Welcome to the Official Internet Home of Scott "The Rocket" Hensley from Olive Branch, Mississippi at www.ScottTheRocket.com. Scott is an energetic, 14 year old competitor, who despite his young age already has spent several years competing in various racing divisions. In addition, Hensley has accumulated several feature wins and championships across the country.

Scott currently pilots the #40r Stenhouse Motorsports/Hensley Suzuki/J&J Chassis/Dynotech Racing Engine Sprint Car. When not competing in the Sprint Car, Scott also competes in the ultra-competitive Legends car division in his #5 Hensley Suzuki entry. Check back often for more information on one of the nation's most talented, up and coming, young drivers.

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July 20th, 2010 - Not only was a complete program in the Summer Shootout Series held on Tuesday night, but the make-up feature from the week before was held as well. In the make-up feature, Scott would start on the front row and went on to take the convincing win, which was his fifth of the year.

In the new program, Scott started tenth in his heat race and advanced to a second place finish to lock into the feature event. After starting fifth in the feature he was racing at the front of the pack when he was spun from behind, forcing him to the back of the pack. He would recover to a 19th place finish in the last few laps of the event.

July 17th, 2010 - The much anticipated Million Dollar Legends Car event was held over the weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. After being one of the fastest cars in the practice sessions, Scott was excited about his chances in the event. However, as Scott's group prepared to go out for time trials, the skies opened and heavy rain began to fall. Despite the rain, time trials carried on, and Hensley had to use his best lap from the rain soaked qualifying against drivers, who qualified on a dry track. As a result, it left him mired deep in the field, and he would unfortunately not get to start the main event.

July 13th, 2010 - Round #6 of the Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway was held on Tuesday night, and Scott started the night by winning his heat race to earn a front row starting spot for the feature. However, before the feature could be run, heavy rains set in forcing the postponement of the remainder of the event until Tuesday, July 20th.

July 6th, 2010 - In what seemed like deja vu, Scott had another frustrating night in the Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. After starting eleventh in his heat race he advanced through the pack to a second place finish, which gave him the fourth starting spot for the feature. Early in the feature, Scott was going for the lead when he was turned by another car. Hensley would have to go to the back of the pack, and would work his way back to a 12th place finish.

June 29th, 2010 - Round #4 of the Summer Shootout started off as a good one for Scott, but quickly turned sour in the main event. After finishing second in his heat race, Scott started fourth in the main event. After seeing the first start negated by a caution for the second starting car, Hensley moved up to the outside front row for the restart. As the race went green flag again, the car behind Hensley plowed into him, causing Scott and four other cars to pile up in turn one. The accident brought Scott's night to a disappointing early end in the 23rd position.

June 22nd, 2010 - Round #3 of the Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina was held on Tuesday night. Scott started 11th in his heat race and rocketed to a 3rd place finish. After starting fourth in the feature, he would work his way to a 3rd place finish at the checkered flag.

June 15th, 2010 - It was back to business on Tuesday night with the Summer Shootout for Legends Car at Charlotte Motor Speedway. After charging from the seventh starting spot in his heat race to a fourth place finish, Scott started eleventh in the main event. However, on lap five of the feature, he was spun and had to go back to 28th position. During the remainder of the race he would rebound to finish 10th.

June 8th, 2010 - After a few months away from the track, Scott returned to action in his #5 Hensley Suzuki Legends Car at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the opening round of the Summer Shootout on Tuesday night. Hensley started 7th in his heat race and charged to a second place finish. Via his heat race finish he earned the 4th starting spot for the feature. He would battle an ill handling car in the feature that gave him tight conditions in the middle of the corner and loose conditions on exit. As a result, he recorded a 5th place finish.

February 13th, 2010 - "The Rocket" lifted off from his fellow competitors in Saturday's double header finale at Orlando Speedworld as he set fast time in both events to earn the pole position for each feature. He went on to win both features and to claim the INEX Winternationals Championship in his first attempt at the Pro Legend Car Division!

February 12th, 2010 - Today's program at Orlando Speedworld was nixed by Mother Nature. Double features will be run on Saturday to wrap up the INEX Winternationals.

