Dave Blaney News

Kenseth wins pole at Bristol:

Kenseth wins pole at Bristol:

August 26, 2005
in a little bit of a shocker, #17-Matt Kenseth won the Budweiser Pole for the Sharpie 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 127.300mph, nudging #24-Jeff Gordon off the pole. Kenseth went out late, 47th of 49 drivers, winning his first pole of 2005, 1st

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

August 26, 2005
• Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Sharpie 500, lapping Bristol Motor Speedway in 15.073 seconds at 127.300 mph. Ryan Newman track-qualifying record of 14.908 seconds, 128.709 mph, set March 21, 2003. • This is Kenseth’s second career

Ramblings – Bristol:

Ramblings – Bristol:

August 26, 2005
Might wanna right this one down....it sure hasn't happened very often. Matt Kenseth grabbed the Bud Pole today for tomorrow night's Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway by edging Jeff Gordon by a little over 1/100th of a second. His speed of 127.300 (15.073 sec) was

Jack Daniel’s Birthday Celebration at Bristol, special scheme:

Jack Daniel’s Birthday Celebration at Bristol, special scheme:

August 23, 2005
It might be a couple days early, but the folks at the Jack Daniel Distillery are planning to celebrate the birthday of their founder, Mr. Jack, on August 27th with the 160,000-plus race fans at the Bristol Motor Speedway for the Sharpie 500. "We annually celebrate

Stewart ok after Sprint wreck:

Stewart ok after Sprint wreck:

August 19, 2005
Tony Stewart was not hurt when he crashed while leading the Sprint Sizzler at Eldora [he owns] Speedway Wednesday night in Rossburg, Ohio. Stewart lost a right-front tire on the ninth lap and hit the wall creating a melee that also eliminated fellow NASCAR driver Dave

Miller takes over as #07 Crew Chief:

Miller takes over as #07 Crew Chief:

August 15, 2005
Scott Miller will assume the crew chief duties for Richard Childress Racing's (RCR) #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet and driver Dave Blaney effective immediately. Miller moves over to the #07 camp after being team manager/engineer for RCR's #29 GM Goodwrench Chevy and driver

Cook to run double at Watkins Glen:

Cook to run double at Watkins Glen:

August 8, 2005
Christine Marie Motorsports announced that TradePortal, a leading direct market access software innovator for the financial services industry, will be the primary sponsor for driver Chris Cook during the race weekend of August 12-14 in Watkins Glen, NY. Cook will race

Tire Testing at Kansas:

Tire Testing at Kansas:

July 27, 2005
#07-Dave Blaney and #19-Jeremy Mayfield were at Kanasa Speedway Tuesday for a tire test at the request of Goodyear, NASCAR’s tire supplier. This was a previously unscheduled test, one that Goodyear, NASCAR and Nextel Cup drivers hope will head off the problems that

Whelen to sponsor Kenny Wallace at Gateway:

Whelen to sponsor Kenny Wallace at Gateway:

July 26, 2005
ppc Racing officials announced today Whelen Engineering will be the primary sponsor on the #22 ppc Racing Ford Taurus race team with driver Kenny Wallace this weekend at Gateway International Raceway (GIR). Since 1952, Whelen Engineering has made LED and Strobe lightbars

Marlin to the #43?

Marlin to the #43?

July 25, 2005
Contrary to the belief held by many, Sterling Marlin will not replace Dave Blaney in the Richard Childress Racing-owned #07 Chevrolet in 2006. On the surface, that move made sense, as the sponsor of the #07 is Tennessee-based Jack Daniels Whiskey, and Marlin is one

Childress says all 3 teams will remain intact for 2006:

Childress says all 3 teams will remain intact for 2006:

July 25, 2005
[Team owner Richard] Childress said his three teams will return intact next season: "We're pretty much set on everything right now." All three drivers, #31-Jeff Burton, #29-Kevin Harvick and #07-Dave Blaney, will be back with their current crew chiefs, Kevin Hamlin

Riggs fastest at Indy testing on Tuesday, shortened by Rain:

Riggs fastest at Indy testing on Tuesday, shortened by Rain:

July 13, 2005
Scott Riggs and the MBV Motorsports team led testing on a rain-shortened day July 12 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a speed of 181.244 mph in the #10 Valvoline Chevrolet. Riggs’ top lap ranks him as seventh-fastest to date in 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series private

Biffle fastest in Monday’s test at Indy:

Biffle fastest in Monday’s test at Indy:

July 12, 2005
Roush Racing teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth served notice that they will contend for victory in the 12th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard by posting the fastest laps in private testing July 11 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Biffle turned the fastest lap of the

Rumblings – Chicago:

Rumblings – Chicago:

July 10, 2005
Dale Earnhardt Jr took the lead from Scott Wimmer with 11 laps to go and held off a hard-charging Matt Kenseth to take today's USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway for his first victory of the season. This was win #16 for Little E (he's now tied for 40th with

Ramblings – Chicago – Stock Car Fans:

Ramblings – Chicago – Stock Car Fans:

July 8, 2005
Jimmie Johnson takes the Bud Pole today at Chicagoland Speedway for Sunday's USG Sheetrock 400, and it's his first pole since he captured the top-spot at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May of 2004! Sure, he's started first three times since....but those were all races we