Blaine Donahue
| Blaine Donahue | |||||||
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| Born | September 1, 2005 Cornelius, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 9 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 General Tire 150 (Dover) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 9 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 43rd (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Dutch Boy 150 (Flat Rock) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 General Tire 150 (Dover) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of July 15, 2025. | |||||||
Blaine Donahue (born September 1, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 9 Toyota for Fast Track Racing.
Racing career
[edit]In 2024, Donahue participated in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing,[1] and placed 49th in the overall results between the two testing days.[2] Several months later, it was revealed that Donahue would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East at Flat Rock Speedway, driving the No. 01 Toyota for Fast Track,[3] where after placing eleventh in the lone practice session,[4] he qualified and finished four laps in seventh place.[5][6][7]
On April 11, 2025, it was announced that Donahue would drive the No. 9 for Fast Track at Rockingham Speedway for his second East Series start.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Donahue is the son of Patrick Donahue, who currently serves as the crew chief for Nick Sanchez and the No. 48 Chevrolet for Big Machine Racing, and who previously served as a pit-crew member for Hendrick Motorsports and Jeff Gordon, winning three titles in 1995, 1997, and 1998.[9][10] The younger Donahue also currently works as a crew member for BMR.[11]
Motorsports career results
[edit]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 |
| 2025 | Fast Track Racing | 9 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV |
IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | |
ARCA Menards Series East
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2024 | Fast Track Racing | 01 | Toyota | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS 7 |
IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI | 43rd | 37 | [12] |
| 2025 | 9 | FIF | CAR 16 |
NSV | FRS | DOV |
IRP | IOW | BRI | -* | -* | [13] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Entry list for the 2024 ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona" ARCA Racing, NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2024
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series 2024 pre-race practice: Complete results". ARCA Racing. February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Blaine Donahue". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Blaine Donahue returns to Fast Track Racing to compete at Rockingham Speedway". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Crew Chief Patrick Donahue Confident with Growth of Gray Gaulding, BK Racing". Frontstretch. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Our Team". Big Machine Racing. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "NOTEBOOK: William Sawalich looks to parlay first East Series win of 2024 into second straight title". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Blaine Donahue – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Blaine Donahue – 2025 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Blaine Donahue driver statistics at Racing-Reference
