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and her ex-husband Narvel Blackstock. His older half-brother, Brandon Blackstock, was formerly married to singer

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. He also has two older half-sisters, Shawna and Chassidy.

Racing career

Blackstock began his racing career in college when he went to a

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race school. He dropped out of college and decided to pursue a racing career full-time. His first significant appearances were in

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competition in 2010 and 2011. In 2011 he made his professional debut driving a

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in the

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. He also finished fifth in the 2011 Skip Barber National Championship. In

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, he moved to the

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with

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. He finished eighth in points with a best finish of fourth at

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. He moved up with Andretti Autosport to the

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, finishing third in points and capturing a win at

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among six podium finishes in 16 races. In

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he continued in Pro Mazda with Andretti, but fell to fourth in points, but still captured six podium finishes, but not a race victory. In

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Blackstock signed to race for Andretti Autosport in the

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''NBC Sports'', December 2, 2014, retrieved 2014-12-19 Blackstock made 50 Indy Lights starts for Andretti Autosport and

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over the next three seasons, finishing on the podium twice, both at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and had a best points finish of 8th in

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. While he may have only had two podiums over that time, he was also consistent, registering only two DNF's. Blackstock participated in the season-opening weekend of the 2018 Indy Lights season with

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and finished second in the second race, his career best Indy Lights finish. However, that would be his last Indy Lights race. In 2019 Blackstock moved to

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participating in the

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Michelin Pilot Challenge where he finished 4th in points in the TCR class in a

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. In

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he is competing in the

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in a

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. He and co-driver

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won the series' Silver Cup for professional drivers by default as they were the only class entry to compete in every race.

American open-wheel racing results

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U.S. F2000 National Championship

Pro Mazda Championship

Indy Lights

* Season still in progress

References

External links

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