Blaine Perkins
| Blaine Perkins | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Perkins at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in 2022 | |||||||
| Born | Blaine M. Perkins February 28, 2000 Bakersfield, California, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 52 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 29 (RSS Racing) | ||||||
| 2023 position | 29th | ||||||
| Best finish | 29th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Call 811 Before You Dig 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Ag-Pro 300 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 22 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2022 position | 29th | ||||||
| Best finish | 29th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 28th (2018) | ||||||
| First race | 2017 Crosley Brands 150 (Kentucky) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Dawn 150 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 40 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Roseville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2020 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| First win | 2020 ENEOS/Sunrise Ford Twin 30 Race #2 (Tooele) | ||||||
| Last win | 2020 ENEOS/NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Douglas County) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of April 20, 2024. | |||||||
Blaine M. Perkins (born February 28, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 29 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series West.
Racing career[edit]
Perkins started his racing career in Bandolero racing.[1]
Perkins made his debut in the West Series in 2015 at All American Speedway in Roseville, California, driving the No. 54 Toyota for Bill McAnally Racing, where he started 17th and finished 13th. After that, he secured a full-time ride in the series the following season with Steve Portenga Racing in their No. 21 car.
Perkins moved to the ARCA Racing Series for 2018 and drove in five races for Mason Mitchell Motorsports in the team's No. 98 and No. 78 Chevrolet's. He had previously made his debut in the series the prior year at Kentucky for Mitchell's team, where he started and finished ninth in that race.[2]
In 2019, Perkins focused on local racing, winning track championships at Irwindale Speedway and Kern County Raceway Park as well as winning the California title in the Whelen All-American Series.[1]
Perkins returned to the West Series in 2020, joining Sunrise Ford Racing to drive their No. 9 Ford, replacing Jagger Jones as a driver on the team. Perkins' new teammate Trevor Huddleston drove the No. 9 in 2019 and moved to the No. 6, replacing Jones.[3] Perkins earned his first win in the West Series in the second race of the Utah Motorsports Campus doubleheader on June 27. He also won the pole for the first race of the doubleheader, which was his first pole in the West Series.[4] He finished eleventh in that race.
Perkins moved up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2021, driving part-time for Our Motorsports in their new second car, the No. 03, for at least six races beginning at Martinsville in April.[5] After the No. 03 failed to qualify for the first few races of the season due to it not having enough owner points with entry lists of over 40 cars, Our Motorsports acquired the No. 23 car jointly fielded by RSS Racing and Reaume Brothers Racing before the race at Las Vegas in March, and Perkins is now expected to instead run his races in that car. Perkins got his first career stage win in the Xfinity Series at Talladega, winning stage 2. He finished 13th in the end. On December 23, 2021, it was announced that Perkins would drive the No. 9 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for CR7 Motorsports in 2022.[6]
On January 9, 2023, it was announced that Perkins would run full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2023, driving the No. 07 car for SS-Green Light Racing.[7] He and the team would amicably agree to part ways after only five races. After not competing in the following race at Circuit of the Americas, he would rejoin Our Motorsports in the No. 02 at Richmond Raceway. On April 22, 2023, Perkins was involved in a very violent crash at Talladega Superspeedway where his car went upside down. It all started when Dexter Stacey spun and barely clipped Perkins in the right rear sending Perkins spinning. His car went airborne on the backstretch after contact with Jade Buford, and ended up barrel rolling violently six times before it landed right side up. Perkins walked out under his own power and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.[8]
On December 18, 2023, it was announced that Perkins would drive the No. 29 full-time for RSS Racing in 2024.[9]
Motorsports career results[edit]
Stock car career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Bill McAnally Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 51st |
| 2016 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Steve Portenga Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 475 | 9th |
| 2017 | ARCA Racing Series | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 82nd |
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Steve Portenga Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 436 | 10th | |
| 2018 | ARCA Racing Series | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 705 | 28th |
| 2020 | ARCA Menards Series West | Sunrise Ford Racing | 11 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 588 | 2nd |
