Feese Brings Home a 23rd Place Finish at Homestead

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (November 19, 2011)  – The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) rounded out the 2011 season with a trip to South Beach and Homestead-Miami Speedway this past Friday evening. With Blake Feese behind the wheel for the final time this season, the NCWTS rookie brought home a 23rd-place finish after a long, rainy day in Miami.
 
The No. 32 Red Hot Insurance Quotes team unloaded for a single practice session Friday afternoon. Feese utilized his time to get feel of the track conditions, as it was his first time turning laps on the 1.5-mile speedway.  Feese was listed in the 32nd spot by the end of practice.  Mother Nature had other plans fro the remainder of the afternoon and rained out qualifying, therefore the field started via practice speeds.

The field took the green flag for 147 laps under the lights, with Feese in the 28th position.  Feese utilized the opening laps of the event to get a feel for the track and competition.  NASCAR displayed the competition caution on lap 20.  Feese radioed to crew chief Mark Rette that the truck was good, and he was comfortable with his entry, but was still feeling out the conditions. He hit pit road for four tires and a full tank of fuel.  Feese restarted in the 18th position.  The caution flew once again on lap 29, Feese hit pit road for a track bar adjustment and tires.  He restarted 24th on lap 33. 
 
Almost immediately he reported to Rette that he had no grip while running in the 25th position. The on track action remained green for evening’s longest period.  Green-flag pit stops began on lap 68, Feese brought his No. 32 Red Hot Insurance Quotes Chevy to pit road on lap 71 forfour tires and a full tank of fuel.  He returned to the track in the 24th position one-lap down.  The caution-flag waved once again on lap 96, Feese hit pit road for four new tires and a tank full of fuel. He restarted in the 25th position on lap 101.  As the action picked up with 17-laps to go, Mother Nature decided to pour down on the remainder of the evening forcing NASCAR to call an early end to the final race of the season.  Feese brought home a 23rd-place finish in the shortened race. With his return to the NASCAR circuit Feese earned one top-five, one top-10 finish and a best career starting spot of third at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this month.
 
“It was a frustrating evening, but it wasn’t for the lack of effort.  I wanted to thank Mr. Turner, Mark Rette and everyone at Turner Motorsports who did a great job for me this year. Wish we were racing next week. Thank you to everyone for your support and encouragement, it really means a lot to me,” said Feese.

Blake Feese - Homestead-Miami News & Notes

First Time For Feese At Homestead-Miami... Blake Feese will make his first start at Homestead-Miami Speedway this Friday evening. In his eight starts this season for Turner Motorsports, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) rookie has earned one top-five and one top-10 finish, with his best starting spot of third coming at Texas Motor Speedway. He holds an average finishing spot of 18.2.

Red Hot in Miami... Red Hot Insurance Quotes will adorn the hood of Feese's No. 32 Chevy this Friday evening at HMS. In it's first foray into the racing world, Red Hot Insurance Quotes works to save hundreds on auto, home, and life insurance and strives to provide excellent care for its customers.

007... The No. 32 Red Hot Insurance Quotes Chevrolet Silverado team will unload chassis TMS-007 for Friday evening's NCWTS season-finale. This chassis last saw track action in 'Sin City', where Feese qualified 19th and brought home a 13th-place finish. Feese also ran TMS-007 at Atlanta Motor Speedway where he brought home a career best fourth-place finish. Earlier this summer at Nashville Superspeedway, the rookie driver started 18th and finished in the 17th spot. TMS-007 also has a pair of top-10 finishes with Brad Sweet behind the wheel. Sweet started fourth and finished 10th at Charlotte Motor Speedway and followed that up at Kansas Speedway, starting and finishing in the ninth spot.

