Blaney to drive Baldwin’s #36 on 2011: Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) announced that the team will run the #36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy in its third year of competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS). NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney will pilot the #36 in all 36 events and will kick off the season with the 53rd Annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 20th. The team will complete 16 events and look to add more events through innovative partnership packages. Although TBR will attempt to qualify each week, the team will target 16 races to complete until proper funding is found to complete the remaining 20 events. Going into the season opener in Daytona, the targeted races include: two races at Daytona, Phoenix, Bristol, Martinsville, Richmond and New Hampshire, as well as events at Darlington, Infineon, Indianapolis and Watkins Glen. Our plan is in place to compete in 16 events with or without sponsorship, explained Baldwin. We would definitely love to bring a sponsor on board to support our team in those 16 races and more. We will continue to seek more funding and add to our schedule by developing unique and customized packages for potential partners. We have put together a comprehensive package for partners looking for an economical entrance into the sport of NASCAR.
In addition to reuniting with TBR this season, Blaney will work with Tommy Baldwin as his crew chief again. The Hartford, Ohio, native made six starts in the #36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy during the 2010 NSCS season with a season-best finish of 30th at Richmond International Raceway. Baldwin worked as Blaneys crew chief for two seasons at Bill Davis Racing. I am very excited to get back into the #36 Chevy, explained Blaney. TBR ended the year with great promise and rebuilt their fleet of cars in the off-season. With that and our previous experience together, I think we will hit the ground running. The TBR team will head to Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, January 20 to participate in the open test for the Daytona 500 before returning to the World Center of Racing for the biggest race of the NSCS season, the Daytona 500. TBRs driver development program, Heinke-Baldwin Racing, will also compete in various NASCAR series in 2011.(Tommy Baldwin Racing/Heinke-Baldwin Racing)(1-17-2011)
