Dave Blaney News

Tire testing at LMS:

Tire testing at LMS:

October 17, 2007
The #22 Caterpillar Racing team and driver Dave Blaney spent Monday and Tuesday tire testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The team will spend two days next week at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis. The BDR team will also participate in the COT test at Atlanta

Testing at Gateway….changes:

Testing at Gateway….changes:

October 15, 2007
#27-Jacques Villeneuve and #22-Dave Blaney of Bill Davis Racing have rescheduled their Car of Tomorrow test at Gateway International Raceway originally slated for tomorrow [Oct 16] to next week [dates will be announced]. #48-Jimmie Johnson is still scheduled to test

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway

October 14, 2007
It may be Jimmie Johnson's house, but somebody must have loaned the keys to his teammate! Jeff Gordon took tonight's Bank of America 505.5 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in a cloud of speedy dry. With the DuPont Chevy sputtering all the way, Gordon took down his 6th win

Special scheme for Blaney at LMS:

Special scheme for Blaney at LMS:

October 11, 2007
The #22 Toyota of Dave Blaney will sport a new paint scheme this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway, which will feature Catused.com. CatUsed.com is the official online source for finding Caterpillar used equipment, used Cat parts, engines and attachments. Available from

New sponsor on the #21 at Lowe’s:

New sponsor on the #21 at Lowe’s:

October 10, 2007
The Wood Brothers/JTG team welcomes a new sponsor as their primary partner for the Bank of America 500 event at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Bill Elliott will be behind the wheel of the #21 Heinz Ore-Ida Ford Fusion this weekend. Heinz will also be the

Testing at Gateway next week UPDATE:

Testing at Gateway next week UPDATE:

October 10, 2007
Gillet-Evernham Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing are scheduled to test at Gateway International Raceway Wednesday, Oct. 17. The RCR #07 team of Clint Bowyer and the GEM #19 team of Elliott Sadler are planning to attend. On Tuesday, Oct. 16, Bill Davis Racing

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

October 7, 2007
Jeff Gordon played possum most of the race and led exactly one lap today at Talladega Superspeedway (the last one) and won the UAW-Ford 500 in yet another wild 'Dega finish.....he bested his teammate Jimmie Johnson by .066 seconds. Gordon completed the sweep (he won

Talladega Superspeedway – Fast Facts:

Talladega Superspeedway – Fast Facts:

October 7, 2007
.. Jeff Gordon won the UAW-Ford 500, his 80th victory in 503 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races. .. This is his fifth victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his sixth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 30 races at Talladega Superspeedway. .. Jimmie Johnson (

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

October 7, 2007
Michael Waltrip toured the 2.66 mile Talladega Superspeeday this afternoon in 50.648 sec (189.070 mph) to take the Bud Pole for tomorrow's UAW-Ford 500. The top 11 cars were all in the go-or-go-home category, but 9/10/11 won't be seen tomorrow. This was Waltrip's first

Talladega Qualifying Fast Facts

Talladega Qualifying Fast Facts

October 6, 2007
.. Michael Waltrip won the Bud Pole for the UAW-Ford 500 with a lap of 50.648 seconds, 189.070 mph. .. This is his fourth Bud Pole in 686 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his first Bud Pole and first top-10 start 11 races in 2007. .. This is Waltrip's first Bud

Rumblings – Kansas:

Rumblings – Kansas:

September 30, 2007
It was almost as if this race took all day to run.....and confusion reigned supreme at the end. I don't know how you can have a winner sitting in the grass on the frontstretch (presumably with the engine not running....whether there was any fuel left is open to discussion

Blaney re-ups at BDR:

Blaney re-ups at BDR:

September 27, 2007
on ESPN2's NASCAR Now, Marty Smith said Bill Davis Racing has picked up an option to keep Dave Blaney, driver of the #22 Caterpillar Toyota to drive the car in 2008 and there are provisions to keep Blaney longer. Caterpiller had already re-upped with the team.(9-27

Wood returning to Cup at Kansas UPDATE 2: in the #47:

Wood returning to Cup at Kansas UPDATE 2: in the #47:

September 23, 2007
Jon Wood is scheduled to return to the NASCAR Nextel Cup ranks for the Sept. 30 race at Kansas Speedway. Wood has been competing for the team in the Craftsman Truck Series, but will make his return to the Cup series for this event. Wood drove for the Wood Brothers

Ramblings – Dover Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Dover Qualifying Notes:

September 21, 2007
Jimmie Johnson captured the Bud Pole today for Sunday's Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway....round two of the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Jimmie's time of 23.261 (154.765 mph) was over a tenth of a second quicker than Juan Pablo Montoya, and gives Johnson

Ramblings – New Hampshire:

Ramblings – New Hampshire:

September 16, 2007
Clint Bowyer gets his first-ever Nextel Cup victory today in the Sylvania 300 at New Hamphshire International Speedway....and a more boring race you may never see! I guess this race was really over on Friday when Bowyer grabbed the pole, cause there sure wasn't any