However, lately John hasn't been spending as much time as he used to at
Wall. For the last few years he has been running a full Featherlite modified
schedule. Being a regular on the Tour is a challenge he relishes.  He was no
stranger to victory lane on Saturday night. Now, he is gradually making his
presence felt on the Tour as well. When not racing on the Featherlite Tour he
drives Sal Bruno's #88 car at Wall Stadium against his brother's #76.

Blewett lll started racing in the Featherlite Series in 1998 for half a
season wearing his family's colors. Then in 1999 he took the Mario Fiore's 
#44 modified and ran his first full season in the Series.  It was a mixed
year for him as he made good showings in many races before bad racing luck
took him out of contention for the win.  The talent he showed during his 1999
campaign caught the interest of Kurt Chase who offered him the ride in
the#77, which Blewett has been driving ever since.  

This year in the Featherlite Series, it seems that lady luck is smiling on
him and the various misfortunes that plagued him in previous years are behind
him as he has found himself in a three way points battle with Stefanic and
Marquis for the 2001 title. He was contending for his first Featherlite
Championship title in only his third full year in that series.  

John Blewett lll from Howell NJ is a second-generation racer who is
continuing his families racing legacy and building upon what his grandfather
Blewett Sr started 27 years ago when he bought his son John Jr his first
racecar.  John Jr started by winning multiple track titles at the local
short tracks before quickly moving up to the Featherlite tour.  His son John
lll has started out the same way and is on track to bringing even greater
fame to the family name.

Racing has been Blewett lll's number one priority since childhood. Some of
his favorite memories growing up were spending time with his father in the
his garage and hanging out with dad's friends where he learned the delicate
art of building and setting up at racecar by helping his father in the
family's race shop. Blewett lll also ran karts at New Egypt where his father
raced on a weekly basis and like any racer's son he picked up driving tips
along the way watching his father on the track, which he still uses today,
when he climbed into his own racer.

John Blewett lll started his racing career ten years ago at Wall Stadium
when he was 18 years old in his family sponsored #76. The Blewett family did
their best to make sure John lll had the best equipment they could get and
the family effort paid off when renowned car owner Dick Barney gave him the
nod to drive his legendary #14 asphalt modified. Blewett won the North East
regional Modified Championship title a few years later at age 23.  He has
also won a Small Block Track Championship at New Egypt as well as a Late
Model and two Modified Track Championships at Flemington Speedway.  In 2000,
he won the New Hampshire Featherlite Modified Championship.

 Blewett lll finished 8th in the standings at Wall Stadium for the 2001
season while his brother, Jimmy took home the 2001 Modified Track
championship at Wall. John lll is excited about the prospect of his brother
joining him in the Featherlite series next year on a limited basis.

Currently, Blewett lll has amassed over 40 modified victories, six small
block victories, 15 Late model victories and is ranked high on Flemington
Speedway's all-time feature win list.

His highly competitive racing spirit is matched by his intense focus on
raceday as he and his team work to insure his car is tweaked to perfection. 
The family motto could be-The family that works together, wins together. 
Joined by his father and younger brother Jimmy, he and his team spend 20-30
hours each week after work in the race shop working on the families'
racecars.  

When asked how he adjusted to the Featherlite cars so rapidly Blewett said"
The tour car is not much different from the car he races at Wall Stadium. 
The tour car has wider tires for better grip and 150 more HP. The Wall car
has smaller tires made of harder compound, which cause the car to slide in
the corners on the track. The slide is so small that those watching do not
notice it. However, the way they handle is so similar that both cars are
basically the same when it comes to driving them."

Blewett treasures the friendships he's made in the sport but he puts his
family first. He is devoted to his wife Sey and their young son, who maybe
the next generation to continue the Blewett family's tradition of racing
excellence.