February 11th, 2010 - Scott "The Rocket" put on a dominating performance on Thursday at the Orlando Speedworld in the INEX Winternationals. After qualifying on the pole for the feature event, Hensley took the lead at the drop of the green flag and drove away from the field en route to his second Pro Legends Car win in as many days.

February 10th, 2010 - After losing Tuesday's opener for the INEX Winternationals to Mother Nature, Scott took part in a double header for the Legends Car division on Wednesday at Orlando Speedworld. In the first program, Hensley qualified 4th fastest for the feature. Midway through the event, he was battling for the second spot, when a competitor cut down on the track to block him, causing Scott to check up, which resulted in the competitor behind him knocking him up the the track. After losing several spots, Hensley would rebound to a 5th place finish.

For the second feature, Scott qualified fastest, which earned him the pole starting position. Hensley would swap the lead with the second place runner several times during the course of the event before taking sole possession of the lead late in the race en route to his first win in the Pro Legend Car division!

December 17th, 2009 - Due to an unfavorable forecast for the upcoming weekend, Scott has decided not to travel to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. As a result, the season for Hensley Motorsports has come to an end. Scott and everyone with the team would like to thank all of their fans and sponsors for their support during the course of the 2009 season.

December 12th, 2009 - The team entered the Winter Shootout Series on Saturday at Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team would have a tough outing as Scott was in action in his backup car and battled a very tight #5 Hensley Suzuki Legends Car. He would ultimately record a 5th place finish in the feature event against a talented field of competitors on the 1/5 mile oval.

December 5th, 2009 - Scott "The Rocket" Hensley traveled to Lowes Motor Speedway for the opener of the Winter Shootout Series. However, after a successful practice session on Friday night, the event fell victim to Mother Nature on Saturday night. The team will return to action this weekend in the Summer shootout.

November 28th, 2009 - Scott was back in action in his Legends car on Saturday at Lanier Raceway in Brassilton, Georgia. The event marked the first time that Hensley had ever entered the Pro class, and the evening got off to a good start as he won his heat race to earn the pole for the feature. In the main event, Scott would jump to the lead at the drop of the green flag. As the race progressed the car began to develop a push, and he would fight the ill-handling car up to the white flag lap, when his tight race car allowed the second place runner to slip by to take the lead and the win as Hensley finished in the second spot. Even though the team had obviously hoped to pick up the win, they were quite pleased with a second place finish in Scott's first endeavor in the Pro division.

November 15th, 2009 - Hensley entered his final Sprint Car event of the 2009 season over the weekend at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas with the USCS Fall Nationals as 34 Sprint Cars entered the event. After failing to lock into the K&N Filters Pole Dash on Friday night, Scott started 3rd in his b-main on Saturday night, and finished in the third position to earn a transfer to the 13th starting position for the first, 25 lap feature. On a lightning fast surface, he would record a 20th place finish in the first main event.

The finishing order from the first feature was completely inverted for the second, 25 lap event. As a result, Scott started 3rd in the second feature, and challenge for the lead early in the $2,500 to win event before slipping to an 18th place finish with a tight race car.

October 25th, 2009 - Scott returned to the cockpit of the Stenhouse Motorsports #40R on Sunday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas in the 3rd Annual Trick or Treat Nationals, which offered a $2,500 top prize. Scott blasted from his second starting position in his heat race to take his first ever heat race win in a Sprint car. Via his finish he earned the fourth starting position for the 30 lap feature event. Hensley battled a tight race car during the race's early stages as he faded to midpack. He would battle back to a 13th place finish by the time that the checkered flag fell.

October 10th, 2009 - Scott had another incredible weekend as he entered the Legends Car Nationals at Lanier Speedway in Brasilton, Georgia with the best drivers from the United States and Canada on hand. The festivities got underway with a promising start in Thursday night's practice when Scott laid down the fastest lap (.30 of a second faster than anyone else) of the 193 entries on hand in all divisions.

On Friday, October 9th, qualifying was held, and Hensley once again laid down the fastest lap, which resulted in him starting last in his heat race. Despite starting in the 12th position, Scott, raced his way to the heat race win, which gave him the pole position for Saturday's feature event.

Hensley took sole possession of the top spot at the drop of the green flag in the feature and went on to lead all 50 laps to take a dominating win in the Legends Car Nationals!

