Riding with ...

Riding with ...

Dave Blaney

Saturday: The Hartford native started in the 33rd position for the Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway and finished 41st with brake issues after 56 laps. Season: The Buckeye Bullet is in 43rd place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, up two spots from last week. He trails No. 42 Scott Riggs by 96 points. Next: NASCAR’s top series heads to suburban Charlotte, N.C., for the Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The green flag is scheduled to drop at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Staff report