| Blake Bjorklund | |||||||
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| Born | (1985-09-08)September 8, 1985 (age 39) Isanti, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCARXfinity Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 109th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com (Fontana) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007Arizona Travel 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 15 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 29th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007Chevy Silverado HD 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 22, 2012. | |||||||
Blake Bjorklund (born September 8, 1985) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He has raced in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series,Nationwide Series, and theARCA Re/Max Series. In addition to racing stock cars, he has also racedsnowmobiles.
Before his venture into NASCAR, Bjorklund raced in the series full-time for one year in2006. He made a run for Rookie of the Year withCountry Joe Racing, a team well known for developing young talents such asJoey Miller andRyan Hemphill. Although he failed to qualify for the season-openingDaytona andNashville races, he bounced back with poles atBerlin andMilwaukee and earned his first career victory atSalem Speedway, passing ARCA legendFrank Kimmel with two laps to go. Bjorklund also earned the Bill France Triple Crown award for the three dirt tracks on the ARCA schedule. He finished the season 5th in points with one win, ten finishes in the top ten, and two poles.
In 2007, Bjorklund was signed byMRD Motorsports to run in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Driving the No. 8Chevrolet Silverado, he earned a best finish of 13th place atNashville Superspeedway.
After his release from his truck ride, Bjorklund was signed late in 2007 byJay Robinson Racing to drive the No. 28U.S. Border Patrol/Kibbles 'n BitsChevrolet in three races. Two of his races were ended early by engine failures and he was only able to muster a best finish of 30th atCalifornia Speedway.
In 2009, Bjorklund returned to the Nationwide Series in theMeijer 300 atKentucky Speedway, but failed to qualify the No. 96K-Automotive MotorsportsDodge.
(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 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL 30 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT 35 | MEM | TEX | PHO 33 | HOM | 109th | 195 | [1] |
| 2009 | Whitney Motorsports | 96 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN DNQ | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | 0 | [2] |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | MRD Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY 25 | CAL 31 | ATL 20 | MAR 19 | KAN 34 | CLT 20 | MFD 32 | DOV 16 | TEX 19 | MCH 21 | MLW 27 | MEM 25 | KEN 33 | IRP 27 | NSH 13 | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 29th | 1355 | [3] |
| ARCA Re/Max 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2006 | Country Joe Racing | 0 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | 5th | 4655 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | NSH DNQ | SLM 8 | WIN 30 | KEN 7 | TOL 15 | POC 33 | MCH 3 | KAN 37 | KEN 10 | BLN 3* | POC 32 | GTW 6 | NSH 11 | MCH 13 | ISF 12 | MIL 18 | TOL 3 | DSF 5 | CHI 2 | SLM 1 | TAL 28 | IOW 28 | |||||||