Career
This driver participated in 634 laps of racing action - the equivalent of 814.3 miles (1,3105 km). He would earn a total of $3,135 in his total racing career ($11,37397 when adjusted for inflation) while starting and finishing in 27th place on average. One of his celebrity appearances in print was on the January 1970 issue of Popular Mechanics.
Where he would appear alongside Tiny Lund, Buck Baker, Randy Hutchison, Marty Robbins and Jim Vandiver.
The race took two hours and twenty nine minutes to finish. While never winning at the Winston Cup Series level, Blanton did exceptionally well on dirt tracks in the other series.
He managed to finish in second to David Pearson at the 1972 Bold City 200 in Jacksonville, Florida. His primary car in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Cup Series would be the #59 Chevrolet sponsored by Mr.
Danny Queen.