Dave Blaney News

Michigan Race News and Notes:

Michigan Race News and Notes:

June 18, 2006
• Kasey Kahne won the 3M Performance 400 presented by Post-It Picture Paper at Michigan International Speedway, scoring his fifth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 87th career start. • Kahne scored his fourth victory in 2006, the most of all drivers. Kahne also won

Laps/Miles Stats:

Laps/Miles Stats:

June 13, 2006
40 drivers have lead at least one lap in a race in 14 Nextel Cup races so far this season. • #16-Greg Biffle has led the most laps with 835, followed by #20-Tony Stewart at 807 and #17-Matt Kenseth at 527. • Biffle has led the most miles, just over 1186, with Stewart

Pocono Race Notes:

Pocono Race Notes:

June 11, 2006
• Denny Hamlin won the Pocono 500, scoring his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 21st career start. This was Hamlin’s first race at Pocono. • Hamlin became the first rookie to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race since Kyle Busch won at Phoenix in November 2005. • Hamlin

Blaney and Schrader test at Kentucky:

Blaney and Schrader test at Kentucky:

June 6, 2006
#21-Ken Schrader and #22-Dave Blaney are testing at Kentucky Speedway today, along with Brad Coleman for Brewco Motorsports in an ARCA car. Fans can watch from the Turn 3 Fan Center at no charge. Schedule subject to change daily. Test times vary.(Kentucky Speedway.

Cup drivers testing at VIR:

Cup drivers testing at VIR:

June 6, 2006
hearing seven drivers tested at the Virginia International Raceway road course in preparattion for the road couse races at Infineon Raceway [Sonoma, CA] and Watkins Glen. Teams testing included: #07-Clint Boyer, #22-Dave Blaney, #29-Kevin Harvick, #31-Jeff Burton, #

Laps/Miles Stats:

Laps/Miles Stats:

June 5, 2006
40 drivers have lead at least one lap in a race in 13 Nextel Cup races so far this season. • #20-Tony Stewart and #16-Greg Biffle hav led the most laps with 801, followed by #17-Matt Kenseth at 524. • Biffle has led the most miles, just over 1101, with Stewart at 729

Dover Race News and Notes:

Dover Race News and Notes:

June 4, 2006
• Matt Kenseth won the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America at Dover International Speedway, scoring his 12th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 233rd career start. • It is Kenseth’s second victory in 2006. His other victory came at California Speedway

Laps/Miles Stats:

Laps/Miles Stats:

May 30, 2006
39 drivers have lead at least one lap in a race in 12 Nextel Cup races so far this season. • #20-Tony Stewart has led the most laps with 801, with #16-Greg Biffle right behind at 799, followed by #17-Matt Kenseth at 441. • Biffle has led the most miles, just over 1099

Charllote Race News and Notes:

Charllote Race News and Notes:

May 28, 2006
• Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, scoring his fourth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 84th career start. • This is Kahne’s third victory in 2006, tying Jimmie Johnson for the most this season. Kahne’s last victory came at Texas in April

Backhoe scheme on #22 CAT car at LMS:

Backhoe scheme on #22 CAT car at LMS:

May 25, 2006
Dave Blaney and the Caterpillar #22 car will sport a special paint scheme for the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend. It will feature the new Caterpillar E-Series Backhoe Loaders. Three models from the Backhoe Loader Line have been updated, including the 416E, 420E and 430E

Darlington Race Notes/Facts:

Darlington Race Notes/Facts:

May 13, 2006
• Greg Biffle won the 2006 Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway, scoring his 10th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 125th career start. Biffle’s last victory came at Homestead in November 2005, 11 races ago. • All 10 of Biffle’s victories have come on a superspeedway

Blaney to Drive Limited Schedule for Braun Racing:

Blaney to Drive Limited Schedule for Braun Racing:

May 10, 2006
Braun Racing announced a new driver alliance with NASCAR NEXTEL Cup regular Dave Blaney. Blaney who currently drives full-time for Bill Davis in the #22 Caterpillar NEXTEL Cup car has been assigned to drive the #32 Braun Racing Chevy in a limited amount of Busch series

Richmond News and Notes:

Richmond News and Notes:

May 6, 2006
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2006 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway, scoring his 17th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 229th career start. Earnhardt’s last victory came at Chicagoland Speedway in July 2005, 28 races ago. • Four of Earnhardt’s 17 victories

DNF’s – Blaney at 27:

DNF’s – Blaney at 27:

May 3, 2006
#22-Dave Blaney has been running at the finish in 27 consecutive races, the longest current streak. Next is #29-Kevin Harvick at 21 races.(5-3-2006)

Testing at LMS – Day 1, spins. wrecks, some speeds SPEED page:

Testing at LMS – Day 1, spins. wrecks, some speeds SPEED page:

May 3, 2006
Nextel Cup Series teams are turning laps today at Lowes Motor Speedway testing the newly repaved surface. Several drivers have already had problems including Paul Menard who spun in turn four and flattened the right side of the #15 Menards Chevy. "Something broke in