RIDING WITH … Dave Blaney
Qualifying: The Hartford native qualified in 36th position Friday night for the Sharpie 500 on the short track at Bristol Motor Speedway. Blaney had a qualifying speed of just over 119 mph.
Tonight: NASCAR’s top series returns to the short track at Bristol (Tenn.) for the Sharpie 500 Saturday night. Coverage on ESPN begins at 7 p.m. with the green flag scheduled to drop shortly after 8.
Season to date: Blaney took a fall in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series points standings, to 32nd place. He’s 12 points behind No. 31 Michael Waltrip and 24 behind No. 30 Reed Sorenson.
The Vindicator, NASCAR.com