Dave Blaney News

Blaney testing COT:

Blaney testing COT:

February 10, 2007
#22-Dave Blaney is scheduled to test the Car of Tomorrow [COT} on Monday & Tuesday [2/12, 2/13] at USA Speedway in Lakeland, FL.(Sirius Satelitte Radio NASCAR Channel)(2-10-2007)

Skinner could run more races for Davis:

Skinner could run more races for Davis:

January 31, 2007
Mike Skinner is testing Bill Davis Racing's #23 Toyota this week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but Skinner said Monday he likely won't drive the car in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at the track on March 11. Skinner will drive the #23 in the Daytona 500 as a teammate

Skinner could run more races in Davis’ Cup car:

Skinner could run more races in Davis’ Cup car:

January 30, 2007
Mike Skinner is testing Bill Davis Racing's #23 Toyota this week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but Skinner said Monday he likely won't drive the car in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at the track on March 11. Skinner will drive the #23 in the Daytona 500 as a teammate

Braun and Biagi Bros. Merging? ppc? UPDATE 3:

Braun and Biagi Bros. Merging? ppc? UPDATE 3:

January 18, 2007
Hearing that Braun Racing has merged with Biagi-BenDeste Racing team. All assets and sponsorships will move to the #32 Braun Racing car with Dave Blaney as the driver. This move would also lock the #32 team into the first five races of 2007 in owner points, as Blaney

Daytona 500 Testing Session 1 overall:

Daytona 500 Testing Session 1 overall:

January 11, 2007
after four days of testing at Daytona International Speedway for the 2007 Daytona 500, the fastest was #66-Jeff Green at 186.722 followed by #8A-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #44C-Dale Jarrett, #96A-Tony Raines and #25B-Casey Mears. Slowest of the 28 drivers was #27-Kirk Shelmerdine

Daytona 500 testing, Day 4:

Daytona 500 testing, Day 4:

January 11, 2007
AM: Only 16 drivers in 25 cars took laps at Daytona 500 Testing in Day 4 AM practice: #88B-Rudd was the fastest at 186.405mph, followed in the top 5 by #26A-McMurray, #29-Harvick, #10B-Riggs and #14X-Marlin. The fastest Toyota was #22-Dave Blaney at 9th. Four were

Daytona 500 testing, Day 3:

Daytona 500 testing, Day 3:

January 10, 2007
AM: 26 drivers in 40 cars took laps at Daytona 500 Testing in Day 3 AM practice: #20B-Mike McLaughlin [subbing for Stewart] was the fastest at 184.090, followed in the top 5 by #14X-Sterling Marlin, #26A-Jamie McMurray, #66H-Jeff Green, and #48-Jimmie Johnson. The

Furniture Row Racing adds crew chief, other enhancements:

Furniture Row Racing adds crew chief, other enhancements:

December 21, 2006
Furniture Row Racing’s Nextel Cup program continues to make enhancements to strengthen the competitive level of its organization. The #78 Chevy with veteran driver Kenny Wallace will run a full Cup schedule in 2007. New hires, new departments, new equipment, and Wallace

Staying out of Wrecks Helps Chase Chances:

Staying out of Wrecks Helps Chase Chances:

December 16, 2006
It's Motor Sports 101 that avoiding wrecks keeps a car in the race. But NASCAR teams are learning that staying out of crashes also puts a driver in the Chase. USA TODAY database research of the 2006 season found of the drivers with the five lowest crash percentages

Drivers to Test at Kentucky:

Drivers to Test at Kentucky:

December 12, 2006
According to the Kentuky Speedway site, some Nextel Cup and Busch series teams will be testing there this week, including #4-Ward Burton for Morgan-McClure Motorsports [looks like he will be back in that ride in 2007?] on Tuesday Dec 12th; Busch Series driver #70-Justin

Summer Shootout Highlights to Air on SPEED:

Summer Shootout Highlights to Air on SPEED:

December 2, 2006
Racing's stars of tomorrow will be in the spotlight during December, January and February as SPEED Channel presents 10 one-hour telecasts featuring highlights of the 13th annual Summer Shootout Series. Run on the frontstretch quarter-mile oval at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Dyno Testing at Texas:

Dyno Testing at Texas:

November 6, 2006
NASCAR had the cars of #49-Mike Bliss, #4-Ward Burton, #22-Dave Blaney, #32-Travis Kvapil and #78-Kenny Wallace [2 Dodge's, 3 Chevy's, no Ford's] tested on the chassis dyno after the race. The device measures horsepower to the rear wheels.(Roanoke Times)(11-6-2006)

A fan could win $500,000 today at Texas:

A fan could win $500,000 today at Texas:

November 5, 2006
One of five fans could win $500,000 today. One will win at least $50,000. For Dickies' second annual Race For The Riches promotion, five previously selected fans drew numbers from 1 to 43 that corresponded to drivers' starting position. If a fan's selected driver wins

Braun Officially to Toyota as Well; Blaney to Run Double Duty:

Braun Officially to Toyota as Well; Blaney to Run Double Duty:

November 4, 2006
Toyota unveiled its Busch Series lineup Saturday, and there weren't many surprises: Michael Waltrip Racing with driver David Reutimann, Braun Racing with drivers Jason Leffler and Dave Blaney and Biagi DenBeste Racing with Auggie Vidovich. Reutimann and Blaney will

Newman wins open wheel race in GA:

Newman wins open wheel race in GA:

October 27, 2006
#12-Ryan Newman returned to his open-wheel roots Wednesday night and emerged victorious in the South Georgia Motorsports Park 100. The event, part of the Premier Racing Association’s Silver Crown series, featured Silver Crown “Big Cars” and NASCAR drivers Ken Schrader