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Dave Blaney's Charlotte Preview

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Race: Coca-Cola 600
Location: Lowe's Motor Speedway
Date: May 25th, 2008

Lowe’s Motor Speedway News and Notes
  • This Week’s Car…The Caterpillar Racing team plans to utilize chassis No. 47 for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.  This is the same car that carried the team to a ninth-place finish two weeks ago at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.
  • Blaney’s Career Stats…Blaney will make his 279th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start when the green flag waves for the 400-lap event Sunday evening.  He made his first career Cup Series start in October 1992 at [Rockingham] North Carolina Speedway and finished 40th (qualified 30th) for his first Cup Series start at LMS in 2000.  Like this weekend, Blaney was aboard a Bill Davis Racing-owned machine.
  • Blaney at LMS…Blaney has made 16 Cup Series starts at the 1.5-mile track during his career.  The veteran driver has started as high as eighth (2003 and 2007) and has finished as high as sixth (2007).  Blaney has scored four top-15 finishes at the Concord, N.C., area track in his Cup Series career.  He has also competed in 14 NASCAR Nationwide Series events at the track and has two pole positions to his credit.  He also scored his first Nationwide Series win there in 2006.
  • BDR at LMS…Competitors driving Bill Davis Racing-owned cars have been racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway since 1993 and have made 42 starts.  BDR drivers have three top-five finishes and 12 top-10 finishes at the track.
  • Bring Your Sharpie…Look for Blaney to stop by the Caterpillar/Toyota Racing merchandise hauler to sign autographs this weekend.  Please check with the trailer for exact times.  Blaney is also scheduled to appear at the Sprint Experience on Sunday afternoon.
  • Practice Makes Perfect…The No. 22 Caterpillar team will spend next Tuesday and Wednesday testing at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in preparation for the upcoming event there.
  • Coca-Cola 600 Broadcast Schedule…Qualifying for the event is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET Thursday, May 22.  The 400-lap event is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. ET Sunday, May 25, and will broadcast LIVE on FOX (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio.

Blaney’s Thoughts on Lowe’s…

“This is a pretty important race for this Caterpillar Racing team.  We worked hard to get ourselves into the top 35 [in owners’ points], so now we need to make sure we stay there.  We didn’t run as well as we thought we would in the Sprint Showdown, but it was a good opportunity to learn some things that will no doubt help us in the 600.  We’re only around 50 points out of 30th, but at the same time there’s a pretty tight battle going for those spots just behind us.  Even just a couple of positions can mean an awful lot come race day, so we’ll have to make sure we’re ready for 600 miles.  The good news is we know our Bill Davis Racing team is in the race, and we had what we think was a pretty good test here a couple of weeks ago.  Now it’s up to us to make sure we capitalize on the opportunity.”

Dave Blaney - Lowe's Motor Speedway