If Reba McEntire is the Queen of Country, does that make Shelby Blackstock the prince? While his credentials certainly hold up, it doesn't appear that Blackstock is in any rush to inherit his mom's musical throne. In fact, his only rush seems to be on the speed circuit, where he's enjoyed a career as a professional race car driver for the last decade, as per Country Fan Cast. In an interview with Cody Allen (via CMT Cody), his mother revealed her son's need for speed started at a young age, on a golf cart of all things: "He could barely touch the gas pedal. He would drive me around the place, and he would say, 'Hang on! It's going to be a bumpy ride!' and we would chase the geese all around."
Although it might not exactly be twanging a banjo, McEntire doesn't feel Blackstock steered off too far from the family tree. On watching him compete at Daytona International Speedway, she told the Daytona Beach News-Journal: "I can understand the excitement of the race business. I'm from a rodeo family. The scare tactics and everything are very similar in rodeo. The adrenaline does flow very fast, but I'm used to that."
Fast cars aren't the only thing that makes Blackstock's heart race — his priorities might be switching gears.
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