- Name: Steve Blackburn
- Hometown: Prestonsburg, KY
- Family: Wife - Tina Daughter Kassidy
- Car Number: 69
- Profession: General Manager - Honda of Prestonsburg
Championships: 2004 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Atlantic Region Champion. 2004 Lonesome Pine Raceway Late Model Division Track Champion (Won 14 of 19 races)
Experience: Blackburn first began racing motorcycles touring nationally throughout the 1980s. He captured a national championship in the early 80s and continued on a successful pace throughout the early 90s. Winning the U. S. Twin Sports at Daytona International Speedway was the highlight of his bike career. His 35 years of racing experience now include championships in both motorcycle racing and stock car racing. He turned his attention to stock car racing in the late 1990s and hasn't looked back since.
Then & Now: In the late 90s, Blackburn made a career change, moving to dirt modified stock car racing. Winning local and national championships, Steve gained valuable experience testing his skills and eventually moving to a full-bodied late model stock car.
Winning a NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series Atlantic Region Championship and winning the Lonesome Pine Speedway (VA) most popular driver award in 2004, Blackburn Motorsports felt challenged to take on the next level - the ARCA RE/MAX Series. His first appearance came at the 1.5 mile paved oval Kentucky Speedway in May 2005.
The Prestonsburg native took his fellow competitors by surprise. Running 4th in practice at 166.3 mph, the rookie proved to be a serious contender. Unfortunately, his qualifying attempt was hindered due to rainfall, keeping him out of the event. He returned to the speedway in July, again surprising everyone with a 14th place finish in the night race.
One of the highlights of Steve's career turned out to be a race he finished 22nd. With just 4 laps to go everyone knew Steve had the car to win and wasn't disappointed. Running in 2nd behind Joey Logano and waiting for his opportunity to pass with a couple laps left, a little rubbing from the 3rd place guy and Steve's left rear tire went down. Needless to say very disappointing but Steve knew he could race with anyone then.