October 3rd, 2009 - Scott invaded Lanier Speedway in Brasilton, Georgia on Saturday night and continued his domination by winning third and final round of the RaceCeiver Championship. Hensley started the night by winning his heat race and starting outside front row for the main event. He took the lead at the drop of the green flag and led all 20 laps to take the win! He also claimed the RaceCeiver Championship, which is his fourth Championship of the year in the Legends Car division.

Scott will return to Lanier Speedway this coming weekend, October 8th-10th, for the Legends Car Nationals, which has over 150 cars pre-entered.

September 27th, 2009 - Hensley Motorsports originally planned to compete in the #40R Stenhouse Motorsports Sprint Car over the weekend, but a last minute change of plans saw the team preparing their #5 Hensley Suzuki Legends Car for action at Lanier Speedway in Brasilton, Georgia on Sunday afternoon for double features. The afternoon got off to a rocky start as a competitor blew an oil line in front of Scott in practice, resulting in Scott sliding into the wall. The result of the wreck was that most of the parts on the right front were destroyed.

The team initially thought that their day was coming to an early end, but the team's crew chief worked diligently and was able to mend the car enough for Hensley to race. With low expectations, due to a bent car, Scott went out for his first heat race, which he won from the pole to earn the outside front row starting position for the first feature. Early in the event, he would fall back as far as the third position before rebounding to take the lead on the fourth circuit en route to the win.

For the second feature, the entire field was inverted, and as a result Scott had to start last (18th). Hensley would quickly work his way to the front of the pack by utilizing the high groove, which is quite treacherous at Lanier Raceway. By lap 10, Scott was at the front of the pack, and had a big lead when the caution flag flew with a few laps remaining. On the ensuing restart, the second place runner plowed into the rear of Hensley forcing him up the track. Scott would briefly fall to the second position before once again using the high line to take the lead entering turn three. Scott went on to take the win, which was his second of the day and sixth straight Legends Car triumph!

September 11th, 2009 - Scott was in action in the #40r Stenhouse Motorsports Sprint Car on Friday night at Malden Speedway in Malden, Missouri with the Parts Plus USCS Sprint Car tour. After finishing fourth in his heat race, Hensley advanced to a tenth place finish in the main event! Scott also recorded a fifth place finish in the Lucas Oil Power Dash earlier in the evening.

September 5th, 2009 - After running in the top ten for most of the event, Scott ended up finishing a disappointing 16th after a lapped car got into him bringing his night to an early end in the Parts Plus USCS Sprint Car feature event on Saturday night at Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, Georgia.

September 4th, 2009 - After struggling in his heat race tonight, Scott turned in an impressive performance in the feature event as he charged from his 18th starting spot to an 8th place finish in Parts Plus USCS Sprint Car Series action at Boyds Speedway in Ringgold, Georgia. For his hard charging effort he received the "Lunati Crank It Up Award!"

August 29th, 2009 - Scott made his debut at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas tonight as he piloted the #40r Stenhouse Motorsports Sprint Car. With 16 Sprint Cars on hand, Hensley picked up a second place finish in his heat race after starting third. Via his heat race performance he earned the third starting spot for the twenty lap feature event. Scott would battle throughout the top ten during the course of the event on the lightning fast, 1/4 mile before recording a very respectable 6th place finish.

August 15th, 2009 - Scott had another incredible day on Saturday as he earned pole positions in both events and won both features and claimed the Battle of the Carolinas Championship Title! In four days of racing, Hensley won four poles, four events, set a new track record, and claimed the series' title. Scott also opened the eyes of some prominent figures in the sport, and hopes to have some exciting announcements in the near future!

August 14th, 2009 - Scott continued his domination at Rockingham by first setting a new track record in the Legend Car division at the paved oval, before going to earn the pole position for the feature. In the main event he would pick up his second win of the series!

August 13th, 2009 - Hensley Motorsports entered the first of four straight days of racing at Rockingham Raceway in Rockingham, North Carolina for the Battle of the Carolinas. Scott set fast time in qualifying (just 1/100th off the track record) to earn the pole position for the feature. Before the feature could be run, rains set in moving the feature to Thursday. On Thursday, the event was finally completed and Scott picked up the win!

