Buck Blair

2009 Speedway Track Champion, Industry Hills
2009 Speedway Track Champion, Victorville

Nickname: "Battling' Buck Blair"
Rider Number: 39
Current Hometown: Huntington Beach, California - USA
Place of Birth: Durango, Colorado - USA
Date of Birth: March 21, 1978
Occupation: Builder
Wife: Venus. (Daughter of Bruce Haserot, a rider in the 1970’s.)
Dogs: Rudy, Valentina, Sage
Relatives in Speedway: Father Harold Blair, Nephew James Blair
E-mail: Nitro239@aol.com
Web Site or Facebook Page:
Date Started Speedway:
Reason to Race Speedway: Adrenaline
Goals or Ambitions for Speedway:
Top Photo: RC Jones
Photos by: MSD Photos, Dorcey Wingo, Paul Flanders

Note: Buck took 2016, 2018 and 2019 off from Speedway Racing. Buck has been racing a motorcycle engine-powered speedway midget at Wheel-to-Wheel raceway in Victorville and is the 500cc Pro Class point leader. Will he race more in 2021?

Bike: Jawa

Tracks Ridden:
USA: Costa Mesa - Wild West - Victorville - Industry Hills - IMS, San Bernardino - Sin City Speedway, Las Vegas NV - Pirate Speedway, San Bernardino - The PAS, Lake Perris - Fast Fridays, Auburn - Wild West, Winchester
Sweden: Nassjo, Malmo, Kaparna, Dackarna
Great Britain: Mildenhall, Ipswich
Poland:
Canada:
Germany: Abensberg
Czech Republic: Pardubice
Australia: Nhulunbuy, Katherine, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Mount Isa, Cairns, Townsville Showgrounds

Professional Achievements:
2022 - 19+1 Points AMA National Speedway Best Pairs Championship (with Randy DiFrancesco) - Bakersfield 02/19/2022
2021 - 7 Points AMA National Speedway Best Pairs Championship - Perris Raceway 02/06/2021
2020 - 2 Points Division 1 - Perris Raceway 01/09/2021
2017 - 1st Place Main Event - Colorado 09/30/17

