Blake Bjorklund
| Blake Bjorklund | |||||||
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| Born |
September 8, 1985 Isanti, Minnesota, United States | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 109th – 2007 | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com (Fontana) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007 Arizona Travel 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 15 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 29th – 2007 | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Chevy Silverado HD 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007 Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 22, 2012. | |||||||
Blake Bjorklund (born September 8, 1985)[1] is an American stock car racer. His parents are Craig and Diane Bjorklund. In addition to racing stock cars, he has also raced snowmobiles. He has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide Series in addition to the ARCA RE/MAX Series.
Career
ARCA RE/MAX Series
Before his venture into NASCAR, Bjorklund raced in the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2006. He made a run for Rookie of the Year with Country Joe Racing, a team well known for developing young talents such as Joey Miller and Ryan Hemphill. Although he failed to qualify for the season-opening Daytona and Nashville races, he bounced back with poles at Berlin and Milwaukee and earned his first career victory at Salem Speedway, passing ARCA legend Frank Kimmel with two laps to go. Bjorklund also earned the Bill France Triple Crown award for the three dirt tracks on the ARCA schedule. He finished the season 5th in points with one win, ten finishes in the top ten, and two poles.
Craftsman Truck Series
In 2007, Bjorklund was signed by MRD Motorsports to run in the then-NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Driving the #8 Chevrolet Silverado, he earned a best finish of 13th place at Nashville Superspeedway.
Nationwide Series
After his release from his truck ride, Bjorklund was signed late in 2007 by Jay Robinson Racing to drive the #28 U.S. Border Patrol/Kibbles 'n Bits Chevrolet in three races. Two of his races were ended early by engine failures and he was only able to muster a best finish of 30th at California Speedway.
In 2009, Bjorklund returned to the Nationwide Series in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway, but failed to qualify the #96 K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
| NASCAR Nationwide 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | |
| 2007 | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL 30 |
RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT 35 |
MEM | TEX | PHO 33 |
HOM | 109th | 195 | |
| 2009 | Whitney Motorsports | 96 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN DNQ |
MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | 0 | |
Craftsman Truck Series
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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 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Points | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | MRD Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY 25 |
CAL 31 |
ATL 20 |
MAR 19 |
KAN 34 |
CLT 20 |
MFD 32 |
DOV 16 |
TEX 19 |
MCH 21 |
MLW 27 |
MEM 25 |
KEN 33 |
IRP 27 |
NSH 13 |
BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 29th | 1355 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Career statistics for Blake Bjorklund". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
External links
- Official website
- Blake Bjorklund driver statistics at Racing-Reference