Katie Hettinger
Katie Hettinger is an American professional stock car racing driver. She competed in the CARS Tour from 2021 to 2024, however recently stepped away to focus on her high school education.
Racing career
Early career
At the age of five, Hettinger started racing quarter midgets locally, working up to regionally and then nationally. She collected over forty wins from USAC.25, Midwest Thunder, and the Quarter Midgets of America. From the age of nine to eleven, she transitioned to dirt junior sprints and micro sprints.Transition to asphalt
In 2019, at the age of twelve, Hettinger moved to full-body stock cars in the Champion Racing Association Junior Late Model Series. She would finish fourth and grab the Sportsman of the Year award. The following year, she would grab two wins and three fast-time awards, as well as the series championship, becoming the only female to win the championship.At the age of fourteen, Hettinger joined the highest levels of local late model racing in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series with Matt Piercy Racing. In 2021, she won the 50-lap Limited Late Model Feature as part of the Bobby Isaac memorial event. Two weeks later, she became the youngest female Late Model winner at Hickory Speedway.
In 2022, Hettinger competed in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, the CARS Pro Late Model Tour and select Pro Late Model events. She would also debut in the ARCA Menards Series West division of NASCAR driving for Young's Motorsports.
From 2023 to 2024, Hettinger continued driving in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, becoming the first female to win in the series. In 2024, she announced that she would be stepping away to focus on her education, but showed interest in returning.
Personal life
Hettinger is the daughter of Chris Hettinger, who is the owner of Hettinger Racing.Hettinger is a third-generation racer from Dryden, Michigan, and is a senior in high school.
Motorsports results
ARCA Menards Series West
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | Ref | |
| 2022 | Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | 2022 [General Tire 150 |PHO] | 2022 [NAPA Auto Parts 150 |IRW] | 2022 Salute to the [Oil Industry NAPA Auto Parts 150|KCR] | PIR | 2022 [General Tire 200 |SON] | IRW | 2022 NAPA Auto Parts [ARCA West 150|EVG] | PIR | AAS | 2022 [Star Nursery 150|LVS] 23 | 2022 [Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100|PHO] 19 | 32nd | 96 |