Perris - January 9, 2021
RC Jones Photo

2015 - 1st Place Scratch Consolation - Costa Mesa 09/12/15
2015 - 5 Points AMA National Speedway Championship Round 3 - Industry Racing 08/08/15
2015 - 2nd Place Fair Derby - Costa Mesa 07/18/15
2015 - 10 Points AMA National Speedway Championship Round 2 - Ventura 06/27/15
2015 - 3rd Place Handicap Main - Industry Racing 06/17/15
2015 - 2nd Place Scratch Main - Costa Mesa 06/13/15
2015 - 4th Place Scratch Main - Industry Racing 06/10/15, 07/01/15
2015 - 2nd Place Scratch Main - Industry Racing 06/03/15
2015 - 4th Place Semi Final 2 AMA National Speedway Championship Round 1 - Costa Mesa 05/30/15
2015 - 4th Place Connor Penhall Memorial Cup Final - Industry Racing 05/27/15
2015 - 1st Place Scratch Consolation - Costa Mesa 05/16/15
2015 - 3rd Place Scratch Main, Handicap Main - Gumball Rally - Industry 02/21/15
2014 - 4th Place US National Speedway Championship - Costa Mesa 09/27/14
2014 - 1st Place Scratch Main - Pirate Speedway 09/19/14
2014 - 6th Place Overall - AMA Speedway National Championship Series
2014 - Scratch Main - Costa Mesa 08/23/14
2014 - Scratch Main - Industry Racing 08/20/14
2014 - AMA Speedway National Championship Series, Round 3 - Industry Racing 08/09/14
2014 - 2nd Place AMA Speedway Long Track National Championship - The PAS 07/19/14
2014 - 3rd Place Scratch Consolation - Industry Racing 07/09/14
2014 - AMA Speedway National Championship Series, Round 2 - Ventura 06/28/14
2014 - 2nd Place Scratch Main - Industry 06/25/14
2014 - 3rd Place Scratch Consolation - Costa Mesa 06/21/14
2014 - 1st Place Scratch Consolation - Industry Racing 06/18/14, 07/30/14
2014 - 3rd Place Scratch Main - Costa Mesa 06/14/14
2014 - Riders Points
2014 - 5th Place AMA Speedway National Championship Series, Round 1 - Costa Mesa 06/07/14
2014 - Scratch Main - Industry 06/04/14
2014 - Scratch Main - Costa Mesa 05/17/14
2014 - 3d Place Jack Milne Cup - Costa Mesa 05/10/14
2014 - 5th Place Ken Maely Cup - Pirate Speedway 05/09/14
2014 - 2nd Place Scratch Main - Pirate Speedway 05/02/14
2013 - US Nationals Event - Costa Mesa 10/05/13
2013 - 10th Place AMA National Championships - Fast Fridays 09/27/13
2013 - AMA National Championships Round 2 - Victorville 09/22/13
2013 - 2nd Place First Division Main - Pirate Speedway 09/06/13
2013 - 3rd Place Scratch Main - Pirate Speedway 08/16/13
2013 - 3rd Place B Final - US Nationals Qualifier Round 4 - Pirate Speedway 08/09/13
2013 - 3rd Place Scratch Main - Industry Racing 08/07/13
2013 - 1st Place D Final - US Nationals Qualifiers Round 3 - Industry 08/03/13
2013 - 3rd Place AMA Long Track US National Championships - The PAS 07/27/13
2013 - Fair Derby - Costa Mesa 07/13/13
2013 - First Division Main - Pirate Speedway 07/12/13, 08/23/13, 09/20/13
2013 - AMA National Championship Round 1 - Ventura 06/29/13
2013 - First Division Main - Costa Mesa 06/15/13
2013 - 1st Place Scratch Main- Pirate Speedway 06/14/13, 08/02/13
2013 - First Division Main- Industry 06/12/13, 07/17/13
2013 - B Final -US Nationals Qualifier Round 1 - Costa Mesa 06/08/13
2013 - 1st Place First Division Main - Pirate Speedway 06/07/13, 07/05/13, 07/26/13
2013 - 3rd Place Handicap and 3rd Place Scratch - Pirate Speedway 04/19/13
2012 - 3rd Place 1st Division Points IMS
2012 - North vs South - South Team Member - Auburn 07/20/12
2012 - 1st Place First Division Main - Industry 07/11/12
2012 - 1st Place First Division Main IMS: 07/06/12, 07/13/12, 08/03/12
2012 - Member of Winning Aces Team at IMS 01/08/12
2011 - 1st Place Scratch Main: IMS 9/30/11
2011 - 3rd Place National Championship - Costa Mesa 10/01/11
2010 - Costa Mesa Fair Derby Champion 07/16/10
2010 - Main Event Industry Hills 06/30/10
2010 - Eliminapolis 500 Champion - Victorville 05/29/10
2009 - Industry Hills Track Champion 09/09/09
2007 - Eliminapolis 500 Champion - Victorville 05/26/07
2008 - 1st Place Scratch Main - Industry 06/04/08
2008 - 1st Place Scratch Main - Costa Mesa 06/14/08
2008 - 1st Place Scratch Main - Victorville 07/26/08, 08/02/08
2007 - Victorville Track Champion
2004 - 1st Place Scratch Main - Wild West 06/19/04
2004 - 10th SRA National Championship
1998 - Competed in World Under 21 Semi-Final
1997 - 13th Under 21 Quarterfinal
1997 - Competed in Ivan Mauger tour
1997 - 10th Canadian National Championship
1995 - ICE Most Improved Rider
1993 - ICE Rookie of the Year
Raced 500cc bikes at 13 in Colorado

Industry August 8, 2015
RC Jones Photo

Congratulations to #39, Buck Blair for winning the
'D' Main last night at Industry Racing's 2013 National Qualifier.
Michael Phipps - MSD Photos

AMA Round 1 National Championship - Ventura 06/29/13