VERMILLION COUNTY SPEEDWAY
DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS SPEEDWEEK
JUNE 9, 2009
Jeff Bland, Jr is 20 years old and single.. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana..
He runs the #38 sprint with a DRC chassi and a Steve Kinser Engine...
I asked about the #38... He told me that was what he always used...said he changed it to #21 for about a year to see if it would change his luck....then he went back to his #38...
Jeff claims Bloomington, Indiana as his hometrack and Tri State, Haubstadt, Ind as his favorite track to run....
He started racing at age ten in go carts.....
Went into a modified at age 14..........
And into a sprint in 2007
I asked Jeff what had inspired him to start racing.... He told me that one day his dad brought home a go cart.............and we know the rest....
The driver he most admires is DAVE DARLAND
His toughest competitors have been JON STANBROUGH, BRADY SHORT and DAVE DARLAND....
To be a good driver Jeff said you need to have patience.....you need to be smooth....and you need to know your car....
His goal in racing is to be able to race full time...
A racing highlight that stands out for Jeff was when he came from 20th position to win a race.... WOW...
He likes to race the high groove on a dry slick track...
His Crew Chief is Darrell Tate..
Team Member is Dustin Maddix..
Jeff wanted to give a special thanks to his mom Teresa and to his dad Jeff...
Jeff.. thankyou for the interview...I remember interviewing you at Windy Hollow at the first Bluegrass Bash I attended... You were a newbie then.... you sure have come a long way kiddo....
Goodluck in 2009...
cj
sorry I did not get back to get a picture of your car...hopefully I will catch you again this season..
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