Blaine Donahue | |||||||
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Born | Cornelius, North Carolina, U.S. | September 1, 2005||||||
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.
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]
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]
(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 23 | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [12] |
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 | [13] |
2025 | 9 | FIF | CAR 16 | NSV | FRS | DOV 23 | IRP | IOW | BRI | -* | -* | [14] |