Blaine Perkins

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Blaine Perkins
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Perkins at Sonoma Raceway in 2024
BornBlaine M. Perkins
(2000-02-28) February 28, 2000 (age 24)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
75 races run over 4 years
Car no., teamNo. 29 (RSS Racing)
2023 position29th
Best finish29th (2023)
First race 2021 Call 811 Before You Dig 200 (Phoenix)
Last race 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
22 races run over 1 year
2022 position29th
Best finish29th (2022)
First race 2022 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
Last race 2022 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
6 races run over 3 years
Best finish28th (2018)
First race 2017 Crosley Brands 150 (Kentucky)
Last race 2022 Dawn 150 (Mid-Ohio)
WinsTop tens Poles
020
ARCA Menards Series West career
40 races run over 4 years
Best finish2nd (2020)
First race 2015 Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Roseville)
Last race 2020 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
First win 2020 ENEOS/Sunrise Ford Twin 30 Race #2 (Tooele)
Last win 2020 ENEOS/NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Douglas County)
WinsTop tens Poles
3252
Statistics current as of November 9, 2024.

Blaine M. Perkins (born February 28, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 29 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series West.

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Racing career

Perkins (No. 21) competing in the 2017 Carneros 200 at Sonoma Raceway. Blaine Perkins 2017 Carneros 200.jpg
Perkins (No. 21) competing in the 2017 Carneros 200 at Sonoma Raceway.
Perkins' No. 9 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022 Blaine Perkins 9 Truck Sonoma 2022.jpg
Perkins' No. 9 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022
Perkins at Auto Club Speedway in 2023 Blaine Perkins Xfinity Auto Club 2023.jpg
Perkins at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

Perkins started his racing career in Bandolero racing. [1]

Perkins made his debut in the West Series in 2015 at All American Speedway in Roseville, California, driving the No. 54 Toyota for Bill McAnally Racing, where he started 17th and finished 13th. After that, he secured a full-time ride in the series the following season with Steve Portenga Racing in their No. 21 car.

Perkins moved to the ARCA Racing Series for 2018 and drove in five races for Mason Mitchell Motorsports in the team's No. 98 and No. 78 Chevrolet's. He had previously made his debut in the series the prior year at Kentucky for Mitchell's team, where he started and finished ninth in that race. [2]

In 2019, Perkins focused on local racing, winning track championships at Irwindale Speedway and Kern County Raceway Park as well as winning the California title in the Whelen All-American Series. [1]

Perkins returned to the West Series in 2020, joining Sunrise Ford Racing to drive their No. 9 Ford, replacing Jagger Jones as a driver on the team. Perkins' new teammate Trevor Huddleston drove the No. 9 in 2019 and moved to the No. 6, replacing Jones. [3] Perkins earned his first win in the West Series in the second race of the Utah Motorsports Campus doubleheader on June 27. He also won the pole for the first race of the doubleheader, which was his first pole in the West Series. [4] He finished eleventh in that race.

Perkins moved up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2021, driving part-time for Our Motorsports in their new second car, the No. 03, for at least six races beginning at Martinsville in April. [5] After the No. 03 failed to qualify for the first few races of the season due to it not having enough owner points with entry lists of over 40 cars, Our Motorsports acquired the No. 23 car jointly fielded by RSS Racing and Reaume Brothers Racing before the race at Las Vegas in March, and Perkins is now expected to instead run his races in that car. Perkins got his first career stage win in the Xfinity Series at Talladega, winning stage 2. He finished 13th in the end. On December 23, 2021, it was announced that Perkins would drive the No. 9 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for CR7 Motorsports in 2022. [6] He struggled throughout the 2022 season, with his best result being an 18th-place finish at Nashville.

On January 9, 2023, it was announced that Perkins would run full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2023, driving the No. 07 car for SS-Green Light Racing. [7] He and the team would amicably agree to part ways after only five races. After not competing in the following race at Circuit of the Americas, he would rejoin Our Motorsports in the No. 02 at Richmond Raceway. On April 22, 2023, Perkins was involved in a very violent crash at Talladega Superspeedway where his car went upside down. It all started when Dexter Stacey spun and barely clipped Perkins in the right rear sending Perkins spinning. His car went airborne on the backstretch after contact with Jade Buford, and ended up barrel rolling violently six times before it landed right side up. Perkins walked out under his own power and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. [8] Perkins would finish the season 29th in the standings with a best finish of 13th at Martinsville in the spring.

