Blake Feese
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Blake Feese is a second generation American
racecar driver. Previously he had won races in ARCA and USAC
, before running the NASCAR
Busch Series
on a part-time schedule with Hendrick Motorsports
in 2005 as part of their driver development program
, before he was released.
Feese began racing at the age of ten in quarter midgets
, where he won his first two starts, moving up to Mini-sprints two years later. He won the 600cc track championship at Jacksonville Raceway in the mini-sprint division in 1998, before moving up to main Sprint Cars, where he won once, and was named Rookie of the Year.
In 2000, he drove in the International Racing Association, winning three races. In 2001, he competed in his first World of Outlaws
race at Bristol Motor Speedway
, finishing ninth. Later, he won a WoO sanctioned event at Knoxville Raceway
, then won again at the All-Star sprint at Eldora Speedway
the following season.
Late in the season, he met NASCAR winner Jimmy Spencer
, who would help Feese get a NASCAR driving contract.
After going through 2003 without a major ride, Feese met Rick Hendrick
and signed to drive two races for him that season in the ARCA series. In his second start at Nashville Superspeedway
, Feese qualified 3rd and won the race. After posting two more top-tens that season, he won his second career ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway
. He made his Busch Series
debut at Kentucky Speedway
in the #87 ditech
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
for NEMCO Motorsports
, starting sixteenth but finishing 41st after an early crash. After running two more races for NEMCO, he finished the year running the #00 Chevy for Haas CNC Racing
, posting his best finish of the year, a 25th at the Aaron's 312.
In 2005, Feese moved up to the Busch Series to share the #5 Lowe's
Chevy with fellow Hendrick development driver Boston Reid
. Feese struggled during the season however, his best finish being a 23rd at Atlanta
out of six starts. He also made his Craftsman Truck Series
debut at Kentucky for Billy Ballew Motorsports
, starting 30th and finishing 15th.
At the end of 2005, Feese was released from his contract at Hendrick. He currently races sprint cars in Indiana and will return to stock cars in 2007, running a limited ARCA and Busch Series schedule with Sadler Brothers Racing.
Blake Feese made his competitive return to NASCAR racing on August 1, 2009 in the #15 Truck for Billy Ballew Motorsports. He started 18th and finished 12th in the Phoenix Construction Toyota.
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racecar driver. Previously he had won races in ARCA and USAC
United States Automobile Club
The United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...
, before running the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Busch Series
Busch Series
The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big leagues"; the Sprint Cup circuit...
on a part-time schedule with Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports , originally named All Star Racing, is a current American auto racing team created in 1984 by Rick Hendrick. The team currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Chevrolet Impalas...
in 2005 as part of their driver development program
Driver development program
A Driver development program is a program used by racing teams to develop younger drivers. It is widely used in both Formula One and NASCAR, usually consisting of a team signing a driver to a multi-year contract in which they run in minor-league racing divisions A Driver development program is a...
, before he was released.
Feese began racing at the age of ten in quarter midgets
Quarter Midget racing
Quarter Midget racing is a form of automobile racing. The cars are approximately one quarter the size of a full size midget car. The adult size midget being raced during the start of quarter midget racing, used an oval track of one fifth of a mile in length. The childs quarter midget track is one...
, where he won his first two starts, moving up to Mini-sprints two years later. He won the 600cc track championship at Jacksonville Raceway in the mini-sprint division in 1998, before moving up to main Sprint Cars, where he won once, and was named Rookie of the Year.
In 2000, he drove in the International Racing Association, winning three races. In 2001, he competed in his first World of Outlaws
World of Outlaws
The World of Outlaws is an American motorsports sanctioning body. The body sanctions two major national touring series. It is best known for sanctioning a national tour of sprint cars. It later purchased a national tour of late model stockcars called the World of Outlaws Late Model Series...
race at Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...
, finishing ninth. Later, he won a WoO sanctioned event at Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville Raceway is a semi-banked 1/2 mile dirt oval raceway located at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa, USA. Races at the "Sprint Car Capital of the World" are held on Saturday nights though some special events may start as early as Wednesday and build up to Saturday. Regular...
