Blaine Donahue
| Blaine Donahue | |||||||
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| Born | September 1, 2005 Cornelius, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 126th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 General Tire 150 (Dover) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 11 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 43rd (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Dutch Boy 150 (Flat Rock) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Sunbelt Rentals 150 (Flat Rock) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of August 1, 2025. | |||||||
Blaine Donahue (born September 1, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing.
Racing career
ARCA Menards Series
In 2024, Donahue participated in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing,[1] and placed 49th in the overall results between the two testing days.[2]
In 2025, he competed in the ARCA / ARCA East combination race at Dover, for Fast Track, where he finished 23rd after a mechanical issue.
ARCA Menards Series East
In 2024, it was revealed that Donahue would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East at Flat Rock Speedway, driving the No. 01 Toyota for Fast Track Racing,[3] where after placing eleventh in the lone practice session,[4] he qualified and finished four laps in seventh place.[5][6][7]
On April 11, 2025, it was announced that Donahue would drive the No. 9 for Fast Track at Rockingham Speedway for his second East Series start.[8] He competed in the ARCA / ARCA East combination race at Dover, where he finished 23rd after a mechanical issue.
In 2026, he competed at Flat Rock, where he scored a tenth-place finish.
Personal life
Donahue is the son of Patrick Donahue, who currently serves as a partial crew chief for Patrick Staropoli and the No. 48 Chevrolet for Big Machine Racing, and who previously served as a pit-crew member for Hendrick Motorsports and Jeff Gordon, winning three titles in 1995, 1997, and 1998.[9][10] The younger Donahue also currently works as a crew member for BMR.[11]
Motorsports career results
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2025 | Fast Track Racing | 9 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV 23 |
IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL | 126th | 21 | [12] |
ARCA Menards Series East
| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2024 | Fast Track Racing | 01 | Toyota | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS 7 |
IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI | 45th | 37 | [13] |
| 2025 | 9 | FIF | CAR 16 |
NSV | FRS | DOV 23 |
IRP | IOW | BRI | 43rd | 49 | [14] | ||
| 2026 | 11 | Ford | HCY | CAR | NSV | TOL | IRP | FRS 10 |
IOW | BRI | -* | -* | [15] | |
References
- ↑ "Entry list for the 2024 ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona". ARCA Racing. January 11, 2024.
- ↑ "ARCA Menards Series 2024 pre-race practice: Complete results". ARCA Racing. February 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Entry list: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Practice results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Qualifying results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Race results: Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Blaine Donahue". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Blaine Donahue returns to Fast Track Racing to compete at Rockingham Speedway". ARCA Racing.com. 13 April 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Crew Chief Patrick Donahue Confident with Growth of Gray Gaulding, BK Racing". Frontstretch. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Our Team". Big Machine Racing. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "NOTEBOOK: William Sawalich looks to parlay first East Series win of 2024 into second straight title". ARCA Racing. May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Blaine Donahue – 2025 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Blaine Donahue – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Blaine Donahue – 2025 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Blaine Donahue – 2026 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
External links
- Blaine Donahue driver statistics at Racing-Reference