21 Facts About Blaise Alexander

Blaise Alexander began racing at the age of 12 in go-karts, winning the coveted World Karting Association East Regional championship in 1992.

On October 4,2001, during the ARCA EasyCare 100 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Blaise Alexander's car crashed into the outside retaining wall nearly head-on.

Blaise Alexander died from a basilar skull fracture, the fifth driver death from rapid-deceleration head-and-neck movements in 17 months, convincing NASCAR to mandate the HANS or Hutchens devices for all drivers, despite the accident happening in ARCA.

Blaise Alexander was born on March 26,1976, in Montoursville, Pennsylvania.

Blaise Alexander began his stock car career at age 12 in the World Karting Association and was the champion of the East Series in 1992.

From that point, Blaise 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.

In 1995, Blaise Alexander moved from Montoursville to Mooresville, North Carolina, to pursue a racing career.

Blaise Alexander drove a few races in the ARCA Re-Max Series in 1995.

Blaise Alexander won his first ARCA race in 1998 at Toledo Speedway and won a second race the same year at Pocono Raceway.

Blaise Alexander led in 18 ARCA races for a total of 490 laps led.

Blaise Alexander earned a total of four career pole awards, in races at Michigan, Watkins Glen, Toledo and Winchester.

In 1997, still running fifteen races in ARCA, Blaise Alexander began driving in NASCAR in the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series.

Blaise Alexander only raced twice in the truck series, and had modest success in Busch.

Blaise Alexander signed to run for Team SABCO during the 2000 Busch season, posting two top-ten finishes and finishing 25th in points.

At the EasyCare 100 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 4,2001, Blaise Alexander was involved in a 2-car accident during lap 63 of the race.

Blaise Alexander was fighting for the lead position with Kerry Earnhardt for most of the race.

Blaise Alexander was pronounced dead at the infield care center at 10:20 PM.

Blaise Alexander was interred at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in his hometown of Montoursville, Pennsylvania.

Blaise Alexander's death, caused by a basilar skull fracture sustained in the impact, was the sixth in two years.

Blaise Alexander's memory has been honored by Johnson in several public and private ways.

Blaise Alexander dedicated his first Cup win to Alexander during a televised interview in Victory Lane, sent condolences in a Victory Lane interview after the death of Alexander's mother, and supported various charity causes and events that Alexander initiated in his hometown area of Central Pennsylvania.