Blaine Perkins

Perkins (No. 21) competing in the 2017 Carneros 200 at Sonoma Raceway. Blaine Michael Perkins (born February 28, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Jordan Anderson Racing. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, and the ARCA Menards Series West.

Racing career

Perkins started his racing career in Bandolero racing.

In 2019, Perkins focused on local racing, winning track championships at Irwindale Speedway and Kern County Raceway Park as well as winning the California title in the Whelen All-American Series.

Perkins returned to the West Series in 2020, joining Sunrise Ford Racing to drive their No. 9 Ford, replacing Jagger Jones as a driver on the team. Perkins' new teammate Trevor Huddleston drove the No. 9 in 2019 and moved to the No. 6, replacing Jones. Perkins earned his first win in the West Series in the second race of the Utah Motorsports Campus doubleheader on June 27. He also won the pole for the first race of the doubleheader, which was his first pole in the West Series. He finished eleventh in that race.

Perkins moved up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2021, driving part-time for Our Motorsports in their new second car, the No. 03, for at least six races beginning at Martinsville in April. After the No. 03 failed to qualify for the first few races of the season due to it not having enough owner points with entry lists of over 40 cars, Our Motorsports acquired the No. 23 car jointly fielded by RSS Racing and Reaume Brothers Racing before the race at Las Vegas in March, and Perkins is now expected to instead run his races in that car. Perkins got his first career stage win in the Xfinity Series at Talladega, winning stage 2. He finished thirteenth in the end. On December 23, 2021, it was announced that Perkins would drive the No. 9 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for CR7 Motorsports in 2022. He struggled throughout the 2022 season, with his best result being an eighteenth-place finish at Nashville.

On January 9, 2023, it was announced that Perkins would run full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2023, driving the No. 07 car for SS-Green Light Racing. He and the team would amicably agree to part ways after only five races. After not competing in the following race at Circuit of the Americas, he would rejoin Our Motorsports in the No. 02 at Richmond Raceway. On April 22, 2023, Perkins was involved in a very violent crash at Talladega Superspeedway where his car went upside down. It all started when Dexter Stacey spun and barely clipped Perkins in the right rear, sending Perkins spinning. His car went airborne on the backstretch after contact with Jade Buford and ended up barrel-rolling violently six times before it landed right side up. Perkins walked out under his own power and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. Perkins would finish the season 29th in the standings with the best finish of thirteenth at Martinsville in the spring.

On December 18, 2023, it was announced that Perkins would drive the No. 29 full-time for RSS Racing in 2024. Perkins scored no top-ten finishes during the season, his highest being a thirteenth at the Phoenix Spring race, and failed to qualify at Watkins Glen. He finished the year 27th in the final point standings, a slight improvement from 2023 but the worst out of all the full-time drivers.

On December 6, 2024, it was announced that Perkins would compete in the No. 31 for Jordan Anderson Racing in 2025. He earned four top-ten finishes during the season, his highest coming at Talladega Superspeedway in October, where he finished in sixth-place. He finished the year 26th in the points standings.

On November 20, 2025, it was announced that Perkins will return the JAR and the No. 31 for the 2026 season.

Motorsports career results

Stock car career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Position 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Bill McAnally Racing 1 0 0 0 31 51st 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Steve Portenga Racing 14 0 1 10 475 9th 2017 ARCA Racing Series Mason Mitchell Motorsports 1 0 0 1 185 82nd NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Steve Portenga Racing 14 0 0 6 436 10th 2018 ARCA Racing Series Mason Mitchell Motorsports 4 0 0 1 705 28th 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Sunrise Ford Racing 11 3 8 9 588 2nd 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Our Motorsports 8 0 0 0 113 40th 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Our Motorsports 5 0 0 1 0 NC† NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CR7 Motorsports 23 0 0 0 203 29th ARCA Menards Series Bill McAnally Racing 1 0 0 0 26 101st 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series SS-Green Light Racing 5 0 0 0 258 29th Our Motorsports 25 0 0 0 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series RSS Racing 32 0 0 0 350 27th 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Jordan Anderson Racing 33 0 0 4 456 26th † As Perkins was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2021 Our Motorsports 23 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO24 ATL30 MAR35 TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC34 ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY23 DAR RCH BRI LVS20 TAL13 ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO16 40th 113 2022 02 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH32 GLN29 DAY17 DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL36 ROV LVS HOM MAR10 PHO 91st 01 2023 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY37 CAL31 LVS35 PHO35 ATL22 COA 29th 258 Our Motorsports 02 Chevy RCH26 MAR13 TAL34 DOV DAR37 CLT37 PIR15 SON30 NSH26 CSC17 ATL32 NHA25 POC27 ROA17 MCH33 IRC31 GLN38 DAY25 DAR34 KAN33 BRI28 TEXDNQ ROV28 LVS28 HOM29 MAR22 PHO32 2024 RSS Racing 29 Ford DAY14 ATL30 LVS31 PHO13 COA22 RCH33 MAR16 TEX35 TAL23 DOV36 DAR27 CLT35 PIR20 SON18 IOW35 NHA27 NSH35 CSC24 POC34 IND29 MCH23 DAY14 DAR34 ATL19 GLNDNQ BRI22 KAN28 TAL18 ROV33 LVS31 HOM34 MAR19 PHO22 27th 350 2025 Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevy DAY34 ATL19 COA10 PHO24 LVS26 HOM25 MAR19 DAR28 BRI30 CAR32 TAL7 TEX24 CLT24 NSH30 MXC27 POC29 ATL22 CSC18 SON19 DOV32 IND27 IOW28 GLN23 DAY14 PIR9 GTW23 BRI34 KAN36 ROV29 LVS27 TAL6 MAR20 PHO25 26th 456 2026 DAY8 ATL36 COA17 PHO28 LVS22 DAR30 MAR17 CAR23 BRI22 KAN23 TAL12 TEX25 GLN26 DOV34 CLT24 NSH20 POC20 COR13 SON30 CHI32 ATL20 IND28 IOW20 DAY15 DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 2022 CR7 Motorsports 9 Chevy DAY31 LVS35 ATL29 COA35 MARDNQ BRD25 DAR31 KAN32 TEX26 CLT30 GTW22 SON21 KNX25 NSH18 MOH30 POC29 IRP26 RCH34 KAN30 BRI28 TAL27 HOM22 PHO25 29th 203

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ARCA Menards Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2017 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN9 KAN 82nd 185 2018 98 DAY NSH SLM TAL13 TOL CLT POC12 MCH MAD GTW CHI11 IOW 28th 705 78 ELK8 POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 2022 Bill McAnally Racing 99 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH18 POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 101st 26

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2015 Bill McAnally Racing 54 Toyota KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO13 51st 31 2016 Steve Portenga Racing 21 Chevy IRW18 KCR16 TUS8 OSS9 CNS5 SON21 SLS11 IOW7 EVG7 DCS8 MMP6 MMP6 MER10 AAS9 9th 475 2017 KCR11 TUS8 IRW7 IRW9 SPO18 OSS11 CNS20 SON7 IOW21 EVG16 DCS17 MER8 AAS8 KCR19 10th 436 2020 Sunrise Ford Racing 9 Ford LVS3 MMP11 MMP1** IRW4 EVG1** DCS1* CNS2 LVS10 AAS5 KCR3 PHO25 2nd 588