, then won again at the All-Star sprint at Eldora Speedway
Eldora Speedway
Eldora Speedway, also known as The Big E and Auto Racing's Showcase since 1954, is located near Rossburg, Ohio. Eldora is a half-mile clay oval with an estimated seating capacity of nearly 20,000...
the following season.
Late in the season, he met NASCAR winner Jimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer is a current television commentator, and a former NASCAR driver. He formerly hosted the NASCAR inspired talk show, “What’s the Deal?”, on SPEED. He is the former co-host, with John Roberts and Kenny Wallace, of the SPEED's pre-race and post-race NASCAR shows NASCAR RaceDay and...
, who would help Feese get a NASCAR driving contract.
After going through 2003 without a major ride, Feese met Rick Hendrick
Rick Hendrick
Joseph Riddick Hendrick III , better known as Rick Hendrick, is the current owner of the American NASCAR team, Hendrick Motorsports and founder of the Hendrick Automotive Group and Hendrick Marrow Program. He attended Park View High School in South Hill, Virginia, and began his career in auto...
and signed to drive two races for him that season in the ARCA series. In his second start at Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee , United States, about 30 miles southeast of Nashville. On August 2, 2011, it was announced that Nashville Superspeedway will not host any NASCAR events in 2012. It is a concrete oval track 1 1/3 miles in...
, Feese qualified 3rd and won the race. After posting two more top-tens that season, he won his second career ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, United States. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base just outside the small city of Lincoln. It was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in...
. He made his Busch Series
Busch Series
The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big leagues"; the Sprint Cup circuit...
debut at Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned...
in the #87 ditech
Ditech
Ditech, based in Costa Mesa, California, was a lender, offering mortgages and lines of credit as a member of Ally Financial, specifically GMAC ResCap which purchased Ditech from its private owner in 1999...
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made two-door coupe introduced for model year 1970, and manufactured over six generations through model year 2007. It was marketed as a personal-luxury coupe through most of its history, with the last model version being classified as a full-sized coupe...
for NEMCO Motorsports
NEMCO Motorsports
NEMCO Motorsports is a NASCAR team that is owned by driver Joe Nemechek and his family. After a two-year hiatus, NEMCO Motorsports fielded full time entries in both the Cup and Nationwide Series in 2009 with driver Joe Nemechek. It carried the number 87 in both Cup and Nationwide. The team ran...
, starting sixteenth but finishing 41st after an early crash. After running two more races for NEMCO, he finished the year running the #00 Chevy for Haas CNC Racing
Haas CNC Racing
Stewart-Haas Racing, formerly known as Haas CNC Racing, is a NASCAR racing team based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, which runs Chevrolet Impalas. The team is owned by Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, and runs the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala driven by Stewart and the #39 United States...
, posting his best finish of the year, a 25th at the Aaron's 312.
In 2005, Feese moved up to the Busch Series to share the #5 Lowe's
Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a U.S.-based chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the chain now serves more than 14 million customers a week in its 1,710 stores in the United States and 20 in Canada. Expansion into Canada began in...
Chevy with fellow Hendrick development driver Boston Reid
Boston Reid
Boston Reid , is a USAC and NASCAR driver.His father Lynn Reid was the Logansport Honda Motorcycle dealer later moving his shop to Kokomo, Indiana. Boston is a 2001 Graduate of Taylor High School. He is currently unemployed.Boston began racing at the age of seven before moving on to the World...
. Feese struggled during the season however, his best finish being a 23rd at Atlanta
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track just outside Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta. It is a quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track...
out of six starts. He also made his Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
debut at Kentucky for Billy Ballew Motorsports
Billy Ballew Motorsports
Billy Ballew Motorsports is a team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. They were formed in 1996 by Georgia businessman Billy Ballew. They currently field the #51 Bullet Liner F-150 for Colin Braun.- Fasscore Motorsports :...
, starting 30th and finishing 15th.
At the end of 2005, Feese was released from his contract at Hendrick. He currently races sprint cars in Indiana and will return to stock cars in 2007, running a limited ARCA and Busch Series schedule with Sadler Brothers Racing.
Blake Feese made his competitive return to NASCAR racing on August 1, 2009 in the #15 Truck for Billy Ballew Motorsports. He started 18th and finished 12th in the Phoenix Construction Toyota.