Looking Back on 2011 for the No. 32... The No. 32 Chevy saw four drivers take the wheel in 2011. This included three rookie drivers and a NASCAR legend who returned to the NCWTS after being absent for three years. The season started off with World of Outlaws racer, Brad Sweet, behind the wheel for the first 10 events of the season. He notched two top-10 finishes before closing out his run and making way for Canadian driver, Steve Arpin, who made his NCWTS debut with a splash, qualifying fourth at Texas Motor Speedway. The NCWTS rookie closed out his run at Chicagoland Speedway, grabbing his first career pole and becoming only third foreign-born NCWTS driver to do so. NASCAR veteran, Mark Martin, made his return to the NCWTS with the iconic Exide Batteries paint scheme for two races. Martin was on track to bring the No. 32 Chevy to victory lane, but his dominating performance was derailed by a late race accident at Michigan International Speedway. Feese returned to NASCAR this season, taking the reigns for the remainder of 2011, capturing one top-five and one top-10 finish. Overall a pretty strong year for the No. 32 Turner Motorsports crew.

Feese in 2011... After being absent from the NASCAR circuit, Feese made his return at Nashville Superspeedway earlier this summer and didn't look back. Over the course of nine races Feese has accumulated nine NCWTS starts this season. He has earned one top-five and one top-10 finish, and earned a best career starting spot of third at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this month. He has an average finishing spot of 18.2.

Blake Feese on Homestead-Miami Speedway:

"I'm looking forward to heading to Homestead this weekend. It's a track I've never competed at and I can't wait to get on the track to feel it out. This season has been a rejuvenation for me and quite the learning experience. I can't thank Mr. Turner enough for the opportunity he provided me by letting me get behind the wheel of his No. 32 Chevy. I'll definitely take what I've learned this season and look to build on it in the future."

Feese's Texas Two-Step Goes Awry With A 34th-Place Finish

FORT WORTH, Texas. (November 6, 2011) – The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) headed to the Lone Star State and Texas Motor Speedway this past weekend. After a career-best qualifying effort allowed him to start from the third position, Feese spent a good part of the event racing inside the top-10 but got caught up in mid-race accident that put an early end to his evening.

The No. 32 Cyclone Anaya’s Mexican Kitchen team unloaded for two practice sessions Thursday afternoon, using the firstsession to find his groove on the fast mile-and-a-half track. Feese rounded out final practice in the 12th spot. He returned later that evening and laid down a blistering qualifying lap of 29.908-seconds tostart from the third spot for Friday evening’s event.

The field took the green flag for 147 laps under the lights. Feese utilized the opening laps of the event to get a feel for the track and competition. The caution flew on lap 14, whichallowed Feese to pit for a track bar adjustment and fuel. He restarted in the fifthspot, and, for the next several laps, battled the competition inside the top-10, proving that he had a fast truck that could run up front.

The caution flew once again on lap 32 which gave Feese the opportunity to hit pit road for four tires and fuel. Green-flag racing resumed on lap 37 with Feese in the 15th spot. On lap 54, he was battling the No. 29 truck for position through turn four. Unfortunately, his competition’s front tire blew, collecting them both and sending them hard into the outside wall. The severe damage forced an early end to Feese’s evening and strong run.

“We had a really fast truck. It’s too bad luck wasn’t on our side tonight. Mark Rette [crew chief] and the guys made great changes between practices. The truck felt great during qualifying and it felt great to backup the hard work the guys put in this weekend. I wish we could've finished the race. We were inside the top-10 for most of the night I’m sure we could have kept it there. On to Homestead and hopefully I can capitalize on everything I’ve learned this season.”

No. 32 AccuDoc Solutions Silverado Team News and Notes - Texas

Cyclone Anaya's No. 32 Chevy Silverado... The No. 32 Chevy Silverado will have a new look on track this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen will adorn the hood of Blake Feese's No. 32 machine. Created by former Mexican professional wrestler Cyclone Anaya, the Mexican eatery has become a staple in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston areas. The restaurant serves up "Fine Mex," a blend of the traditional and the modern. Items like Lobster Enchiladas in Chardonnay cream sauce, Lump Crab Nachos, or delicious Carolina's Mixed Grill are the hallmarks of their exciting approach to food. They have a well-earned reputation for legendary margaritas and even make their own Agave Tequila.

