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Fans, family, and friends attended the Speedway to pay their final respects.
Fans, family, and friends attended the Speedway to pay their final respects.
Blewett started racing go karts at the age of 10. During his career he recorded 96 wins between 1993 and 2007, including track championships at Flemington Speedway, Wall Township Speedway, New Egypt, as well as New Hampshire. In 2006, he was honored during the motorsports show in Atlantic City as the northeasts Winningest Pavement Driver, for that year, as tallied by Area Auto Racing News.
On August 16, 2007, while competing in a Whelen Modified race at Thompson Speedway, Blewett lost his life in a crash where he spun and was hit in the driver"s door.
On August 18, 2007 Wall Township Speedway held a Special Memorial for John. On the final lap of the scheduled 40 lap modified event, 1990 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Whelen Modified Titlist Jamie Tomaino piloted the famed #76 for a solo lap in John"s honor.
Three months later, at the season ending Turkey Derby, the Speedway decided to reserve the #76 exclusively for use by the Blewett family, effectively retiring the number except that any Blewett family owned team or driver can use lieutenant The North-South Shootout, a race meet now featuring "Tour-type" Modified (similar to National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Modified Tour cars, but the races are unsanctioned), Saskatchewan Modified (Jack Arute owns the trademark, a Stafford Motor Speedway formula), Late Model, Super Late Model, and four-cylinder races held at various North Carolina short tracks, was renamed the John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout starting with the 2007 edition
John Blewett, Incorporated. #5 - 1992–1993
John Blewett Incorporated.
#76 - 1993–1994
Lou Vasquez #9/#5 1994–1996
Dick Barney #14 - 1995–1996, 1998–1999
John Blewett, Incorporated. #05 - 1997
Mario Fiore #44 - 1999
Curt Chase #77 - 2000–2004
Timmy Shinn #66 - 2002–2004 (Small Block Modified)
John Blewett, Incorporated #76 2005–2007 (Small Block Modified)
Sheba Racing #8 2004
John Blewett Incorporated. #66 2005–2007
Rookie of the Year (1992)
Thanksgiving Classic (1993)
Race of Champions (1995)
National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Northeast Regional (1996)
Challenge of Champions (1996, 1997)
North-South Shootout (2003, 2005) (after his death, the race became the John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout)
Turkey Derby (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005)
Garden State Classic (2003,2004,2006)
Flemington Speedway (1996, 1997)
New Hampshire International Speedway (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006)
New Egypt Speedway (1996)
Wall Township Speedway (2006).