NASCAR Cup
Loudon: Dave Blaney preview
NOTES: * This Week's Race Car at Chicagoland Speedway (chassis No. 92) was last run at Dover (6/6/04) starting 37th and finishing 20th. It was also run earlier this season at California Speedway (5/2/04) starting 37th and finishing 21st. Best ...
Published: Jul 23, 2004, 2:27 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
NOTES:
* This Week's Race Car at Chicagoland Speedway (chassis No. 92) was last run at Dover (6/6/04) starting 37th and finishing 20th. It was also run earlier this season at California Speedway (5/2/04) starting 37th and finishing 21st. Best start -- 17th (Kansas 10/03) Best Finish -- 18th (Michigan 6/02)
* Testing, testing ... Dave Blaney and the AOL Racing team tested Indianapolis Motor Speedway July 19-20 in preparation for the Brickyard 400 on Aug. 8.
* Logistics ... To save time and the AOL truck driver Franky Nester a bit of driving, a second team transporter made the trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tuesday with the team's primary and back-up AOL Chevrolets they will use at NHIS this weekend. The crew will swap out the cars so Nester can leave straight from Indianapolis for the 16 hour trip to Loudon, N.H. By not traveling back to the RCR shop in Welcome, N.C., it will save about 10 hours on the road for the AOL team transporter.
* Up to Speed ... the Siemens 300 will broadcast live beginning at 2 p.m. EDT Sunday, July 25, on TNT, MRN and XM Radio. Qualifying for the Siemens 300 will broadcast live at 3 p.m. EDT Friday, July 23, on SPEED, MRN and XM Radio.
DAVE BLANEY QUOTES:
"I like running at New Hampshire. I think the long flat corners suit my driving style, which should be good for the AOL team. We seem to be right on the verge of a really strong finish, we're working well together and making the right calls to finish good, but we haven't gotten there just yet. I feel very confident it's right around the corner. There are some good tracks coming up that we're looking to run really good and give everybody a run for their money."
On the new green-white-checkered rule:
"To be honest with you, it really doesn't matter to me as a driver. I think it's the right thing to do. It's also the thing the fans want to see. The fans pay money to see us race and want to see the races finish under green. It just makes sense for NASCAR to finish the Nextel Cup races under green."
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Gil Martin named crew chief, special teams
Next article Cup teleconference - Johnson and Knaus, part 3
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Dave Blaney
Ryan Blaney's admiration for Tony Stewart goes back to his childhood
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Ryan Blaney's admiration for Tony Stewart goes back to his childhood
Rookie Blaney brings home a top five result for the Wood Brothers
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Kansas
Rookie Blaney brings home a top five result for the Wood Brothers
NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney injured in World of Outlaws event at Eldora
World of Outlaws
World of Outlaws
NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney injured in World of Outlaws event at Eldora
Latest news
Tim Clark wants NASCAR to be better storytellers to counter "brand perception problem"
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup 21 min
Tim Clark wants NASCAR to be better storytellers to counter "brand perception problem"
Why NASCAR's Zane Smith fine for Carson Hocevar contact was consistent
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Talladega II
48 min
Why NASCAR's Zane Smith fine for Carson Hocevar contact was consistent
Jimmie Johnson on the NASCAR business world: "It's a war"
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup 58 min
Jimmie Johnson on the NASCAR business world: "It's a war"
David Alonso lashes out at Dani Holgado: "When you’re not a good person, there’s nothing you can do"
Moto2
MOT2 Moto2
Phillip Island
59 min
David Alonso lashes out at Dani Holgado: "When you’re not a good person, there’s nothing you can do"
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe