Dave Blaney
No. 07 Bass Pro Shops/Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Chevy American Revolution 400 – May 14, 2005
Venue: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway
NOTES:
This Week’s Race Car at Richmond International Raceway … Dave Blaney will pilot chassis No. 141 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. This is a new car for 2005 and the same car Clint Bowyer raced to a 22nd-place finish last month at Phoenix.
Stats Fact … Blaney’s best start and finish at Richmond came in the 2002 Chevy Monte Carlo 400 where the Buckeye Bullet started third and finished ninth.
Fish On … Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store has stepped in to sponsor Blaney’s No. 07 Chevy this weekend at RIR. The team’s primary sponsor, Jack Daniel’s, will be prominently displayed on the car’s lower quarter panels and deck lid.
Million Dollar Man … Following his 29th-place finish last weekend at Darlington, Blaney surpassed the $1 million earnings mark for 2005.
No DNFs for the Bullet … Blaney has been running at the finish of every NEXTEL Cup Series race this season.
Double Duty … Blaney will also be competing in the FUNAI 250 NASCAR Busch Series race Friday, May 13 at RIR. Blaney will once again drive the No. 31 Whelen Chevrolet for Marsh Racing.
SPEED Stage … The 1995 World of Outlaws Champion will be the featured guest this week on Trackside Live. Trackside will be taped at the SPEED Stage located behind RIR’s main grandstand Friday, May 13 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. The show will air on SPEED Friday at 11 p.m. EST.
Meet the Driver … Blaney will sign autographs at the Jack Daniel’s souvenir trailer Saturday, May 14 from 4:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
Up to Speed … The Chevy American Revolution 400 will be televised live Saturday, May 14 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on FX and be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 11th of 36 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series events will air live on Speed Friday, May 13 at 6 p.m. EDT and will also be broadcast live on MRN and XM Satellite Radio.
DAVE BLANEY QUOTES:
Richmond is the one track that just about everyone looks forward to. What makes it so appealing?
“We’re pretty excited about this weekend. We’re taking the same car that Clint (Bowyer) raced at Phoenix and we think it’s the best car in the house so it’s pretty hard not to be excited when we’ve got such a good car. Richmond also produces an almost electric atmosphere. These types of cars put on such a good show at Richmond and the race track sells out just about every time we show up. You can just feel the energy in the air. It’s a lot of fun.”
You tested your Busch Car at Richmond. Will any of that information translate back to the Jack Daniel’s Chevy?
“Some of it will. The Cup car reacts a little differently to some of the changes but you can get a pretty good idea. What’s really going to help us on the Cup side will be all the seat time from the Busch car. Philippe (Lopez) and my engineer Brian (Bass) will be very involved with Busch car just like they were at Las Vegas. Our whole goal with the Busch program is to win some races and hope the information we gather makes the Jack Daniel’s Chevy that much better.”
