Riding with …

Riding with …

Dave Blaney

Last week: The Hartford native finished 35th place at the Tums Fast Relief 500 in Martinsville.

To date: Blaney is 33rd in the Sprint Cup standings with 382 points, 63 behind A.J. Allmendinger.

This weekend: NASCAR’s top series heads to Fort Worth, Texas, for the AAA Texas 500. Qualifying is today. ESPN’s coverage of Sunday’s race begins at 2 p.m. with the race beginning at 3.

Staff report