CAR OWNER: VKCC Motorsports
DRIVER: Jesse Hockett
HOMETOWN: Warsaw, MO
CHASSIS: ’07 DRC usac dirt/Beast usac Pavement
ENGINE: Wesmar 410 and Kriner 410
CURRENT SPONSORS: LRB Manufacturing, DRC Chassis, Massey Tank Repair, Rod End Supply, Weld Wheels, Hoosier Tires, Penske shocks, Kasey Kahne Foundation
OCCUPATION: Driver
YEARS IN RACING: 9

Career (1998-2006)

2006
13 feature wins
34 top five finishes
52 top ten finishes

This was definitely a very interesting year for the Warsaw, Mo driver. Jesse started off the year as excited as could be finally getting to take his talent on the road as he traveled with the ASCS National Tour. Second stop on the tour saw the Rocket put his #75 VKCC Motorsports mount in victory lane at Baton Rouge, LA. The year was looking very highly for the young man, but yet to find out this would be his only victory in ASCS National Tour action, although scoring multiple top fives with the series. The team would go on to win an additional twelve races last year including non wing victories with the Sprint Bandits, USAC, and winged with the WOW, and Civil War series. At the end of the year the team ended up third in ASCS National Tour points, and went on to win the Sprint Bandits midwest championship.

2005
19 feature wins
31 top five finishes
38 top ten finishes

Won the western Australia points week championship.

Jesse had a great year, although was up and down from time to time. Starting the year in the Kasey Kahne Racing car, it was a struggle for Jesse and the crew chief at the time to get on the same page and it led to Jesse deciding to leave the team. At that point he came home and starting running his own equipment with help from former owner Tom Vankiersblick. The year just took off from there and things went great. Everything was running smoothly and things continued that way all the rest of the year. Winning 19 feature races, among the most in the country.

2004
11 feature wins
19 top three finishes
23 top five finishes
31 top ten finishes

Finished in the A-Main at Knoxville Nationals.

4 non wing starts 4 top 2 finishes

As of August Fast time Sharon Speedway All Stars Jesse qualified 4th, won the dash and led 22 laps of the SCRA non wing world championship ultimate challenge in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He finished second to Dickie Gaines by only inches. That same week one of Jesse's lifelong dreams came true when he qualified 4th, ran 6th in the preliminary feature and made it into the Knoxville Nationals A main lineup Starting 7th. A week later Jesse qualified 5th, won his heat, and ran second to Josh Wise in the non wing SCRA prelim at Lakeside Speedway. On Saturday Jesse Started 5th and ran down usac contender Tony Elliott to lead the last 9 laps in one of the most exciting drives through traffic ever, to claim the $10,000 to win SCRA non wing world championship finale for the second straight year. He drove by non wing stars such as Levi Jones, Tony Elliott, Rickie Gaunt, Bud Kaeding, Dave Darland, and more in only his 6th non wing start.
During August Jesse has also won 4 360 wing sprint car races in a row at XX Speedway near his Home in Missouri. Jesse has to be considered one of the most versatile drivers in Sprint car racing winning in every type of car he has driven. Jesse drove the Wright One Construction #35 on the World of Outlaws Tour for two months at the end of 2004. Jesse has aspirations of racing on pavement and dirt in all 3 usac series sometime in the future.

2003
15 feature wins
27 top five finishes
37 top ten finishes

Jesse raced his first full season of outlaw type 410 sprint cars. He made it to the B main at the Knoxville Nationals, set 2 track records at US-36, and one at Capital Speedway with the All-Star Circuit of Champions. He also had the biggest win of his career when he won the $10,000 to win Non-Wing World Championship feature at Lakeside Speedway, against the likes of Bud Kaeding, J.J. Yeley, and Corey Kruseman in only his 4th non wing start.

2002
8 feature wins
23 top five finishes
35 top ten finishes

Jesse raced for VKCC Motorsports full time. The team obtained their first 410 engine and won 6 races in that division at US 36 Raceway and Savannah Speedway. He also set 2nd fast time in his first ever non-wing attempt at Lakeside Speedway with the SCRA. Jesse also raced his family's #77 at XX-Speedway in California, Mo

2001
3 feature wins
15 top five finishes
22 top ten finishes

Jesse Hockett raced throughout the Midwest with both the ASCS and the WOW 360 divisions. He finished 5th in WOW points.

2000
2 feature wins
8 top five finishes
11 top ten finishes

Jesse had 2 feature wins and began racing 360 sprints during the 2000 season.

1999
6 feature wins
23 top five finishes
28 top ten finishes

Four days after Jesse's sixteenth birthday he captured the Winged Outlaw Four-cylinder points championship in Warrensburg, MO

1998
5 feature wins

At fourteen years old Jesse Hockett captured his first feature win at Linn County Speedway in Pleasanton, KS on July 12. This was in only his fifth race since his career had begun. Jesse finished second in season long points in his first season racing. He also received "Rookie of the Year" honors at Dallas County Speedway in Urbana, MO.

Publicity
Jesse has been featured in a number of racing publications along with newspapers, Television Interviews, and radio shows. He has been on television in a post race interview after a win at the WOFCS nationals, and at the Knoxville Nationals. He has been the featured guest twice on WHB sports radio's race show. Here is a list of the publicity he has received:

Speed Channel direct interview
Metro Sports Racing show commercial
Sprintcar & Midget Magazine picture
Flat Out Magazine Centerfold/quotes
More TV 29- post race interview
WHB sports radio- Shows' featured guest 2 times
The Lee's Summit Journal-Families in racing article (photo featured)
www.hoseheads.com(sprint cars' most looked-at website)- 2001 plans article
Kansas City Star- Article after winning the championship
Speed Sport News (Largest weekly racing publication)- numerous times
Kansas City Star- Race results section every Sunday
Sedalia Democrat- Featured article on Jesse and many sponsors advertisements and Feature articles
Jay Hawk Racing News- Race recap section
Central Missouri News- Three articles featuring Jesse (photo)
105.7 Kix Radio in Sedalia- Interview live from sponsors grand opening
The Benton Count Enterprise- Two articles