Number
23 Inc. Team Follows Lucas Oil Series to Hartford &
LaSalle
(May
14, 2012) The Number 23 Inc. team and driver
John Blankenship followed the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series trail to the Hartford Motor Speedway in Hartford,
Michigan and the LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Illinois
over the May 11-12 weekend for a pair of $10,000 to win
showdowns. On Friday night at Hartford, John ran third
in heat race action prior to posting a solid tenth place
performance in the 'Lane Automotive 48.' At LaSalle on
Saturday evening, John finished fifth in his heat race
and third in his B-Main to earn the twenty-second starting
spot in the 'Spring Shootout.' Following the conclusion
of the 50-lapper, the Williamson, West Virginia native
found himself credited with a seventeenth place effort
and currently finds himself twelfth in the latest LOLMDS
point standings. Full results can
be viewed online at www.lucasdirt.com.
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Blankenship
Notches Pair of Top Tens on Lucas Oil Trail
(May
7, 2012) John Blankenship returned to the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series scene on May 4-5 at the Tri-City
Speedway in Granite City, Illinois and the Paducah International
Raceway in Paducah, Kentucky. On Friday night at Granite
City, John received an emergency provisional to gain access
into the $10,000 to win feature event after running eighth
in his heat race and seventh in his B-Main. After rolling
off from the outside of the thirteenth row in the 50-lapper,
John blasted past seventeen competitors to finish in the
ninth position at the St. Louis area oval.
At PIR on Saturday evening, John ran sixth
in his heat race and fourth in his B-Main. The Williamson,
West Virginia ace then took use of a series provisional
and started twenty-fourth on the grid in the $10,000 to
win main event. John was a man on a mission once again
during the 50-lap affair, as he moved his #23 entry past
fifteen cars en route to yet another ninth place performance.
John is currently tenth in the latest version of the LOLMDS
point standings following the doubleheader weekend. Full
results can be viewed online at www.lucasdirt.com.
(Rick
Schwallie Photo)
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John
Blankenship Banks Top-15 Finish in Kentuckiana Ford Dealers
200
(April
30, 2012) Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regular
John Blankenship entered his second ARCA Racing Series
presented by Menards event over the April 28-29 weekend
at the historic Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana. On Saturday
at the high-banked southern Indiana facility, John practiced
his Coal America's Energy #20 Toyota nineteenth fastest
and later laid down the nineteenth quickest lap during
qualifying for the 'Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200.' When
Sunday afternoon rolled around, John started the 200-lap
affair from the inside of the tenth row in his Venturini
Motorsports mount. He was unfortunately collected in an
early incident, but soldiered on to complete 190 circuits
in his first trip to Salem, which was good enough for
a solid fifteenth place finish. Complete results from
Salem Speedway can be viewed online at www.arcaracing.com.
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Blankenship
Earns Top Ten in Trip to Roaring Knob
(April
23, 2012) The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
took the #23 team to the Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex
in Markleysburg, Pennsylvania on Friday night, April 20
for a $10,000 to win point battle. John Blankenship ran
third in his heat race, which locked him into the inside
of the fifth row for the 50-lap feature event. During
the course of the A-Main, John raced hard inside of the
top ten and eventually guided his Rocket Chassis to a
solid eighth place performance.
Saturday's $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series showdown at the legendary Hagerstown
Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland was unfortunately wiped
out by Mother Nature. John currently finds himself tenth
in the latest version of the LOLMDS point standings following
Roaring Knob. Complete results can be located online at
www.lucasdirt.com.
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Flat
Tire Derails John Blankenship in Commonwealth 100...
(April
16, 2012) John Blankenship and the Number 23
Inc. team followed the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
trail to the pristine Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica,
Virginia over the April 13-14 weekend for the 3rd Annual
'Commonwealth 100.' On Friday night, John timed in fourteenth
fastest in his group during the qualifying session and
later grabbed the fourth and final transfer spot through
his loaded heat race. When the $25,000 to win mega-event
rolled off on Saturday evening, John found himself starting
from the outside of the eighth row.
He quickly charged to the front of the stellar
field in the 100-lapper and eventually moved all the way
up to the second position. However, a flat tire on lap
87 derailed his run and John eventually settled for a
twelfth place performance. Following the conclusion of
the 'Commonwealth 100' weekend, the Williamson, West Virginia
standout still finds himself tenth in the latest version
of the LOLMDS point standings. Complete results from Virginia
Motor Speedway can be accessed online at www.lucasdirt.com.
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Blankenship
Tackles Deep South Doubleheader
(April
1, 2012) The Number 23 Inc. team debuted a special
paint scheme honoring the Army's 187th Infantry Regiment
over the March 30-31 weekend in a pair of $10,000 to win
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events in the states
of Mississippi and Texas. On Friday night, the Jackson
Motor Speedway in Jackson, Mississippi played host to
the 'Southern 50.' John Blankenship finished fourth in
heat race action, but later retired from the 50-lapper
in the twentieth position.
Next up for the team was a trip to the Lonestar
Speedway in Kilgore, Texas on Saturday for the $10,000
to win 'High Banks Havoc.' John won his loaded heat race
in preliminary action and later started third on the grid
in the 50-lap feature event. The Williamson, West Virginia
ace ran amongst the leaders throughout the distance and
wound up sixth in the final rundown behind only winner
Jared Landers, Jimmy Owens, Steve Francis, Jonathan Davenport,
and Duke Whiseant. John still sits tenth in the latest
version of the LOLMDS point standings following the Deep
South double-dip. Complete results from both races can
be accessed online at www.lucasdirt.com.