In Thursday's event, the program was nixed due to Mother Nature, so a double feature will be run on Friday.

August 11th, 2009 - Scott added another accolade to his credential list as he claimed the Summer Shootout Championship on Tuesday night at Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina in his #5 Legends Car! After winning his heat race, Hensley started 6th in the feature event. He wasted little time working his way to the front of the pack, and would lead a few laps near the race's midway point before Travis Braden slipped by for the top spot. Hensley would methodically pursue Braden for the next several laps before making a move for the lead with two laps to go. As the pair battled down the back stretch, Braden made heavy contact with Hensley several times, ultimately forcing Scott through the grass where he would lose several spots. Hensley would ultimately be credited with a 19th place finish, although he had the car to beat. Despite the disappointment from the outcome of the feature, the team was quite pleased with the Summer Shootout Championship!

August 8th, 2009 - Scott competed at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tennessee on Saturday night with the Parts Plus USCS Sprint Car Series. After finishing second in his heat race, Hensley had a strong run in the feature to pick up an 8th place finish in the twenty-one car field.

August 7th, 2009 - Scott was behind the wheel of the #40r Stenhouse Motorsports Sprint Car tonight for his first ever visit to North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Alabama with the Parts Plus USCS tour. After finishing fifth in his heat race, he raced his way to a 10th place finish in the 30 lap feature event.

August 4th, 2009 - Scott competed in a double header tonight in the Summer Shoot-out Series at Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first event was a make-up feature from the race that was halted by rain last Thursday night with four laps in the books. Hensley restarted the race in the 12th position tonight, and by lap eight was up to the 8th position, and on the move through the field. Lap thirteen saw him advance to the second position, and that's where he would finish in a race that was shortened from twenty to fifteen laps to speed the show up to allow for inclement weather in the area. Late in the race, Hensley caught the leader but just ran out of time.

In the new program, Scott started 9th in his heat race and was up to the 4th position by lap 4. Scott would ultimately advance to a second place finish in the heat to earn the fifth starting spot for the feature. Early in the feature, he would advance to the 3rd spot before moving into the second position on lap 8. Four circuits later, Hensley charged to the lead. Scott would hold down the top spot for the next four laps before slipping back to the second spot. He wouldn't stay there long though as he charged past the leader for the top spot as the white flag waived, and went on take the feature win!

August 1st, 2009 - Scott was in action on Saturday night at Boman Gray Stadium in Winston Salem, North Carolina for a special race, where competitors drew for a starting spot, and ran a feature only based on their draw. Scott drew a 17th starting spot out of 33 cars. In the first five laps, he charged from the 17th starting position to the 8th position in his #5 Hensley Suzuki Legends Car. However, on the sixth circuit he would get into the back of the car in front of him, causing the competitor to spin. Hensley was credited with the caution and forced to the back of the field in the 33rd position. With the event being cut to 20 laps due to inclement weather in the area, Scott would charge from the 33rd position to a 12th place finish in the last fifteen laps!

July 30th, 2009 - Scott has been battling Mother Nature for the past two nights in North Carolina. On Tuesday night he was in action in the Summer Shootout Series at Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. In heat race action, Hensley was battling for the lead, when the leader pushed up the track, spinning Scott to the infield. Hensley would be forced to the rear of the pack with just one lap remaining. Hensley would incredibly pass seven cars on the last lap to charge from 13th to 6th and earn a starting spot in the main event. By feature time, the skies opened up and a drenching rain fell on the racing surface. Hensley advanced to the 12th position in the first four laps before heavy rain and lightning forced the remainder of the event to be postponed to Tuesday, August 4th.

Wednesday night's program at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, North Carolina was nixed by Mouther Nature.

July 23rd, 2009 - Welcome to the launch of the Official Website of Scott "The Rocket" Hensley. Scott is coming off another feature win at Lowes Motor Speedway on Tuesday night, July 21st in the Summer Shootout Series. After taking the lead on lap four, and leading for the next 8 laps, he would slip to the second position for two laps before retaking the top spot for good ont he 14th circuit. The victory marked his 3rd of the year at Lowes Motor Speedway! Check back often for the latest updates!