Chassis TMS-020... The No. 32 Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen Chevrolet Silverado team will unload chassis TMS-020 for Friday evening's 250-mile event. This chassis last saw action at Chicagoland Speedway, where Steve Arpin started from the pole position and brought home a 16th-place finish. TMS-020 also has a pair of starts earlier this season at Texas Motor Speedway where Arpin started fourth, led six lapsand finished 23rd, as well as Kentucky Speedway where he started 13st and finished in the 12th position.

Turner Motorsports Texas Style... Turner Motorsports NCWTS and NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) stables head home to the Lone Star State this weekend. With the team's original headquarters in Hallettsville, Texas, this is a special track for the organization. Turner's youngest daughter, Kris, and current Turner Motorsports driver, James Buescher, have both won championships for the organization racing Bandolero cars at the 1.5-mile tri-oval. Buescher captured the organization's first NASCAR pole award in the November 2010 NNS event. Buescher is in a heated battle for the NCWTS championship that is sure to come down to the wire at Homestead-Miami Speedway. So far in 2011 the Turner Motorsports NCWTS stable has earned four poles, 12 top-five and 29 top-10 finishes, while the NNS stable has captured three wins, 21 top-five and 60 top-10 finishes thus far in 2011.

About Blake... Feese got his start racing quarter midgets at the age of 10. He progressed through the winged sprint car ranks over the years winning championships and prestigious races including wins at Knoxville Speedway, Eldora Speedway and the Dirt Track at Charlotte. In 2003, Feese made the switch to stock cars, competing in the ARCA Racing Series. In 2004, he partnered with Hendrick Motorsports, winning his first ARS event at Nashville Superspeedway. He went on to earn two wins, two top-five and four top-10 finishes that year. The next year he competed in six NNS races and also made his NCWTS debut at Kentucky Speedway. Following a year running the sprint car circuit, he returned to the ARS in 2007, running a limited schedule and earning one top-five and four top-10 finishes in four starts. In 2009, he made his second NCWTS start at Nashville Superspeedway finishing in 12th place.

Live On The Airwaves & Radiowaves...Live coverage of the Winstar World Casio 350K will take place on Friday, Nov. 4th beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The race will be televised live on SPEED and broadcast on the MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Blake Feese on Texas Motor Speedway:

"I'm ready to get to Texas this weekend. We have a pretty good mile and a half program and the guys have been working hard for this weekend. We have been solid at different points throughout each weekend, but need to work on putting a full race together in order to get the results we deserve. I'm confident we'll be able accomplish this goal in Texas. Last time there all three trucks were fast and qualified well, and if we keep our nose clean I'm confident we'll give the Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen Chevy a strong finish."

No. 32 AccuDoc Solutions Silverado Team News and Notes - Martinsville

First Time For Feese At Martinsville... Blake Feese will make his Martinsville Speedway NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) debut this Saturday afternoon. In his seven starts this season for Turner Motorsports, the NCWTS rookie has earned one top-five and one top-10 finish with an average finishing spot of 15th.

Chassis TMS-017... The No. 32 AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet Silverado team will unload chassis TMS-017 for Saturday afternoon's 200-lap event. This chassis last saw track action at New Hampshire Motor Speedway where Feese brought home a 21st-place finish. Earlier this season, Steve Arpin piloted this chassis at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, where he started 19th and finished in the 13th spot. TMS-017 also has a pair of starts earlier this season at Martinsville Speedway where Brad Sweet started 18th and finished 15th and Nashville Superspeedway where Sweet started 21st and finished in the 28th position.

