Dave Blaney
Nextel Cup Series
Blaney made his
NASCAR Winston Cup debut in the #80
Daffron's Body Shop Ford for
Stan Hover Motorsports in the
1992 AC Delco 500, finishing 31st. In 1999, Blaney returned to the
Winston Cup series with
Bill Davis Racing. He ran five races in the #93
Amoco Pontiac with a best finish of 23rd at
Homestead. In
2000, Blaney and his Amoco team moved up to
Winston Cup full time and posted two-top tens. He would finishing third in the
NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award standings for the 2000 season. In 2001, the team would switch to Dodge and he would compete in all the races with a best finish of 6th, three times. After coming close to victory in
2001, he left BDR because of sponsorship concerns and signed with the #77
Jasper Motorsports team. His best finish during the 2002 season was a 7th at
Phoenix. The 2003 started out extremely well for Blaney as he finished three of the first five races in the top ten. However, the rest of the season was a struggle and the team was only able to finish in the top ten once more during the year. Blaney returned to
Bill Davis Racing in 2004 for a limited schedule, because of a lack of sponsorship. After multiple strong showings in races, including two eleventh place finishes Blaney joined
Richard Childress Racing. He took over the #30
America Online Chevrolet for eight races, which included two Top-15 finishes, however when
Jeff Burton became available, Childress hired Burton to drive the #30 for the remainder of the season. Blaney would also start one race for
Roush Racing in the #99
Canteen Vending /
Kraft Foods Ford in the place of rookie Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards, who missed the start due a Craftsman Truck Series race that ran late. Blaney exited the car on Lap 24, and Edwards went on to finish 37th after a crash. In 2005, he would return to
Richard Childress Racing to drive the #07
Jack Daniel's Chevrolet. During the season he would post two top ten finishes and post a solid average finish of 23.4. In
2006 he returned to the Bill Davis stable to run the #22
Caterpillar Dodge. Dave's best finish so far in 2006 came at
New Hampshire, where he finished 13th.
Busch Series
Blaney began his
Busch Series career in 1998 with
Bill Davis Racing. He signed to drive a
Busch Series car for Davis, the #93
Amoco Pontiac and in his first season he had an impressive three sixth-place finishes and a pole position at
Lowe's Motor Speedway.
1999 was even better, when his pole total rose to four and he climbed up to seventh place in the final points standings. He also finished second twice during the 1999 season. He would return to the
Busch Series in 2000 with a limited schedule in BDR's #20
AT&T Pontiac. He would gain a pole position at
Charlotte and also finish 3rd twice. In 2001, Blaney would compete in one race for Bryan Goewey's #93 team. He would finish the race last after a suspension failure. For the 2002 season he would compete in a race for
Marsh Racing and the #31
Whelen Engineering Chevrolet. After starting the race in the 13th position and leading three laps he would finish 35th with an ignition problem. He would return to the team for the 2003 season and post a best finish of 9th at
Richmond. He would start out the 2004 season again with
Marsh Racing's 31 team, however after competing in three races for them they opted to switch drivers. Later in the season, Blaney would run three races for
FitzBradshaw Racing with a best finish of 19th in the #14
Navy Chevrolet. In 2005, he would return to
Marsh Racing and run nine races with the team. His best finish would come at
Dover, a 12th place finish. For 2006, Blaney will return to Busch Series competition driving the #32
ABF U-Pack Moving Chevrolet for Braun-Akins Racing. Blaney debuted with the team at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May and finished 15th.
Craftsman Truck Series
Blaney's only
Craftsman Truck Series start would come in 2004 with
Bill Davis Racing. He would start the #23
Toyota Tundra Toyota in 5th place at
Dover and finish the race in the 6th position.
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