Jerry Higbie Jr. - Driver Profile - NE Modified Facts & Stats

Jerry Higbie Jr.

#97#47H#4#74#97H#47#TENH#4J#17R#15#12T#4H#17#24H#74H#28#3A#47B#1#124#27#7
INACTIVE / RETIRED Newburgh, NY
All Drivers
Career Starts
1,272
Events Entered
Total Wins
69
5.4% Win Rate
Top 5 Finishes
414
32.5% rate
Top 10 Finishes
727
57.2% rate
Basic Information
Newburgh, NY
#97 (62 races)
#47H (22 races)
#4 (14 races)
#74 (11 races)
#97H (10 races)
#47 (9 races)
#TENH (3 races)
#4J (2 races)
#17R (1 races)
#15 (1 races)
#12T (1 races)
#4H (1 races)
#17 (1 races)
#24H (1 races)
#74H (1 races)
#28 (1 races)
#3A (1 races)
#47B (1 races)
#1 (1 races)
#124 (1 races)
#27 (1 races)
#7 (1 races)
April 16, 1972
53
2015 Orange County Fair Speedway2012 Orange County Fair Speedway2010 Orange County Fair Speedway2010 Accord Speedway2009 Accord Speedway2009 Orange County Fair Speedway2008 Orange County Fair Speedway2005 Orange County Fair Speedway2004 Orange County Fair Speedway1994 Accord Speedway
Recent Performances
Pos Event / Track Date
26th Hard Clay Finale
Orange County Fair Speedway
 Sun Nov 12, 2023
5th Championship Night
Afton Motorsports Park
 Sat Sep 2, 2023
24th Regular Event
Afton Motorsports Park
 Sat Aug 26, 2023
24th Dirty Jersey
New Egypt Speedway
 Tue Aug 8, 2023
3rd Make up from 5/19
Accord Speedway
 Fri Jul 28, 2023
1st Regular Event
Accord Speedway
 Fri Jul 28, 2023
10th Twin 20 #1
Afton Motorsports Park
 Sat Jul 22, 2023
8th Twin 20 #2
Afton Motorsports Park
 Sat Jul 22, 2023
7th Regular Event
Accord Speedway
 Fri Jun 30, 2023
23rd Regular Event
Orange County Fair Speedway
 Sat Jun 10, 2023
Rating Progress (CELO)
Career Totals
Metric Big Block Small Block Total
Starts 939 333 1,272
Wins 48 21 69
Top 5s 292 122 414
Top 10s 529 198 727
Avg. Finish 11.68 11.53 11.64
Best Finish 1st 1st 1st
Rivals
Head-to-Head Comparison
T
Tommy Meier
666 Races Together
Ahead: 333 Behind: 333
50%
Win Rate vs Rival
R
Richie Eurich
613 Races Together
Ahead: 375 Behind: 238
61%
Win Rate vs Rival
B
Brett Hearn
559 Races Together
Ahead: 127 Behind: 432
23%
Win Rate vs Rival
J
Jeff Heotzler
549 Races Together
Ahead: 257 Behind: 292
47%
Win Rate vs Rival
C
Chuck McKee
535 Races Together
Ahead: 289 Behind: 246
54%
Win Rate vs Rival
Performance Averages
Win Every X Races 18.43
Top 5 Every X Races 3.07
Top 10 Every X Races 1.75
Hard Charger Stats
180 Races Tracked
Total Gained
-233
Avg Gained
-1.29
Single Race Personal Best
+29
Positions
Best Performance
Dynomax 150 (Orange County Fair Speedway)
Oct 25, 2003
+29
Note: Hard Charger statistics are only calculated for races where qualifying or starting position data is available in our database. This data is more comprehensively tracked for recent seasons.
Career Timeline
  • First Career Start
    Jul 7, 1990
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
  • First Career Win
    May 11, 1991
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 7 races Took 308 days
  • First Career Top 5
    May 11, 1991
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 7 races Took 308 days
  • First Career Top 10
    May 11, 1991
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 7 races Took 308 days
  • 100th Career Start
    Sep 9, 1994
    Big Block/Small Block Shootout (Accord Speedway)
    Took 100 races Took 1,525 days
  • 50th Career Top 5
    Aug 10, 1996
    Make up from 8/3 (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 195 races Took 2,226 days
  • 200th Career Start
    Aug 23, 1996
    Regular Event (Accord Speedway)
    Took 200 races Took 2,239 days
  • 100th Career Top 10
    Oct 9, 1996
    Turning Stone Casino 100 (Brewerton Speedway)
    Took 212 races Took 2,286 days
  • 300th Career Start