Greensboro A Place Called Home... Greensboro A Place Called Home... No. 32 engine specialist and Hendrick Motorsports employee, Jamie Lamb, is heading back home to Greensboro N.C., a short 44 miles from Martinsville Speedway. Lamb, a graduate from UNC Charlotte with a degree in Mechanical Engineering interned with Hendrick Motorsports throughout college, and moved out to California to work as a team associate for Associated Electronics following graduation. He assisted in designing RC cars, specifically the RC 10 B44 which went on to win two consecutive world championships. In 2008, Lamb returned to the Queen City to work with the Hendrick Motorsports engine department and has worked with Turner Motorsports thus far in 2011.

AccuDoc Solutions... AccuDoc Solutions will serve as primary sponsor of the No. 32 Chevy Silverado this Saturday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway. AccuDoc Solutions is based in Morrisville, N.C. and provides billing- statement printing and processing to hospitals and hospital-based physicians. The Turner Motorsports marketing partner also adorns the hood of Jason Leffler's No. 30 machine in several NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) events in 2011.

About Blake... Feese got his start racing quarter midgets at the age of 10. He progressed through the winged sprint car ranks over the years winning championships and prestigious races including wins at Knoxville Speedway, Eldora Speedway and the Dirt Track at Charlotte. In 2003, Feese made the switch to stock cars, competing in the ARCA Racing Series. In 2004, he partnered with Hendrick Motorsports, winning his first ARS event at Nashville Superspeedway. He went on to earn two wins, two top-five and four top-10 finishes that year. The next year he competed in six NNS races and also made his NCWTS debut at Kentucky Speedway. Following a year running the sprint car circuit, he returned to the ARS in 2007, running a limited schedule and earning one top-five and four top-10 finishes in four starts. In 2009, he made his second NCWTS start at Nashville Superspeedway finishing in 12th place.

Live On The Airwaves & Radiowaves...Live coverage of the Kroger 200 will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29 beginning at 1:30 p.m. EDT. The race will be televised live on SPEED and broadcast on the MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Blake Feese on Martinsville Speedway:

"I'm looking forward to heading to Martinsville this weekend. I've never competed on track, so will rely on my teammates James [Buescher] and Ricky [Carmichael] who have both had strong runs in the past. The No. 32 AccuDoc Solutions team has definitely been on a strong consistent run as of late and the more we keep figuring out new ideas we'll definitely keep getting stronger."

Nothing has come easy for Blake Feese
by Amanda Ebersole on 10/24/2011

Credit: Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs

The path to stardom in NASCAR can be a tough road, but what makes it easier for the rookies is persistence and guts. Blake Feese exhibits both of those traits.

Feese has been driving part-time this year with Turner Motorsports, piloting the No.32 AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet in 7 races this season. With a season-best finish of 4th at Atlanta, Feese has been getting that ever- valuable seat time needed to help further his learning curve of the trucks. With only 6 starts, 7 as of Talladega, he is currently 28th in points and is ahead of drivers who have raced in triple the number of races that he has. That says a lot about Feese and his driving skills. This year’s results have been consistent with finishes of 18th, 18th, 4th, 21st, 12th and 13th.

Though Feese is new to the NASCAR scene, racing has been his life story since birth. His father Dave was a racer and packed the family up most weekends to hit the local tracks. That started the passion for Blake at a young age.

“They didn’t want me to race,” said Feese as he recounted his upbringing and start into racing. “Dad struggled, but at the same time he raised a family and built a business, so he was very busy. I am very proud of him!” For Blake himself, the passion his father put into racing was passed onto him. “All I ever wanted to do was race.  I do not remember ever wanting to be a racecar driver, that is what I felt like I was even from the time I was little.”

Starting his journey on a four-wheeler, Feese began racing in quarter midgets at the age of 10. Even that was a long road for Feese, who from the age of 7 was begging for a ride as he attended races with his cousins. Pacing the pits with his helmet, a young Blake would ask for a ride. Now, keep in mind quarter midgets are usually family-owned cars, so he was asking a mom or dad to bump their kid to give him a ride. Usually by the end of the evening, someone would let Feese at least practice in their car for a bit and that is the message: the value of persistence. “I started begging and asking for rides when I was little and it really hasn’t changed,” Feese said with a chuckle.

