Feb 17, 2011
Thursday
Steve Blackburn and Life in the Not Quite As Fast Lane
Caught in the Catchfence™
February 17, 2011 – 9:29 am | Print
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Steve Blackburn likes to spend life in the fast lane. Racing since he was a kid, he’s won motorcycle and stock car championships and spends almost all of his free time preparing the Dodge he bought from Ganassi Racing for ARCA events at Daytona and Talladega.
The problem with living in that fast lane is the money involved. It costs easily over $100,000 to prepare and take part in a single race at Daytona International Speedway or Talladega. Crew expenses involved in preparing the car in the off-season, trips to the Dyno or Performance Vehicle Works in North Carolina, transportation to testing sessions at the tracks, housing and feeding the crew while on the road are just a few of the expenses involved with an ARCA race team.
- Benzinga
Article Tags: ARCA, ARCA Racing Series, CGR, Chip Ganassi Racing, Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Performance Vehicle Works, Steve Blackburn, Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway
One of the best drivers on the track at any level. Its a shame one of these big teams don’t have him running nationwide or trucks. He’s another mark martin!