Nickolas Hovey
#16 SK Light
Hometown
Chaplin, CT
Car Owner
Keith Rocco Racing
Crew Chief
Todd Ceravolo & Keith Rocco
Primary Sponsor
Busy Bees Learning Center
Car Make & Model
Chevrolet Camaro
Non-Racing Hobbies
Golf
Favorite TV Show
Friends
Date of Birth
1/30/06
Favorite Racing Personality
Tony Stewart
Profession
Student
Favorite Sports Team
N.E. Patriots
Associate Sponsors
Casella Waste Systems
Career Achievements
• 2023 R.A.D. Auto Machine SK Light Rookie of the Year
• Won 2023 season ending SK Light Invitational non-points race
• 10 Career SK Light Feature Wins
• 3 Career Street Stock Feature Wins
• 2020 R.A.D. Auto Machine Street Stock Rookie of the Year
• 2025 SKL champion at The Waterford Speedbowl and Thompson Speedway
• 2025 New Symrna Speedway Speedweeks 602 Mod champion
• 22 wins in 2025 across 4 tracks
Year |
Division |
Starts |
Wins |
T-5 |
T-10 |
2020 |
SS |
14 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
2021 |
SS |
19 |
2 |
12 |
17 |
2022 |
SK |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2022 |
SKL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2022 |
SS |
15 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
2023 |
SKL |
15 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
2024 |
SKL |
20 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
2025 |
SKL |
17 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
SK = SK Modified®
SKL = SK Light
SS = Street Stock
Driver Stories & Videos
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Hovey & Matthews Score Aug. 30 SK Light Feature Wins; Christopher, Gray, Winter, & Hydar Also Notch Maybury Kids Night Wins – Aug. 30
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Michael Christopher, Jr. Wins CBYD Senator’s Cup, Saunders, Hovey, Paradis, & Hydar Score June 21 Weekly Feature Wins – June 21, 2024
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Rufrano, Varricchio, Hovey, Theriault, & Trott Score AZ Roofing Kids Night Feature Wins – May 31, 2024
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Owen, Hovey, and Levangie Score NAPA Fall Final Feature Wins – Oct. 28, 2023
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Nickolas Hovey Set to Challenge For Rookie of the Year Honors In Stafford’s SK Light Division – Feb. 10, 2023
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Rich Hammann Wins Limited Late Model Extra Distance Feature at Stafford, DiMatteo, Gray, Pearl, & Hovey Score June 17th Weekly Racing Feature Wins – June 17, 2022