| 2021 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Our Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 40th |
| 2022 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Our Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| NASCAR Truck Series | CR7 Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 29th | |
| ARCA Menards Series | Bill McAnally Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 101st | |
| 2023 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | SS-Green Light Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 29th |
| Our Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | RSS Racing | * | * |
† As Perkins was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
NASCAR[edit]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series[edit]
| NASCAR Xfinity 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Our Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY | DRC | HOM | LVS | PHO 24 |
ATL 30 |
MAR 35 |
TAL | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | MOH | TEX | NSH | POC 34 |
ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IRC | MCH | DAY 23 |
DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS 20 |
TAL 13 |
ROV | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO 16 |
40th | 113 | [10] |
| 2022 | 02 | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | TEX | CLT | PIR | NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA | POC | IRC | MCH 32 |
GLN 29 |
DAY 17 |
DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL 36 |
ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR 10 |
PHO | 91st | 01 | [11] | ||
| 2023 | SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY 37 |
CAL 31 |
LVS 35 |
PHO 35 |
ATL 22 |
COA | 29th | 258 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | RCH 26 |
MAR 13 |
TAL 34 |
DOV | DAR 37 |
CLT 37 |
PIR 15 |
SON 30 |
NSH 26 |
CSC 17 |
ATL 32 |
NHA 25 |
POC 27 |
ROA 17 |
MCH 33 |
IRC 31 |
GLN 38 |
DAY 25 |
DAR 34 |
KAN 33 |
BRI 28 |
TEX DNQ |
ROV 28 |
LVS 28 |
HOM 29 |
MAR 22 |
PHO 32 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | RSS Racing | 29 | Ford | DAY 14 |
ATL 30 |
LVS 31 |
PHO 13 |
COA 22 |
RCH 33 |
MAR 16 |
TEX 35 |
TAL 23 |
DOV 36 |
DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [13] |
Camping World Truck Series[edit]
| NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | CR7 Motorsports | 9 | Chevy | DAY 31 |
LVS 35 |
ATL 29 |
COA 35 |
MAR DNQ |
BRD 25 |
DAR 31 |
KAN 32 |
TEX 26 |
CLT 30 |
GTW 22 |
SON 21 |
KNX 25 |
NSH 18 |
MOH 30 |
POC 29 |
IRP 26 |
RCH 34 |
KAN 30 |
BRI 28 |
TAL 27 |
HOM 22 |
PHO 25 |
29th | 203 | [14] |
ARCA Menards Series[edit]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ARCA Menards 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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2017 | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 78 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN 9 |
KAN | 82nd | 185 | [15] |
| 2018 | 98 | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL 13 |
TOL | CLT | POC 12 |
MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI 11 |
IOW | 28th | 705 | [16] | ||||||||||
| 78 | ELK 8 |
POC | ISF | BLN | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Bill McAnally Racing | 99 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH 18 |
POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 101st | 26 | [17] |
ARCA Menards Series West[edit]
| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2015 | Bill McAnally Racing | 54 | Toyota | KCR | IRW | TUS | IOW | SHA | SON | SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS | PHO 13 |
51st | 31 | [18] | |
| 2016 | Steve Portenga Racing | 21 | Chevy | IRW 18 |
KCR 16 |
TUS 8 |
OSS 9 |
CNS 5 |
SON 21 |
SLS 11 |
IOW 7 |
EVG 7 |
DCS 8 |
MMP 6 |
MMP 6 |
MER 10 |
AAS 9 |
9th | 475 | [19] |
| 2017 | KCR 11 |
TUS 8 |
IRW 7 |
IRW 9 |
SPO 18 |
OSS 11 |
CNS 20 |
SON 7 |
IOW 21 |
EVG 16 |
DCS 17 |
MER 8 |
AAS 8 |
KCR 19 |
10th | 436 | [20] | |||
| 2020 | Sunrise Ford Racing | 9 | Ford | LVS 3 |
MMP 11 |
MMP 1** |
IRW 4 |
EVG 1** |
DCS 1* |
CNS 2 |
LVS 10 |
AAS 5 |
KCR 3 |
PHO 25 |
2nd | 588 | [21] | |||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References[edit]
- ^ a b Seelman, Jacob (January 30, 2020). "Huddleston & Perkins Confirmed At Sunrise Ford". Speed Sport. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins Set for Five Race ARCA Schedule with Mason Mitchell Motorsports in 2018". Speedway Digest. STS Motorsports Inc. November 1, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ Christley, Jason (January 29, 2020). "New Faces Readying For West Coast Title Run". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ Christley, Jason (June 27, 2020). "QUALIFYING: Blaine Perkins Captures His First General Tire Pole Award". ARCARacing.com.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins to Run Partial Xfinity Schedule with Our Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins Joining CR7 Motorsports for Full 2022 Truck Series Schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 23, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ Crandall, Kelly (January 9, 2023). "Perkins joins SS GreenLight for Xfinity". RACER Magazine.
- ^ "NASCAR: Blaine Perkins hospitalized after car flips six times in wild Xfinity Series wreck at Talladega". Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (December 18, 2023). "Blaine Perkins Moving to RSS for 2024". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Blaine Perkins – 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Blaine Perkins driver statistics at Racing-Reference