Hartford's Blaney wins NASCAR pole
Hartford native Dave Blaney finally gave Toyota something to celebrate Friday, winning the pole for the NASCAR Nextel Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway.
It’s been a long, difficult first season in Cup for the Japanese automaker. Its teams have had trouble getting their cars qualified for races, let alone vying for poles.
But Blaney’s fast lap of 129.437 mph in his Bill Davis Racing No. 22 Camry was easily the fastest in qualifying for Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 300.
For more, read Saturday's Vindicator and Vindy.com.