RIDING WITH … Dave Blaney


October 5, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

RIDING WITH … Dave Blaney

Saturday: The Hartford native qualified 29th for today’s Amp Energy 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. He averaged just under 186 mph in the No. 22 Caterpillar Toyota.

The race: Television coverage on WYTV (33) begins at 1 p.m. with the green flag scheduled to drop just after 2

Season to date: Blaney remains in 31st place in the Sprint Cup Series standings, 78 points behind No. 30 Reed Sorenson.

Staff report