Juan Carlos Blum
| Juan Carlos Blum | |||||||
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| Born | June 7, 1994 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 13 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 40th | ||||||
| Best finish | 40th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2012 Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 16, 2013. | |||||||
Juan Carlos Blum (born June 7, 1994) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver.
Career[edit]
After beginning his racing career in karts,[1] Blum began competing in the NASCAR Mini Stock Series in his native Mexico in 2009;[2] he posted five wins in the series, with a best finish in the standings of second in 2010.[3] He moved to the United States to continue his racing career in 2011, driving for Revolution Racing in late model events in Virginia and the Carolinas;[4] he also competed in a single race in the NASCAR Corona Series during the year, having made two starts in the series in 2010.[5]
After the 2011 season Blum tested an ARCA Racing Series car at Daytona International Speedway;[5] during 2012 he competed in the Corona Series, finishing 18th in points with a best finish of 9th.[6] He also made his debut in ARCA competition, competing in two races with a best finish of 15th,[7] and drove in three Nationwide Series events for Rick Ware Racing, finishing 26th in his series debut at Chicagoland Speedway.[8]
In February 2013, it was announced that Blum would compete full-time in the Nationwide Series for Rick Ware Racing, driving the No. 15.[9] Blum wound up competing in 10 races during the season, with a best finish of 26th at Phoenix International Raceway.[10]
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.)
Nationwide Series[edit]
| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | |||||
| 2012 | Rick Ware Racing | 41 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MON | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI 26 |
KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX 29 |
PHO | HOM 37 |
68th | 40 | [11] | |||||
| 2013 | 15 | Ford | DAY 37 |
PHO 26 |
LVS 28 |
BRI | CAL 29 |
TEX 29 |
40th | 140 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Chevy | RCH 29 |
TAL | DAR | CLT 28 |
DOV | IOW 35 |
MCH 30 |
ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Ware Racing | 23 | Ford | CHI 29 |
KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Racing Series[edit]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Donnie Neuenberger | 18 | Dodge | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL 29 |
ELK | POC | 81st | 240 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carter 2 Motorsports | 97 | Dodge | MCH 15 |
WIN | NJM | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Juan Carlos Blum incursiona en la Mini Nascar". El Informador. Guadalajara, Mexico. Accessed 2013-02-17. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Blum será piloto de los Mini Stocks Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine". Organizacion Editorial Mexicana, February 15, 2009. Accessed 2013-02-17. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Juan Carlos Blum sueña con EU". Organizacion Editorial Mexicana, December 11, 2010. Accessed 2013-02-17. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Juan Carlos Blum se va a Estados Unidos Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine". Organizacion Editorial Mexicana, January 18, 2011. Accessed 2013-02-17. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Juan Carlos Blum hará pruebas en Daytona". El Informador, December 14, 2011. Guadalajara, Mexico. Accessed 2013-02-17. (in Spanish)
- ^ Official Driver Standings - NASCAR Corona Series[permanent dead link]. NASCAR.com. Accessed 2013-02-17.
- ^ Juan Carlos Blum - ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-17.
- ^ Juan Carlos Blum - 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-17.
- ^ Eddinger, Mark. "Juan Carlos Blum Will Make History with Rick Ware Racing in the 2013 Nationwide Series". Motorsports 101, February 16, 2013. Accessed 2013-02-17.
- ^ a b "Juan Carlos Blum - 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Blum - 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Blum – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Juan Carlos Blum on Twitter
- Juan Carlos Blum driver statistics at Racing-Reference
