Blewett is looking forward to Icebreaker.(SPORTS)

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: April 8, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Brendan A. McGrail

COLUMN: AUTO RACING

After amassing just three wins and five top-five finishes last season, John Blewett III garnered a ranking of ninth in the preseason media poll. For their sakes, the other drivers better not put too much stock in that - Blewett is not planning on running an abbreviated schedule this year.

As the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heads to Thompson International Speedway for the 2007 Icebreaker next Sunday, he...

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