Car:
Number 22 Toyota
Team:
Bill Davis Racing
Sponsor:
Caterpillar
Birthdate:
October 24, 1962
Rookie Season:
Started one race in 1992 at Rockingham. Didn't make another NEXTEL Cup series start until he joined forces with Bill Davis and made five starts in 1999.
Blaney ran his first full season in 2000. He scored two top ten finishes but losing Rookie of the Year honors to Matt Kenseth.
Career Highlights:
1992 - First NEXTEL Cup start (Rockingham)
1995 - World of Outlaws Champion
2000 - First full NEXTEL Cup season
2004 - Left Bill Davis for Richard Childress Racing
2006 - Returned to Bill Davis Racing
2006 - First Busch Series Win (Lowes)
The Buckeye Bullet:
Dave Blaney is the kind of driver that will usually bring the car back in one piece. He is rarely over-aggressive.
This is a great benefit for a team that needs to focus on improving next week's race package instead of repairing last week's car. However, if you rarely get aggressive and cross the boundaries of what the car can do are you getting everything out of the car that it has to offer?
Dave is a solid NEXTEL Cup driver. However, in his long NEXTEL Cup career he has never shown any real flashes of greatness.
