Ryan Blaney to drive Nationwide for Tommy Baldwin Racing: Tommy Baldwin Racing signed Ryan Blaney to compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The 18-year-old will get behind the wheel of the #36 SealWrap Repair Tape Chevy and compete in six events throughout the season with his debut set for April 27 at Richmond International Raceway. Blaney will also run six NASCAR K&N; Pro Series races in his family-owned DB Racing #10 SealWrap Repair Tape/Heavy Duty Industrial Services machine, beginning at Bristol Motor Speedway March 17, and Trent Owen will return as crew chief for the NKNPS car. Blaney, son of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) and TBR driver Dave Blaney, made a combined three starts last season in the NKNPS East and West, winning in his third start and capturing his first NASCAR victory at Phoenix International Raceway. Blaney also won the 2011 PASS South Championship and found success in the ARCA Racing Series where he finished in the top-10 in his two starts. Blaney will join his dad, Dave Blaney, with TBR this season. The elder Blaney drove the #36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy last season where he locked the team in to the top-35 in NSCS points and captured a third-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway. SealWrap Repair Tape, a self-fusing rubber tape, partnered with Blaney in 2010 in the NKNPS. SealWrap Repair Tape uses a stretch-and-wrap technology that makes repairing irregular forms and shapes easy. There are no bonding agents, adhesives or glues to make it work. SealWrap fuses to itself and creates an air and watertight seal.(TBR)(1-18-2012)