After racing sprint cars, Feese was advised to make the transition to stock cars, so he did as many drivers do. He packed up and headed from his home in Illinois to North Carolina. Again the picture of persistence, Feese went calling on Rick Hendrick. No appointment, no phone call, he just showed up at HMS one day asking to see Mr. Hendrick, though Hendrick was not even in the office that day.

Attending as many races and events as he could, Feese’s luck changed at a World of Outlaws race in Charlotte. The door had been shut in his face so many times because he was not a big name, nor did he bring the big money, but meeting Jimmy Spencer changed that. Feese told his story to Spencer, who offered him the name of Charlie Patterson.  Patterson helped Ryan Newman get his foot in the door of NASCAR.

“The word "no" means absolutely nothing to me because I have heard it since I was six years old,” said Feese, talking about the doors being shut in his face. But after that ever present persistence, finally the golden opportunity arose; Feese got to meet Rick Hendrick and was signed to HMS as a developmental driver in 2004. Hendrick signed Feese to run in the Busch (Nationwide) and select ARCA series events for the team. Feese found success under that HMS banner, winning two ARCA races, Nashville (in only his second career start) and Talladega. READ MORE >>

No. 32 AccuDoc Solutions Silverado Team News and Notes

Blake Feese is a Previous Winner At Talladega... Blake Feese will make his Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) debut this Saturday, but is by no means a stranger to the Alabama track. He claimed victory in 2004 in the ARCA Racing Series (ARS), starting on the outside front row, leading 30 laps including the final 22 to drive his way to victory lane.

Chassis TMS-004... The No. 32 AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet Silverado team will unload chassis TMS-004 for Saturday afternoon's 250-mile event. This chassis last saw track action in this race one year ago with James Beuscher behind the wheel. He qualified ninth and brought home a sixth-place finish. Ricky Carmichael also piloted TMS-004 in the 2010 season opener at Daytona International Speedway, starting 10th and bringing home a 21st-place finish after a late race incident.

After His First Six... Feese has accumulated six NCWTS starts this season. He has earned one top-five and one top-10 finish, and has an average finishing spot of 14.3 in 2011. Feese is slated to remain in the No. 32 seat for the remainder of the season.
AccuDoc Solutions... AccuDoc Solutions will serve as primary sponsor of the No. 32 Chevy Silverado this Saturday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway. AccuDoc Solutions is based in Morrisville, N.C. and provides billing- statement printing and processing to hospitals and hospital-based physicians. The Turner Motorsports marketing partner also adorns the hood of Jason Leffler's No. 30 machine in several NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) events in 2011.

About Blake... Feese got his start racing quarter midgets at the age of 10. He progressed through the winged sprint car ranks over the years winning championships and prestigious races including wins at Knoxville Speedway, Eldora Speedway and the Dirt Track at Charlotte. In 2003, he made the switch to stock cars, competing in the ARS. In 2004, he partnered with Hendrick Motorsports, winning his first ARS event at Nashville Superspeedway. He went on to earn two wins, two top-five and four top-10 finishes that year. The next year he competed in six NNS races and also made his NCWTS debut at Kentucky Speedway. Following a year running the sprint car circuit, he returned to the ARS in 2007, running a limited schedule and earning one top-five and four top-10 finishes in four starts. In 2009, he made his second NCWTS start at Nashville Superspeedway finishing in 12th place.

Live On The Airwaves & Radiowaves...Live coverage of the Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's will take place on Saturday, Oct. 22 beginning at 3:30 p.m. EDT. The race will be televised live on SPEED and broadcast on the MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Blake Feese on Talladega Superspeedway:

"I'm looking forward to head back to Talladega this weekend. It'll be my first time back since winning the ARCA race in 2004. We'll definitely have to work together as a team to get to the front and be in position to at the end of the day. We'll have a fast truck and if we stay out of trouble and be smart we can definitely contend for the win."