James Seeright
Car: No. 5 | Team: Hettinger Racing | Manufacturer: Ford | Status: Full-time PLM | Hometown: Winter Haven, FL | Age: 22
Career Highlights
James Seeright is a 22-year-old from Winter Haven, Florida, making his full-season CARS Tour Pro Late Model debut in 2026 with Hettinger Racing — the same organization that fields Chase Burrow's Late Model Stock Car entry. Seeright drives the No. 5 Cathy Boyd's Tax Service / Cappello Legal Ford Mustang as part of Hettinger's two-car operation.
Seeright's path to the CARS Tour started at age 5 in karting, where he accumulated 25 championships racing across the East Coast. He transitioned to the UARA Sportsman Series (earning 2022 Rookie of the Year honors) and the Wheel Man Sportsman Series before stepping into Pro Late Models. His breakthrough came in 2024 with a victory in the Bill Bigley Sr. Sports Invitational at Freedom Factory in Bradenton, Florida. The Florida-to-Carolina pipeline continues to produce serious talent, and Seeright's karting pedigree suggests his ceiling is well above where he's starting.