| Born: | March 26, 1976 | |
| Birthplace: |  Montoursville, Pennsylvania |
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| Died: | October 4, 2001 (aged 25) | |
| Cause of Death: | Racing accident | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | 1996 ARCA Rookie of the Year | |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics | ||
| 65 races run over 5 years. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montoursville is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States founded in 1953 by John Marcum. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. | ||
| Best NNS Position: | 25th - 2000 | |
| First Race: | 1997 Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300 (Fontana) | |
| Last Race: | 2001 MBNA. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. The 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 19 and ended on November 11. The 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 9. The Stater Brothers 300 is the second race on the NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule The Auto Club Speedway of Southern California (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile low-banked D-shaped oval Superspeedway in Fontana California The 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 10. com 200 (Dover) | |
| First Win: | - | |
| Last Win: | - | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| 2 races run over 1 years. Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR -sanctioned Race track located in Dover Delaware, owned by and serving as the corporate headquarters of The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. | ||
| First Race: | 1997 Loadhandler 200 (Bristol Motor Speedway) | |
| Last Race: | 1997 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen International) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 1 | 0 |
Blaise Alexander (March 26, 1976-October 4, 2001), was a stock car racer from Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen" is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Montoursville is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States He began racing at the age of 12 in go-karts, winning the coveted World Karting Association East Regional championship in 1992. In 1995, he moved south to Mooresville, North Carolina and was named Rookie of the Year in the ARCA series the following year. Mooresville is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States founded in 1953 by John Marcum. Over his ARCA career, he won three times. In 1997, he began running NASCAR in the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. He only tasted modest success but was signed on to run for Team SABCO in the Busch Series in 2000, posting two top-ten finishes and finishing 25th in points. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in NASCAR, IRL, and Grand-Am racing After that year, he decided to return to the ARCA series for more experience.
On October 4, 2001, during the EasyCare 100 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Alexander was battling Kerry Earnhardt for the lead when their cars touched, sending Earnhardt flipping upside-down through the infield while Alexander crashed into the outside retaining wall nearly head-on. Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. Kerry Dale Earnhardt (born December 8 1969 in Kannapolis North Carolina) is the eldest son of the late seven time NASCAR Winston Cup Earnhardt made it out unscathed, but Alexander was taken to the hospital unconscious and showing no pulse. In Medicine, a person's pulse is the throbbing of their arteries. Within 25 minutes, he was pronounced dead. His death, the sixth stock car racing fatality in two years, convinced NASCAR to mandate the HANS device for all drivers.
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Biography
Alexander was born on March 26, 1976 in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montoursville is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States He began his stock car career at age 12 in the World Karting Association and was the champion of the East series in 1992. The World Karting Association, or WKA is an American motorsports sanctioning body that organizes and promotes races and events related to Kart racing. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) From that point, Alexander moved onto the Micro-Sprint racing series at tracks in different states including Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York, posting a total of 48 wins in the series. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous In 1995, Alexander moved from Montoursville to Mooresville, North Carolina to pursue a racing career. Mooresville is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. During this time, Alexander's career began to flourish. In 1997, he competed in fifteen ARCA Re-Max Series and then expanded his racing career into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he was in two races, the Watkins Glen road course and Bristol oval. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen" is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol Alexander entered the Busch Series in the same year, posting a top-10 finish at North Carolina Speedway in only his second start in the series. This article is about the Rockingham North Carolina Track for the track located in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom see Rockingham Motor His best career finish, however, did not come until 2000's Atlanta Motor Speedway race, racing for Team Sabco. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is an Intermediate track in Hampton Georgia, twenty miles (32 km south of
ARCA racing career
Alexander began driving in the ARCA Re-Max Series in 1995 and won Rookie of the Year honors the year after. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 During the rookie year, Alexander pulled off a second-place finish at Lowe's Motor Speedway and two second-place finishes in 1997. Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. Alexander won his first ARCA race in 1998 at Toledo Speedway and winning a second race the same year at Pocono Raceway. Toledo Speedway is a racetrack located in Toledo Ohio. It's owned jointly by Roy Mott and ARCA President Ron Drager Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) is a Superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond He led in 18 ARCA races for a grand total of 490 laps led. Alexander's final win came in 2001 at Michigan International Speedway in July 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (322-km moderate-banked D-shaped Superspeedway located off U Alexander had earned a total four career pole awards at Michigan, Watkins Glen, Toledo and Winchester raceways.
Death
On October 4, 2001, Alexander participated in the EasyCare 100 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. He had been dogfighting for the lead position with Kerry Earnhardt for most of the race. Kerry Dale Earnhardt (born December 8 1969 in Kannapolis North Carolina) is the eldest son of the late seven time NASCAR Winston Cup [1] At Lap 63 of 67, Earnhardt had to dodge a lap car by hitting his brakes, which caused Alexander's #75 to catch up to Earnhardt's #2. Alexander began to inch into the lead when Earnhardt's car broke traction at the rear and made contact with Alexander's, sending both cars head-on into the wall. Earnhardt flipped over onto his roof and slid into the grass, while Alexander went head-on into the outside retaining wall. After the wreck, Earnhardt got away unharmed, while Alexander was knocked unconscious. [1] The ARCA race officials quickly threw out the red flag to send rescue workers onto the track to check on Alexander. Earnhardt had already gotten out of his car and wanted to go check on Alexander, a good friend of his. Officials would not allow Earnhardt to see him and was taken to the infield care center. As soon as he left, he went for Blaise's car, but by the time he got there, the ambulance was already leaving. Alexander was pronounced dead at the infield care center at 10:20 PM, at age 25. [1][2] This was the second loss for Kerry Earnhardt in 2001. He had lost his father, Dale Earnhardt, in February's Daytona 500. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr ( April 29, 1951 &ndash February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver best known for his career driving The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Alexander was interred at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, his hometown. [3]
Aftermath
Alexander's death, caused by a basilar skull fracture sustained in the impact, was the sixth in two years. A basilar skull fracture (or Basal skull fracture) is a linear Skull fracture involving the basilar bone of the Skull. Other high-profile drivers killed in this period included Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr. and Tony Roper as well as the elder Earnhardt, and finally motivated NASCAR to require the use of head and neck restraint devices to keep drivers safe from these types of injuries, caused by rapid deceleration in wrecks. Adam Kyler Petty ( July 10, 1980 &ndash May 12, 2000) was an auto racing car driver Kenneth Dale Irwin Jr ( August 5, 1969 &ndash July 7, 2000) was a NASCAR stock car driver Tony Roper ( December 13, 1964 - October 13, 2000) was a NASCAR driver The use of such devices had been optional up until Alexander's death.
In response to these deaths, NASCAR also stepped up testing of soft wall technology, eventually leading to the installation of the SAFER Barrier on all NASCAR oval tracks. The Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER barrier, sometimes called a soft wall, is a technology found primarily on oval automobile Race tracks and intended to make
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