$10,000
June 30
Federated Raceway at I-55
Pevely, MO
UMP SN
$10,000
July 1
Lincoln Speedway
Lincoln, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
July 3
Clarksville Speedway
Clarksville, TN
UMP SN
$5,000
July 4
Fayette County Speedway
Brownstown, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
July 5
Macon Speedway
Macon, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
July 6
Farmer City Raceway
Farmer City, IL
UMP SN
$10,000
July 7
Highland Speedway
Highland, IL
UMP SN
$10,000
July 8
Quincy Raceway
Quincy, IL
UMP SN
$5,000
July 10
Shadyhill Speedway
Medaryville, IN
UMP SN
$5,000
July 11
Thunderbird Speedway
Muskegon, MI
UMP SN
$5,000
July 13
Oakshade Raceway
Wauseon, OH
UMP SN
$5,000
July 14
Oakshade Raceway
Wauseon, OH
UMP SN
$10,000
July 27-28
Fairbury A.L. Speedway
Fairbury, IL
WoO
$30,000
July 30
Plymouth Dirt Track
Plymouth, WI
WoO
$10,000
July 31
Shawano Speedway
Shawano, WI
WoO
$10,000
August 2
Cedar Lake Speedway
New Richmond, WI
WoO
$6,000
August 3-4
Cedar Lake Speedway
New Richmond, WI
WoO
$50,000
August 6
Farley Speedway
Farley, IA
MLRA
$10,000
August 7
West Liberty Raceway
West Liberty, IA
MLRA
$10,000
August 9
Florence Speedway
Union, KY
Lucas Oil
$10,000
August 10-11
Florence Speedway
Union, KY
Lucas Oil
$50,000
August 24
Mansfield Motor Speedway
Mansfield, OH
Lucas Oil
$10,000
August 25
Mansfield Motor Speedway
Mansfield, OH
Lucas Oil
$100,000+
September 6
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, OH
UMP
$10,000
September 7
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, OH
UMP
$10,000
September 8
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, OH
World 100
$51,000
September 13
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville, IA
Lucas Oil
$7,000
September 14
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville, IA
Lucas Oil
$7,000
September 15
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville, IA
Lucas Oil
$40,000
September 21-22
Brownstown Speedway
Brownstown, IN
Lucas Oil
$20,000
October 5-6
Pittsburgh PA Mtr Speedway
Imperial, PA
Lucas Oil
$20,000
October 12-13
Dirt Oval at Route 66
Joliet, IL
WoO
$25,000
October 19-20
Portsmouth Raceway Park
Portsmouth, OH
Lucas Oil
$100,000
October 27
Florence Speedway
Union, KY
Unsanctioned
$5,000

 

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