The first time I ever saw Jesse Hockett was in 2004 at the Ron Shuman Classic at Lakeside Speedway and I was an instant fan of his. I believe he started in the front row and had a horrible start and went back to 7th or 8th. Then around the last 12-15 laps, he started picking them off and won the race for the second time in a row. I just kept thinking to myself, how did he do that? An absolute barn burner! And every time I saw him from there on out, he was one of the guys you just had to keep your eyes on. Jesse had his elbows up sawing on that wheel from start to finish and he just never gave up.

When my father called me tonight and told me what happen, I just couldn't believe it and was in shock. It still hasn't really sunk in yet.

Our sport lost one of the greatest in my book.
RIP Jesse