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Runner-Up
Performance for #32 Team at Mountain View!
William Blankenship Lifts
Lid to Season with Runner-Up!
Blankenship Returns to
Action; Lands on I-75 Podium!
Top Five for William
Blankenship in Visit to I-75 Raceway
Tight Racecar Hampers
William Blankenship at LCS...
Blankenship Bags Top
Ten in Visit to 411 Motor Speedway
William Blankenship Crowned
King of the Crates Again!
Despite Power Steering
Issues; Blankenship Vaults to Fourth
Blankenship Runner-Up
in Return to Crossville Speedway!
William Blankenship Advances
to Thunder Mountain Podium!
Mother Nature Wins Out
at Thunder Mountain Speedway...
William Blankenship Captures
Top Ten at Lake Cumberland Speedway
Blankenship Chooses to
Scratch from Rockcastle Special Event
William Blankenship Bags
$1,200 in Thunder Mountain Opener!
Blankenship Wires Crate
Late Model Foes at Crossville Speedway!
William Blankenship Tenth
in Lake Cumberland Speedway Visit
First Win of 2023 for
Blankenship Comes at Thunder Mountain!
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(April
14, 2024) For the second time in 2024, William Blankenship
unloaded his potent #32 Limited Late Model on Saturday night, April
13 - this time at Mountain View Raceway in Spring City, Tennessee.
William earned Fast Time honors during the qualifying session to
land on the pole for the 25-lap main event. Unfortunately, his tires
didn't fire early in the contest and he was forced to settle for
a strong runner-up performance behind only $1,100 winner Chase King.
Complete results from last night at Mountain View Raceway can be
found online by visiting 
(April
7, 2024) William Blankenship and his #32 team kicked off
their version of the 2024 racing season on Saturday evening, April
6 at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tennessee. William entered a Limited
Late Model in the $1,200 to win weekly show at the Volunteer State
oval. After timing in fourth quickest overall during qualifying
and winning his heat race, William started the 25-lap main event
from the outside of the front row. The McMinnville, Tennessee ace
then wound up finishing right where he started in the contest -
in the second spot behind only victor Hayden Ownbey! Complete results
from the season lid lifter can be found online at 
(November
12, 2023) After nearly a month away from the racetrack,
the William Blankenship Racing team returned to competition on Saturday
evening, November 11 at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tennessee. A
$900 top prize was once again on the line in a regular show for
the 604 Crate Late Models. William Blankenship placed second in
his heat race and later started the 20-lap main event from the outside
of the second row. During the caution-free affair, William moved
up one spot to land on the podium behind only winner Brad Dyer and
runner-up Junior Whitener! Complete results from I-75 Raceway can
be found online at 
(October
8, 2023) The 'Fall Classic' at Lake Cumberland Speedway
in Burnside, Kentucky was next for the #32 team on Saturday night,
October 7. The American All-Star Series rolled into the Commonwealth
of Kentucky to preside over the $10,000 to win shootout. William
Blankenship laid down the tenth quickest time in Group A during
the qualifying session prior to running fourth in his heat race.
After starting the 60-lap headliner from the inside of the eighth
row, William fought a tight racecar throughout the contest that
led to him ultimately retiring in the twentieth position. Complete
results from last night at Lake Cumberland Speedway can be viewed
online at 
(October
1, 2023) William Blankenship, of McMinnville, Tennessee,
and his #32 team paid a visit to 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour,
Tennessee on Saturday night, September 30. A weekly Crate Late Model
show was on tap at the Volunteer State oval and a $1,000 payday
was up for grabs. William timed in eighth quickest overall during
qualifying and later ran third in heat race action. After starting
sixth on the grid and vaulting to as high as third in the running
order, William was hampered by an overheating right rear tire and
ultimately slipped to seventh at the unfurling of the checkered
flag. Complete results from last night at the 4-1-1 can be viewed
online at 
(September
3, 2023) For the second straight year, William Blankenship
has been crowned the 'King of the Crates' by winning on Saturday,
September 2 at Mountain View Raceway in Spring City, Tennessee!
