Cape Cod's Jay Blake Is The Only Blind Crew Chief In The NHRA; It's All Due To An App

CBS Boston

Updated on: April 9, 2025

A phone app is helping the only blind crew chief in the National Hot Rod Association get his cars on the track and hitting 300 mph.

Jay Blake is the founder of Follow A Dream, an NHRA race team that drives funny cars, dragsters with the body of a car. Soon, the team will move to the top circuit in NHRA Funny Car.

Blake has been blind since he was injured in an accident in 1997.

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