Active Series
4th Year
SOCAL Sprint Car Association

Driver: Ed Blackman

Hometown: La Mesa, California

Birthday: December 7, 1946

Age: 61

Day Job: Pharmacy Clerk

First Cup Race: Feb. 12 2005

Cup Contract: Through 2009

E-mail: ednbeth@juno.com



CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATON
Car Number: 273

Make: Dodge Charger

Primary Sponsor: Viagra

Associate Sponsors: Grossmont Pharmacy, Rubio's Mexican Grill

Rookie Season: 2005



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Past Paint Schemes
2005-07 Viagra Chevy 2005-07 Viagra Chevy, rear view
BIOGRAPHY
Favorite NASCAR Driver
Tony Stewart
# 20
Sponsor: Home Depot
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Rookie Year: 1999
Birthdate: 5/20/71
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
Hometown: Rushville, IN

Other drivers:
Jimmy Johnson, Mark Martin, Ken Schrader
Ed says, I'm a 4th generation native Californian, and have been married 19 years, (this time is the last time!), to my lovely wife Beth. Between us we have 3 children and 11 grandchildren. I have been a motorsports fan for over 45 years. I spent many days at Drag Strips and Dirt Tracks in my teens and 20's, also going to several races at Riverside International Raceway in the 70's and 80's. I remember seeing all the last generation great drivers and even Rick Hendrick and Richard Childress driving there. I also went to Ontario Motor Speedway before it was torn down, and to the inaugural Formula 1 race at Long Beach in 1976. If I ever get to retire, I would love to see a Cup race at Bristol, Richmond, and Daytona.


FAVORITES

Movies: The Graduate, Vanishing Point, Cool Hand Luke, Office Space

TV Shows: Boston Legal, Cops, HGTV, and of course The Speed Channel

Food: Mexican, Bar-B-Que, Hamburgers, Steaks

Sports Teams: San Diego Padres, San Diego Chargers

Music Groups: All 60's and later British Rock, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, The Shins. I like almost any music but Gangster Rap.

Hobbies: hiking, boogie-boarding, horticulture, and motorsports (especially NASCAR, Formula 1, and the NHRA)



CAREER WINS
Win #
Date
Track
Race Name
Points
CUP SERIES
1.
April 9, 2006
Texas Motor Speedway
Samsung/RadioShack 500
105
2.
October 5, 2006
Texas Motor Speedway
Dickies 500
190
3.
February 17, 2008
Daytona Intl. Speedway
Daytona 500
286
4.
June 22, 2008
Infineon Raceway
Toyota/SaveMart 350
330



CAREER CUP STATS
Year
Finish
Starts
Points
Behind
Wins
2nd Place
3rd Place
Top 5's
Top 10's
Prov.
Most Points
in a week
Least Points
in a week
High Rank
Low Rank
2005
21st
36
3559
-2695
0
0
1
2
7
0
118
2
13
38
2006
20th
36
3707
-2589
2
0
1
4
8
1
172
3
19
43
2007
34th
36
3325
-2966
0
1
1
4
7
1
167
-5
20
41
Total
25th
108
10591
N/A
2
1
3
10
22
2
172
-5
13
44
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2007 highlights


Did not win a race but finished 2nd and 3rd once each

Recorded 3 top 5's and 9 top 10's

Participated in the All-Star Challenge and finished 21st



2006 highlights


Won the SamSung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on 4/9/06

Won the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on 11/5/06

Finished 3rd once

Recorded 4 top 5's and 8 top 10's

Recorded two consecutive top 10 finishes twice during the season

Led the Power Gauge for 1 week

Participated in the 2006 All Star Challenge and finished 16th



2005 highlights


Did not win any races but finished 3rd once

Recorded 2 top 5's and 7 top 10's

Led the Power Gauge for 2 consecutive weeks


Trophies & Awards

2008 Daytona 500 Winner





17 Feb 2004
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