John Blewett III

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John Richard Blewett, III (October 25, 1973 – August 16, 2007) from Howell Township, New Jersey, was a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver.

On August 16, while competing in a Whelen Modified race at Thompson Speedway, Blewett lost his life in an auto racing accident. The accident made local and national news. He was a well known and respected Northeast Modified Champion, who started racing go carts at the age of 10. In 1996, at age 22, he won the coveted NASCAR's Northeast Regional Championship, falling only a few points shy of the National Title. Some of his career statistics include, 96 wins at tracks up and down the east coast between 1993 and 2007, including track championships at Flemington Speedway, Wall Township Speedway, New Egypt, as well as New Hampshire. In 2006, he was honored during the motorsports show in Atlantic City as the northeasts Winningest Pavement Driver, for that year, as tallied by Area Auto Racing News. The racing community lost a true legend in the sport of modified auto racing.