    Aug 25, 1998
    358 series at Black Rock (Outlaw Speedway)
    Took 300 races Took 2,971 days
  • 400th Career Start
    Aug 5, 2000
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 400 races Took 3,682 days
  • 100th Career Top 5
    Jun 2, 2001
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 433 races Took 3,983 days
  • 200th Career Top 10
    Jun 2, 2001
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 434 races Took 3,983 days
  • 500th Career Start
    Aug 3, 2002
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 500 races Took 4,410 days
  • 600th Career Start
    Sep 4, 2004
    Championship Night (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 600 races Took 5,173 days
  • 150th Career Top 5
    Jun 4, 2005
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 618 races Took 5,446 days
  • 300th Career Top 10
    Jul 16, 2005
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 630 races Took 5,488 days
  • 25th Career Win
    Oct 29, 2005
    Dynomax 150 (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 650 races Took 5,593 days
  • 700th Career Start
    Jun 2, 2007
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 700 races Took 6,174 days
  • 200th Career Top 5
    May 30, 2008
    Regular Event (Accord Speedway)
    Took 749 races Took 6,537 days
  • 400th Career Top 10
    Aug 16, 2008
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 774 races Took 6,615 days
  • 800th Career Start
    Jun 12, 2009
    Regular Event (Accord Speedway)
    Took 800 races Took 6,915 days
  • 250th Career Top 5
    May 28, 2010
    Regular Event (Accord Speedway)
    Took 841 races Took 7,265 days
  • 900th Career Start
    Jul 16, 2011
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 900 races Took 7,679 days
  • 500th Career Top 10
    Jul 23, 2011
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 902 races Took 7,686 days
  • 300th Career Top 5
    Jun 30, 2012
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 937 races Took 8,029 days
  • 50th Career Win
    Sep 1, 2012
    Championship Night (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 952 races Took 8,092 days
  • 1,000th Career Start
    Aug 31, 2013
    Championship Night (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 1,000 races Took 8,456 days
  • 600th Career Top 10
    Oct 11, 2014
    Syracuse 150 (New York State Fairgrounds)
    Took 1,044 races Took 8,862 days
  • 350th Career Top 5
    Apr 14, 2015
    The Gobbler (Accord Speedway)
    Took 1,048 races Took 9,047 days
  • 1,100th Career Start
    Jul 24, 2016
    Summer Slam Series Race 2 (Five Mile Point Speedway)
    Took 1,100 races Took 9,514 days
  • 400th Career Top 5
    Jun 15, 2019
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 1,197 races Took 10,570 days
  • 700th Career Top 10
    Jun 22, 2019
    Regular Event (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 1,198 races Took 10,577 days
  • 1,200th Career Start
    Jul 13, 2019
    358s w/ All-Stars (Orange County Fair Speedway)
    Took 1,200 races Took 10,598 days
Personal Bests & Career Highs
Best Streaks
Consecutive Wins
Most won in a row
2
2 time(s)
Consecutive Top 5s
Consistent front-runner
12
1 time(s)
Consecutive Top 10s
Reliable results
17
1 time(s)
Single Season Records
Most Starts
1999
57
Most Wins
2009, 2013
7
Most Top 5s
2010
28
Most Top 10s
2008
41
Official Rankings History
Overall Modified Events

No overall rankings recorded.

Series Rankings

No series rankings recorded.

Track & Regional
Orange County Fair Speedway
1st
Most Starts
718 Recorded
2nd
Most Top 5s
241 Recorded
1st
Most Top 10s
429 Recorded
6th
Most Wins
40 Recorded