Daytona Inspiration Times Ten

Blake took home some great racing inspiration from his trip to Daytona this week. Everything from seeing his racing role model Michael McDowell win the 500 ( what an amazing example of endurance and perseverance) to meeting with his new team and backers, and finally, accepting (Thank you Lynne Carr !) a helmet that was worn in and signed by many iconic members of the 2007 Honda Grand Prix racing team that included Marco Andretti, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti and others. The momentum is building for Blake in 2021. Stay tuned for a major announcement about his upcoming season.

Racing Strong

Wheeling a late-model stock car around a quarter mile track at 140 miles per hour in 100 degree heat takes stamina, endurance and strength. Even in those conditions, drivers must have lightning fast reflexes to make split-second decisions. In the off season, training doesn’t stop. And in fact, that’s when Blake puts even more focus on getting his mind and body ready for the upcoming race season. Eating healthy, training hard and developing mental toughness are front and center right now for Blake. Blake maintains a strict workout regimen with his coach @Athletist Keith Alpert each week, which will continue straight through the race season. Blake is definitely ready and can’t wait for the season to start. Bring it!

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A Day At The Races

Like any sport, racing takes skill, hard work, determination and a little luck that your equipment performs perfectly and things go your way. Last year at Anderson Motor Speedway in South Carolina Blake and his #59 car were performing at peak levels, then in the last lap the crash happened. This year Blake returned to Anderson for the first time since that crash. Videographer Sam Frasier chronicles just what a day at the races is like for a driver

Videographer: Sam Frasier

Blake Wraps up the Charlotte Motor Speedway Summer Shootout with a Pole, P5 Finish and Top 5 Championship Trophy!

The tenth and final round of the famed Summer Shootout was an amazing night for Blake, and a culmination of all his hard work throughout the series. Blake qualified on Pole to start the night. In the feature race Blake held the lead against the best of the best semi-pro drivers for an amazing 13 laps. In lap 14 Jake Waltman grabbed the lead but Blake stayed in the top five neighborhood for the rest of the race ending in P5. The last night of the Shootout wrapped up with a trophy ceremony for the Top Five series champions. After ten weeks of battling it out on the track through heat, storms and COVID restrictions, Blake celebrated getting his T5 trophy. His final stats for the 2020 Shootout season: 5 top fives, 2 top tens, One Podium (P3), One Pole and three heat wins. Way to go Blake! And to all the multi-year sponsors, POTUS ABC, Venture Wipes, Texas Lawbook, Southern Lights and Wellesley Dental along with Rev Racing, NASCARD4D, Jason Simmons, AK Performance, his fantastic spotters Wayne Leamon and Connor Jones, Blake’s amazing racing coach and mentor Mike Camarra, his NHKA karting family and all of his friends. THANK YOU! Would not be here without you!

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