William set Fast Time overall in 604 Crate Late Model qualifying
to earn the pole position for the main event. The McMinnville, Tennessee
ace then led from flag-to-flag in the 40-lap headliner to pocket
the $2,000 first place prize money ahead of runner-up Robert Reagan,
Bradley Goodman, Matt Shannon, and Josh Collins! Complete results
from last night's annual 'King of the Crates' can be found online
by clicking on 
(August
27, 2023) William Blankenship and his #32 team found themselves
back at Crossville Speedway on Saturday night, August 26. The American
All-Stars Series rolled into the Crossville, Tennessee oval to preside
over a $3,000 to win shootout. William knocked down the seventh
quickest lap overall during the qualifying session prior to picking
up a heat race triumph. After starting seventh on the grid in the
40-lap main event, William battled power steering issues, but was
still able to pass a trio of competitors en route to a strong fourth
place effort behind only victor Jesse Lowe, Cory Hedgecock, and
Cameron Weaver. Complete results from last night at Crossville Speedway
can be viewed online at 
(August
20, 2023) William Blankenship Racing returned to Crossville
Speedway in Crossville, Tennessee on Saturday, August 19. A $1,000
top prize was on the line last night at the Volunteer State venue.
William Blankenship laid down the second fastest lap overall during
604 Crate Late Model qualifying before starting the A-Main from
the outside of the front row. William then led second throughout
the contest and earned a strong runner-up performance behind only
winner Deke Waters. Complete results can be found online at 
(August
6, 2023) For the second straight Saturday night, the William
Blankenship Racing team found themselves in the pit area at Thunder
Mountain Speedway in Corbin, Kentucky on August 5. Another $2,000
winner's check was up for grabs with the 604 Crate Late Models.
William Blankenship stopped the clock seventh quickest overall during
the qualifying session before he was doored his in his heat race,
which led to a bent wheel and a fifth place effort. William then
turned up the heat on his competitors in the A-Main, as the McMinnville,
Tennessee ace picked off six cars during the 30-lapper to land on
the podium in third behind only winner Brian Smith and runner-up
Jordan Hedger! Complete results from last night at Thunder Mountain
can be found online by clicking on the track's Facebook page. 
(July
2, 2023) McMinnville, Tennessee ace William Blankenship
celebrated in victory lane for the third time in 2023 on Friday
evening, June 30 in the weekend opener at Thunder Mountain Speedway
in Corbin, Kentucky! William laid down the second fastest lap during
the Crate Late Model qualifying session before winning his heat
race and the main event, which earned him a $1,200 paycheck. In
Saturday's $3,500 to win weekend finale at Thunder Mountain, William
started off the night by clicking off the quickest time during qualifying
prior to winning his heat race. After starting the A-Main from the
pole position, an incorrect right rear tire selection caused William
to fade to a sixth place performance. Complete results can be found
on the Thunder Mountain Speedway Facebook page. 
(June
25, 2023) William Blankenship, of McMinnville, Tennessee,
racked up his second feature win of the 2023 campaign on Saturday
night, June 24 at Crossville Speedway! William laid down the quickest
lap overall during 604 Crate Late Model qualifying at the Crossville,
Tennessee oval and later started the weekly main event from the
pole position. He then grabbed the point at the drop of the green
flag and never looked back en route to picking up the $500 first
place prize money over a top five that included runner-up Austin
Breedlove, Floyd Turner, Robby Reagan, and Randy Gibson. Complete
results from last night at Crossville Speedway can be found online
by clicking on 
(June
18, 2023) Fresh off his first triumph of the year, William
Blankenship paid a visit to Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside,
Kentucky on Saturday evening, June 17. The American All-Stars Series
rolled into LCS last night and a $3,000 winner's check was up for
grabs. William stopped the clock sixteenth fastest overall during
qualifying before running fourth in his loaded heat race. After
rolling off from the outside of the eighth row in the 30-lap feature
event, William was able to pick off six competitors during the contest
to land in the tenth finishing position. Complete results from this
contest can be accessed by logging onto 
(June
11, 2023) William Blankenship and his #32 team celebrated
in victory lane for the first time in 2023 on Saturday night, June
10 at Thunder Mountain Speedway in Corbin, Kentucky! In his first-ever
visit to the oval, William timed in fourth quickest in 604 Crate
Late Model qualifying prior to securing a heat race victory. After
unfortunately being sent to the tail early in the feature for alledgedly
spinning the polesitter, William rebounded from the back of the
pack to win by a wide 1/2-track margin. Despite overheating late
in the distance, the McMinnville, Tennessee ace picked up the $1,600
top prize over a top five that included runner-up Rod Carter, Jr.,
Lenny Bates, Jason George, and William Carkuff. Complete results
can be found on the Thunder Mountain Speedway Facebook page. (Strader
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