Perkins' No. 29 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024. Blaine Perkins 29 Xfinity Las Vegas 2024.jpg
Perkins' No. 29 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

On December 18, 2023, it was announced that Perkins would drive the No. 29 full-time for RSS Racing in 2024. [9]

Motorsports career results

Stock car career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5Top 10PointsPosition
2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Bill McAnally Racing 10003151st
2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Steve Portenga Racing 1401104759th
2017 ARCA Racing Series Mason Mitchell Motorsports 100118582nd
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Steve Portenga Racing 1400643610th
2018 ARCA Racing Series Mason Mitchell Motorsports 400170528th
2020 ARCA Menards Series West Sunrise Ford Racing 113895882nd
2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Our Motorsports 800011340th
2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Our Motorsports 50010NC†
NASCAR Truck Series CR7 Motorsports 2300020329th
ARCA Menards Series Bill McAnally Racing 100026101st
2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series SS-Green Light Racing 500025829th
Our Motorsports 25000
2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series RSS Racing **

† As Perkins was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2021 Our Motorsports 23 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO
24		 ATL
30		 MAR
35		 TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC
34		 ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY
23		 DAR RCH BRI LVS
20		 TAL
13		 ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO
16		40th113 [10]
2022 02 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH
32		 GLN
29		 DAY
17		 DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL
36		 ROV LVS HOM MAR
10		 PHO 91st01 [11]
2023 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY
37		 CAL
31		 LVS
35		 PHO
35		 ATL
22		 COA 29th258 [12]
Our Motorsports 02 Chevy RCH
26		 MAR
13		 TAL
34		 DOV DAR
37		 CLT
37		 PIR
15		 SON
30		 NSH
26		 CSC
17		 ATL
32		 NHA
25		 POC
27		 ROA
17		 MCH
33		 IRC
31		 GLN
38		 DAY
25		 DAR
34		 KAN
33		 BRI
28		 TEX
DNQ		 ROV
28		 LVS
28		 HOM
29		 MAR
22		 PHO
32
2024 RSS Racing 29 Ford DAY
14		 ATL
30		 LVS
31		 PHO
13		 COA
22		 RCH
33		 MAR
16		 TEX
35		 TAL
23		 DOV
36		 DAR
27		 CLT
35		 PIR
20		 SON
18		 IOW
35		 NHA
27		 NSH
35		 CSC
24		 POC
34		 IND
29		 MCH
23		 DAY
14		 DAR
34		 ATL
19		 GLN
DNQ		 BRI
22		 KAN
28		 TAL
18		 ROV
33		 LVS
31		 HOM
34		 MAR
19		 PHO
22		27th350 [13]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2022 CR7 Motorsports 9 Chevy DAY
31		 LVS
35		 ATL
29		 COA
35		 MAR
DNQ		 BRD
25		 DAR
31		 KAN
32		 TEX
26		 CLT
30		 GTW
22		 SON
21		 KNX
25		 NSH
18		 MOH
30		 POC
29		 IRP
26		 RCH
34		 KAN
30		 BRI
28		 TAL
27		 HOM
22		 PHO
25		29th203 [14]

ARCA Menards Series

(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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2017 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN
9		 KAN 82nd185 [15]
2018 98 DAY NSH SLM TAL
13		 TOL CLT POC
12		 MCH MAD GTW CHI
11		 IOW 28th705 [16]
78 ELK
8		 POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN
2022 Bill McAnally Racing 99 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH
18		 POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 101st26 [17]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314AMSWCPtsRef
2015 Bill McAnally Racing 54 Toyota KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO
13		51st31 [18]
2016 Steve Portenga Racing 21 Chevy IRW
18		 KCR
16		 TUS
8		 OSS
9		 CNS
5		 SON
21		 SLS
11		 IOW
7		 EVG
7		 DCS
8		 MMP
6		 MMP
6		 MER
10		 AAS
9		9th475 [19]
2017 KCR
11		 TUS
8		 IRW
7		 IRW
9		 SPO
18		 OSS
11		 CNS
20		 SON
7		 IOW
21		 EVG
16		 DCS
17		 MER
8		 AAS
8		 KCR
19		10th436 [20]
2020 Sunrise Ford Racing 9 Ford LVS
3		 MMP
11		 MMP
1**		 IRW
4		 EVG
1**		 DCS
1*		 CNS
2		 LVS
10		 AAS
5		 KCR
3		 PHO
25		2nd588 [21]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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