[1] This driver participated in 634 laps of racing action - the equivalent of 814.3 miles (1,310.5 km).
[1] He appeared in the January 1970 issue of Popular Mechanics alongside Tiny Lund, Buck Baker, Randy Hutchison, Marty Robbins, and Jim Vandiver.
[2] One of Blanton's more notable non-Winston Cup Series performances was at the 1971 Florida Citrus 250; a NASCAR Grand American Series event where Blanton finished in fourth place.
[3] While never winning at the Winston Cup Series level, Blanton did exceptionally well on dirt tracks in the other series; he managed to finish in second to David Pearson at the 1972 Bold City 200 in Jacksonville, Florida.
His primary car in the NASCAR Cup Series would be the #59 Chevrolet sponsored by Mr. Danny Queen.