John Blewett III

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John Blewett III
NationalityAmerican
Born(1973-10-25)October 25, 1973
Howell Township, New Jersey
DiedAugust 16, 2007(2007-08-16) (aged 33)
Thompson, Connecticut
Related toJimmy Blewett (brother)
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Years active1995–2007
TeamsDick Barney (1995–1996, 1998)
Mario Fiore (1999)
Curt Chase (2000–2004)
Sheba Racing (2004)
John Blewett Inc. (1997-1998, 2005–2007)
Starts164
Wins10
Poles4
Best finish3rd in 2001 and 2003
Awards
1992Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish74th (1998)
First race1996 Stevens Beil/Genuine Parts 200 (Flemington)
Last race1998 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

John Richard Blewett III (October 25, 1973 – August 16, 2007) was a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver.[1]

Career[edit]

Blewett started racing go karts at the age of 10. In 1996, at age 22, he won the coveted NASCAR's Northeast Regional Championship, falling only a few points shy of the National Title. During his career he recorded 97 wins between 1993 and 2007, including track championships at Flemington Speedway, Wall Township Speedway, New Egypt, as well as New Hampshire. In 2006, he was honored during the motorsports show in Atlantic City as the northeast's Winningest Pavement Driver, for that year, as tallied by Area Auto Racing News.

Death and memorial[edit]

On August 16, 2007, while competing in a Whelen Modified race at Thompson Speedway, Blewett lost his life in a crash where he spun and was hit in the driver's door by his brother Jimmy's car.[2] On August 18, 2007 Wall Township Speedway held a Special Memorial for John. Fans, family, and friends attended the Speedway to pay their final respects. On the final lap of the scheduled 40 lap modified event, 1990 NASCAR Whelen Modified Titlist Jamie Tomaino piloted the famed No. 76 for a solo lap in John's honor. Three months later, at the season ending Turkey Derby, the Speedway decided to reserve the No. 76 exclusively for use by the Blewett family, effectively retiring the number except that any Blewett family owned team or driver can use it, meaning any car owned by the Blewett family, or driven by brother Jimmy or his son John IV, who started racing in 2017.[3]

The North-South Shootout, a race meet now featuring "Tour-type" Modified (similar to NASCAR Modified Tour cars, but the races are unsanctioned), SK Modified (Jack Arute owns the trademark, a Stafford Motor Speedway formula), Late Model, Super Late Model, and four-cylinder races held at various North Carolina short tracks but it is home to Caraway Speedway in Sophia,Nc, was renamed the John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout starting with the 2007 edition.

Previous rides[edit]

  • John Blewett, Inc. No. 5 – 1992–1993 (Wall Stadium)
  • John Blewett Inc. No. 76 – 1993–1994 (Flemington Speedway)
  • Lou Vasquez No. 9/No. 5 1994–1996 (New Egypt Speedway Paved)
  • Dick Barney No. 14 – 1995–1996, 1998–1999 (Flemington Speedway)
  • John Blewett, Inc. No. 05 – 1997 (Flemington Speedway)
  • Mario Fiore No. 44 – 1999 (Nascar Whelen Modified Tour)
  • Curt Chase No. 77 – 2000–2004 (Nascar Whelen Modified Tour)
  • Timmy Shinn No. 66 – 2002–2004 (Wall Stadium)
  • John Blewett, Inc No. 76 2005–2007 (Wall Stadium)
  • Sheba Racing No. 8 2004 (Nascar Whelen Modified Tour)
  • John Blewett Inc. No. 66 2005–2007 (Nascar Whelen Modified Tour)

Accomplishments[edit]

  • Rookie of the Year (1992)
  • Thanksgiving Classic (1993)
  • Race of Champions (1995)
  • NASCAR Northeast Regional (1996)
  • Challenge of Champions (1996, 1997)
  • North-South Shootout (2003, 2005)
    • After his death, the race was named in his memory, the John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout.
  • Turkey Derby (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005)
    • Tour-Type Modified Division
  • Garden State Classic (2003, 2004, 2006)

Track titles[edit]

Motorsports career results[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series[edit]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 NCTC Pts Ref
1996 John Blewett Inc. 0 Ford HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM
22 		GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 109th 97 [4]
1997 05 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM
30 		NSV GLN RCH
DNQ 		MAR
33 		SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 87th 137 [5]
1998 WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM
DNQ 		NSV HPT LVL 74th 85 [6]
Greenfield Racing 09 Dodge RCH
26 		MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS

Featherlite Modified Series[edit]

NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NFMSC Pts Ref
1995 Dick Barney 14 Chevy TMP
23 		NHA STA NZH
36 		STA LEE TMP RIV BEE NHA JEN
8 		RPS HOL RIV NHA STA TMP NHA STA TMP TMP 42nd 291 [7]
1996 TMP STA NZH STA NHA JEN RIV LEE RPS HOL TMP RIV NHA GLN STA NHA NHA STA FLE
30 		TMP NA - [8]
1997 John Blewett Inc. 05 Chevy TMP
22 		MAR STA NZH STA NHA FLE
18 		JEN RIV GLN NHA
9 		RPS HOL TMP RIV NHA GLN STA NHA STA FLE
16 		TMP
24 		45th 494 [9]
77 Chevy RCH
27
1998 John Blewett Inc. 05 Chevy RPS TMP
13 		MAR
32 		STA
28 		STA
3 		GLN JEN RIV NHA
5 		NHA
11 		LEE HOL TMP
8 		NHA RIV STA NHA TMP
7 		24th 1562 [10]
Dick Barney 1 Chevy NZH
7 		FLE
32
76 Chevy STA
37 		TMP
14
1999 Mario Fiore 44 Pontiac TMP
33 		RPS
26 		STA
33 		RCH
13 		STA
17 		RIV
1 		JEN
5 		NHA
37 		NZH
28 		HOL
9 		TMP
7 		NHA
37 		RIV
3 		GLN
22 		STA
8 		RPS
13 		TMP
34 		NHA
35 		STA
36 		MAR
6 		TMP
13 		16th 2227 [11]
2000 Curt Chase 77 Chevy STA
28 		RCH
6 		STA
30 		RIV
6 		SEE
22 		NHA
1 		NZH
34 		TMP
6 		RIV
5 		GLN
29 		TMP
11 		STA
1 		WFD
8 		NHA
3 		STA
2 		MAR
18 		TMP
8 		7th 2209 [12]
2001 SBO
13 		TMP
5 		STA
1 		WFD
15 		NZH
3 		STA
6 		RIV
11 		SEE
5 		RCH
13 		NHA
7 		HOL
9 		RIV
5 		CHE
3 		TMP
2* 		STA
7 		WFD
7 		TMP
11 		STA
7 		MAR
4 		TMP
25 		3rd 2891 [13]
2002 TMP
23 		STA
23 		WFD
25 		NZH
34 		RIV
3 		SEE
10 		9th 2377 [14]
78 RCH
18
77 Pontiac STA
DNQ 		BEE
3 		NHA
4* 		RIV
21 		TMP
13 		STA
11 		WFD
3 		TMP
4 		NHA
3 		STA
31 		MAR
5 		TMP
1*
2003 TMP
2 		STA
7 		WFD
7 		NZH
2 		STA
10 		LER
2 		BLL
1* 		BEE
5 		NHA
3 		ADI
25 		RIV
8 		TMP
6 		STA
4 		WFD
7 		TMP
29 		NHA
1* 		STA
6 		TMP
27 		3rd 2610 [15]
2004 TMP
13 		STA
11 		WFD
7 		NZH
33 		STA
27 		RIV
2 		LER
11 		BLL
26 		BEE
12 		NHA
26 		SEE
7 		RIV
DNQ 		STA
15 		TMP
27 		WFD
14 		TMP
38 		NHA
20 		STA
31 		TMP 16th 1863 [16]
2005 Blewett Motorsports 66 Chevy TMP
31 		STA RIV WFD STA JEN MAR
3 		TMP
18 		NHA
10 		STA
9 		TMP
13* 		21st 1509 [17]
80 Chevy NHA
40
00 Dodge BEE
20 		SEE
2 		RIV
27 		WFD
28
Blewett Motorsports 66 Dodge STA
8 		TMP
6
2006 Chevy TMP
36 		STA
21 		JEN TMP
11 		STA
1 		NHA
1 		HOL RIV STA
23 		TMP
22 		MAR TMP
3 		NHA
1 		WFD TMP
20 		STA
5 		23rd 1439 [18]
2007 TMP
29 		STA
28 		WTO
2 		STA
27 		TMP
33 		NHA
10 		TSA RIV STA TMP
16 		MAN MAR NHA TMP STA TMP 36th 720 [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LongIslandJam.com: Long Island > NASCAR WMT Series -- Powered by RacerHub". Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
  2. ^ "Race driver, 33, killed; Death on Thompson track. - Free Online Library".
  3. ^ "Wall Township Speedway Memorial Saturday for John Blewett III - Shawn Courchesne | Auto Racing". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  4. ^ "John Blewett III – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "John Blewett III – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "John Blewett III – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "John Blewett III – 1995 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "John Blewett III – 1996 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "John Blewett III – 1997 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "John Blewett III – 1998 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "John Blewett III – 1999 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  12. ^ "John Blewett III – 2000 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "John Blewett III – 2001 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "John Blewett III – 2002 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  15. ^ "John Blewett III – 2003 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  16. ^ "John Blewett III – 2004 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  17. ^ "John Blewett III – 2005 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  18. ^ "John Blewett III – 2006 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  19. ^ "John Blewett III – 2007 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

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