RIDING WITH … Dave Blaney
Last week: The Hartford native qualified 18th for the Goody’s Orange Crush 500 at Martinsville Speedway. After running well for much of the event and leading several laps, a punctured radiator ended the day early for the Toyota Caterpillar. Blaney finished in 43rd place after completing just 39 laps.
Year-to-date: Blaney dropped one spot in the series standings, to 38th place (meaning he’ll have to qualify on time this weekend). He is 367 points out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup top 12.
This week: Blaney and the rest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is at Texas Motor Speedway for the Samsung 500. He has made 11 Cup starts at TMS with a high finish of sixth in 2001. He has scored three top-20 finishes in the Cup Series at the speedway.
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