Dave Blaney News

Marlin in Childress car? or maybe Yates?

Marlin in Childress car? or maybe Yates?

July 6, 2005
Jack Daniels Distillery says it is not lobbying for Columbia's Sterling Marlin to be the driver of the Nextel Cup car it sponsors, but it expects to be "consulted" about the decision. "We will support whatever decision (team owner) Richard Childress makes, but we will

Four fined for infractions at Sonoma:

Four fined for infractions at Sonoma:

June 28, 2005
NASCAR announced Tuesday that penalties have been issued to four NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series crew chiefs resulting from rule violations during opening day inspection at Infineon Raceway on June 24. Doug Richert, crew chief of the #16 Ford driven by Greg Biffle, was fined

Six Cup drivers qualify for Southwest race at Infineon UPDATE:

Six Cup drivers qualify for Southwest race at Infineon UPDATE:

June 26, 2005
Six of the seven drivers who attempted to do double duty in Saturday's Blue Lizard Suncream 200 for the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series as well as the Dodge/Save Mart 350 successfully achieved it, again led by Boris Said. Said put Ken Schrader's #99

Michigan Qualifying Notes:

Michigan Qualifying Notes:

June 18, 2005
• Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Batman Begins 400, lapping Michigan International Speedway in 37.069 seconds at 194.232 mph. He broke Dale Earnhardt Jr’s, track-qualifying record of 37.667 seconds, 191.149 mph, set Aug. 18, 2000. • This

Testing at VIR:

Testing at VIR:

June 16, 2005
#07-Dave Blaney, #31-Jeff Burton, #5-Kyle Busch abd #25-Brian Vickers tested this week at Virginia International Raceway in preparation for the upcoming road-course events at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen.(RCR and HMS PR's)(6-16-2005)

Black Jack for Blaney:

Black Jack for Blaney:

June 15, 2005
The #07 Chevy with Dave Blaney driving will sport the Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails paint scheme featuring Black Jack Cola for the Batman Begins 400.(RCR), image on my #07 Team Scheme page.(6-15-2005)

Kenny Wallace wins at Eldora:

Kenny Wallace wins at Eldora:

June 9, 2005
The $10,000 winner's paycheck was far from the standard amount that Nextel Cup or the Busch Series award. What's more, there were no points to be won, either. Yet Kenny Wallace had one of the best times he's ever had behind the wheel of a race car Wednesday night,

Eight drivers conclude testing at MIS:

Eight drivers conclude testing at MIS:

June 8, 2005
Eight drivers continued testing Tuesday at Michigan International Speedway, including #17-Matt Kenseth, #8-Dale Earnhardt, #91-Bill Elliott, #07-Dave Blaney, #20-Tony Stewart, #51-Stuart Kirby, Erin Crocker in the #98 Dodge ARCA car and Truck series driver Chad Chaffin

Testing at Michigan:

Testing at Michigan:

June 7, 2005
Several drivers participated in testing Monday to prepare for the upcoming Father's Day June 19 Batman Begins 400. Nine drivers took laps on the 2-mile MIS oval Monday, including #2-Rusty Wallace, #17-Matt Kenseth, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #91-Bill Elliott, #07-Dave

Why no Kenseth?

Why no Kenseth?

June 3, 2005
#17-Matt Kenseth was the only driver not to make the race, why? when he had more race attempts them #31-Dave Blaney [7 to 3] and higher in Owenrs Points [34th]? Kenseth was a Post Entry, which means the team entered the car after the entry blank deadline [usually 13

Top-10 results of the fan vote for the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge:

Top-10 results of the fan vote for the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge:

June 2, 2005
1) Martin Truex Jr. (competed in the All-Star Race) 2) Jamie McMurray 3) Jason Leffler 4) Ken Schrader 5) Ricky Rudd 6) Kyle Petty 7) Jeff Burton 8) Kenny Wallace 9) Dave Blaney 10) Kyle Busch No totals and just the top 10.(6-2-2005)

Country Cocktails Scheme for Blaney:

Country Cocktails Scheme for Blaney:

May 25, 2005
The #07 Chevy of Dave Blaney will once again sport the Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails paint scheme for the Coca-Cola 600.(RCR)(5-25-2005)

Edwards/Blaney to run Modified race at LMS Dirt Track:

Edwards/Blaney to run Modified race at LMS Dirt Track:

May 25, 2005
Carl Edwards will kick off Coca-Cola 600 week by competing in the Ferris Commercial Mowers presents the Eckerd 75 DIRT big-block modified race Wednesday night, May 25, at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway. Edwards is scheduled to drive a second #3 Page Trucking

Chevy Rock and Roll Schemes to be unveiled UPDATE 2 – IMAGES:

Chevy Rock and Roll Schemes to be unveiled UPDATE 2 – IMAGES:

May 13, 2005
Chevy Rock and Roll Schemes to be unveiled UPDATE 2 - IMAGES: Chevrolet will give race fans a taste of what they will see when they return to Richmond International Raceway in September for the Crown Royal IROC, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 200, Emerson Radio 250

Bass Pro Shops to sponsor #07 at Richmond; #31 at Chicago IMAGE:

Bass Pro Shops to sponsor #07 at Richmond; #31 at Chicago IMAGE:

May 13, 2005
Bass Pro Shops will be the primary sponsor of Richard Childress Racing's (RCR) #07 Chevrolet in this weekend's Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) and its #31 Chevrolet in the July 10 Chicagoland 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Driver