Dave Blaney News

Wheel Tethers UPDATE:

Wheel Tethers UPDATE:

April 12, 2003
Mark Harrah, one of the owners of Dave Blaney's team and an engineer, said that NASCAR should change the way it has teams attach the wheel tethers to keep them from flying off the cars in a wreck. A wheel off Ryan Newman's car flew over the wall at Talladega and hit

Testing at Kentucky UPDATE:

Testing at Kentucky UPDATE:

April 8, 2003
Four Winston Cup teams and a Busch Series squad are scheduled to test at the track this week at Kentucky Speedway . #77-Dave Blaney was to test today, while #42-Jamie McMurray and #74-Tony Raines are expected to test Wednesday and Thursday. Hank Parker Jr. is also

Testing at Richmond UPDATE Postponed:

Testing at Richmond UPDATE Postponed:

April 7, 2003
The first NASCAR testing of the season at Richmond International Raceway starts next week, as NASCAR Busch Series drivers #2-Ron Hornaday, #21?/43?-Johnny Sauter and #00-Troy Cline are scheduled to test on Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9. Scheduled to test

Rumblings – Bristol:

Rumblings – Bristol:

March 24, 2003
#97-Kurt Busch's victory in the Food City 500 was worth $157,790 from the over $4.5M in posted awards, and was the usual hard-fought BMS win. They just don't come easy at this fast half-miler, but being able to carry our flag around on a victory lap has got to be a

#30 Fastest at Darlington:

#30 Fastest at Darlington:

March 20, 2003
The pit crew of the #30 AOL Jeff Green Chevy, owned by Richard Childress Racing, took first-place honors for eligible teams in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade at Sunday's (March 16) NASCAR Winston Cup Race - Carolina Dodge Dealers 400

WOW! now that was a great race:

WOW! now that was a great race:

March 16, 2003
#32-Ricky Craven won the The Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 is on at Darlington Raceway by a few inches [2/1000th's of a second] with him and #97-Kurt Busch beating and banging the last lap, both slapping the wall a few times. Busch had no power steering the last 10 laps

Racing Weather 101:

Racing Weather 101:

February 28, 2003
About 20 members of the American Meteorological Society are expected to breeze into Atlanta Motor Speedway on Thursday for a few quick lessons, such as the effects of barometric pressure on tire pressure. Racing's crew chiefs and drivers have long known the correlation

#77 Team wins McDonald’s Drive-Thru Pit Crew Challenge at Rockingham:

#77 Team wins McDonald’s Drive-Thru Pit Crew Challenge at Rockingham:

February 26, 2003
The crew of Dave Blaney, the #77 Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford, won Round 2 of the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade at Sunday's Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway. Blaney's crew spent 223 seconds in the pits to edge the crew of Kurt

Blaney wins his first pole:

Blaney wins his first pole:

February 21, 2003
#77-Dave Blaney won the pole for the Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway, with a speed of 154.683. It is Blaney's first ever Bud Pole (and first ever front row start). Blaney joins Davey Allison (1987), Kyle Petty (1990) and Hut Stricklin (1995) winning their first

More on the Twin 125’s Dyno Tests:

More on the Twin 125’s Dyno Tests:

February 16, 2003
The total number of cars NASCAR tested on the chassis dyno came to an even dozen according to the NASCAR dyno sheet. The numbers, which are highly suspect due to the wide variance, cover a range that spans 384 - 360 horsepower. Topping the charts was Jack Sprague’s

#31 Plans, Blaney and Ford:

#31 Plans, Blaney and Ford:

February 3, 2003
Whelen #31 plans for 2003 include Dave Blaney and also a switch from Chevrolet to Ford.(Whelen Site)(1-11-2003) UPDATE: Blaney will run 10 BGN races in 2003 in the #31 Whelen Ford, powered by Penske-Jasper engines. Plans are to run both Richmond races, both Lowe's

ISA ceases to exist UPDATE 2 track to sue:

ISA ceases to exist UPDATE 2 track to sue:

January 31, 2003
hearing the new International Stockcar Alliance [ISA] ( isaracing.com - the site is now down) which was supposed to start up and run in 2003, will either not exist or not run until 2004. The series, based and run in Canada was to feature a chance for a driver and a

#31 Plans, Blaney and Ford:

#31 Plans, Blaney and Ford:

January 11, 2003
Whelen #31 plans for 2003 include Dave Blaney and also a switch from Chevrolet to Ford.(Whelen Site)(1-11-2003)

Jasper Motorsports adds team members:

Jasper Motorsports adds team members:

December 24, 2002
Jasper Motorsports adds team members: The #77 Jasper Motorsports team has added six new team members for the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, including four crew members who will augment the team' existing pit-stop unit for it' over-the-wall efforts in support

Stewart to run 4 ISA events:

Stewart to run 4 ISA events:

December 21, 2002
Stewart to run 4 ISA events: The International Stockcar Alliance (ISA) announced today that 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart will race in four events in the 2003 ISA Exide Racing Series. Stewart will be one of several Winston Cup veterans to take part