Juan Carlos Blum | |||||||
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Born | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | June 7, 1994||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
13 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2013 position | 40th | ||||||
Best finish | 40th ( 2013) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Dollar General 300 ( Chicagoland) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 Dollar General 300 ( Chicagoland) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 16, 2013. |
Juan Carlos Blum (born June 7, 1994) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver.
After beginning his racing career in karts, [1] Blum began competing in the NASCAR Mini Stock Series in his native Mexico in 2009; [2] he posted five wins in the series, with a best finish in the standings of second in 2010. [3] He moved to the United States to continue his racing career in 2011, driving for Revolution Racing in late model events in Virginia and the Carolinas; [4] he also competed in a single race in the NASCAR Corona Series during the year, having made two starts in the series in 2010. [5]
After the 2011 season Blum tested an ARCA Racing Series car at Daytona International Speedway; [5] during 2012 he competed in the Corona Series, finishing 18th in points with a best finish of 9th. [6] He also made his debut in ARCA competition, competing in two races with a best finish of 15th, [7] and drove in three Nationwide Series events for Rick Ware Racing, finishing 26th in his series debut at Chicagoland Speedway. [8]
In February 2013, it was announced that Blum would compete full-time in the Nationwide Series for Rick Ware Racing, driving the No. 15. [9] Blum wound up competing in 10 races during the season, with a best finish of 26th at Phoenix International Raceway. [10]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | |||||
2012 | Rick Ware Racing | 41 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MON | BRI | ATL | RCH |
CHI 26 |
KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN |
TEX 29 |
PHO |
HOM 37 |
68th | 40 | [11] | |||||
2013 | 15 | Ford |
DAY 37 |
PHO 26 |
LVS 28 |
BRI |
CAL 29 |
TEX 29 |
40th | 140 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Chevy |
RCH 29 |
TAL | DAR |
CLT 28 |
DOV |
IOW 35 |
MCH 30 |
ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rick Ware Racing | 23 | Ford |
CHI 29 |
KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM |
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Donnie Neuenberger | 18 | Dodge | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL |
TOL 29 |
ELK | POC | 81st | 240 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carter 2 Motorsports | 97 | Dodge |
MCH 15 |
WIN | NJM | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN |