76.....

[Jones44]

#76 Mod John Blewett III, briefly as a Riverhead "regular" in the 90's....

[99racing]

76BB - Joe Pingatore

[RGeeProductions]

Correction, John Blewett Jr. ran as a regular in the #76.

[Jeff T]

I believe Bill Wegmann Jr. ran the #76 Late Model for a short time (the old Gary LaMountain car)

[Tower Man]

If memory serves me correctly, I believe John Blewett won a championship in the early 80's at Islip.

[nitros77]

Didn't John blewett also win a riverhead championship i beleive in 86. they came out to clame it after my father got his feature win.

[Jones44]

Correction, John Blewett Jr. ran as a regular in the #76.

I may have been a bit young, but I'm pretty sure I saw this car (http://longislandjam.com/news/specials/chromehorn/flemington/slides/1994%20roc%20(3).html) at Riverhead in the early part of the 90's. Can't anyone confirm this and tell me I'm not losing it? LOL

[RGeeProductions]

Yes you did. That's John Blewett Jr. He also ran the black, I believe, Ideal Kitchens, #09 at Riverhead also.
Blewett Generations (http://longislandjam.com/news/specials/2005/turkeyderby112605/Fran%20Lawlor/slides/PICT0104.html)
Left to Right
John Blewett JR, John Blewett III and John Blewett SR.

[Captain History]

It must be really tough to find track champions when this site lists them.... :confused:
John Blewett, Jr. won the 1982 Islip and 1986 Riverhead Modified titles.

[RGeeProductions]

Hey Mark. Did he have any at Wall or New Egypt?

[Captain History]

John Blewett, Jr. won New Egypt Modified titles in 1980, 1981, 1984 and 1985. He never claimed a Wall title though after all the years he raced there which included 22 Modified victories from '76-'92.

Since we're on the New Egypt and Blewett angle, the final asphalt Modified (small block actually) champion there in 1996 was John Blewett, III with his #5.

[RGeeProductions]

Thanks much Mark....

[Gravel]

Jr. Dillmore at Freeport in the red, white, and blue Pinto.