Blickensderfer became interested in racing from his uncle and grandfather. During the middle of the 2008 season, he became
Carl Edwards' crew chief in the Nationwide Series, He followed up with his second win at
California Speedway in the following week which earned him the nickname "Mr. Perfect". Blickensderfer started out the 2010 NASCAR season as Kenseth's crew chief for the
Daytona 500, but was reassigned to Roush Fenway's research and development team after the race. He was replaced by
Todd Parrott, who had been
Dale Jarrett's championship-winning crew chief in 1999. He almost won the Daytona 500 again as a crew chief with
David Ragan and went on to win with Ragan at the 2011 Coke Zero 400, collecting his third win as a Sprint Cup Series crew chief. Blickensderfer moved to
Richard Childress Racing in 2012 to be the crew chief for
Jeff Burton. However, after the organization struggled as a whole, he resigned from the position after the
TUMS Fast Relief 500, heading to
Richard Petty Motorsports to crew chief for
Marcos Ambrose for the remainder of the season as well as 2013. Blickensderfer was replaced by
Shane Wilson as Burton's crew chief. Blickensderfer was replaced by
Kevin Manion as crew chief of the No. 9 on May 5, 2015. He was a crew chief for
Jeb Burton in the
Xfinity Series before
Richard Petty Motorsports ceased its Xfinity operations in the middle of the 2016 season. Blickensderfer recently served as the crew chief for
Michael McDowell in the Cup Series. On February 14, 2021, Blickensderfer won his second Daytona 500 as crew chief for Michael McDowell. On December 17, 2021, FRM announced that Blickensderfer had left the team. On January 4, 2022, Blickensderfer was introduced as the crew chief for the
Stewart–Haas Racing No. 10 Ford driven by
Aric Almirola. On December 13, it was announced that Blickensderfer will continue serving as the crew chief of the No. 10 in 2024, with
Noah Gragson replacing Almirola, who departed for a part-time ride driving the No. 20 for
Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series. On December 16, 2024, it was announced that Blickenderfer will return to FRM as the crew chief of the No. 4 car, driven by Gragson. ==Personal life==