Dave Blaney

Birthday: Oct. 24, 1962
Hometown: Hartford, Ohio

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECAP

2007 -- Finished 31st in series points. ... Earned first series pole for Toyota at New Hampshire in July. ... Finished third at Talladega in October, tying a career-high. ... Led eight different races for a total of 44 laps.

2006 -- Finished 26th in series points. ... Posted a fourth-place finish at Richmond in September. ... Best start of the season was sixth at Martinsville.

2005 -- Finished 26th in series points. ... Two top-10 finishes running full season for Richard Childress Racing.

2004 -- Finished 38th in series points. ... Made 16 starts for four different teams. ... Finished 15th in the Daytona 500. ... Best start of the season was 10th at Charlotte in October. ... Drove the No. 30 Chevrolet for eight races starting in Pocono for team owner Richard Childress.

2003 -- Finished 28th in series points. ... Captured first career pole at Rockingham in February. ... Started season strongly with his first pole and a third-place run at Darlington. ... After Darlington, had just one top-10 the remainder of the season (July 27 at Pocono). ... Finished with four top-10s.

2002 -- Finished 19th in series points. ... First season with Jasper Motorsports No. 77 Ford. ... Had five top-10 finishes. ... Best finish was seventh at Phoenix. ... Matched career-best start (third) at Richmond in September.

2001 -- Finished 22nd in series points. ... Competed in second full season for Bill Davis Racing. ... Had six top-10 finishes, including career-best sixth-place finishes at Texas, Michigan and Homestead. ... Qualified career-best third at Atlanta in November, led 70 laps before mechanical problems ended his day.

2000 -- Finished 31st in series points. ... Finished season on a high note with a fourth-place qualifying run at Atlanta, a season-best. ... Finished third in Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings. ... Scored two top-10 finishes in the last three races.

1999 -- Finished 51st in series points. ... Drove in five races for Bill Davis Racing. ... Best start (fourth) and finish (23rd) came at Homestead.

1992 -- Finished 80th in series points. ... Ran in just one race and didn't finish. ... Start came at Rockingham, Oct. 25, 1992.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

Has one NASCAR Nationwide Series win in 116 career starts. ... Finished seventh in Nationwide Series standings in 1999. Had four poles in 1999. ... Made his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start in 1998 and took one pole and three top-10 finishes while competing in 20 races. ... In 1996 and 1997, finished runner-up in the World of Outlaws sprint car circuit. ... Won the 1995 World of Outlaws championship and was named that year's Sprint Car Driver of the Year. ... Also in 1995, won at Knoxville Nationals, the Historical Big One and the King's Royal Sprint Car race at Eldora Speedway, all among the biggest events in sprint car racing. ... In 1993 and 1994, finished runner-up in World of Outlaws championship and won the Syracuse Nationals at the New York State Fairgrounds ('87 and '93). ... Won Pacific Coast Nationals at Ascot Speedway (Calif.) in 1990. ... In 1989, posted 76 top-five finishes in 85 races between sprints and modifieds. ... Won Easter World Sprint Car championship in 1988 in Hagerstown, Md. ... Won his first career World of Outlaws series race at Tri-City in 1985. ... Won USAC Silver Crown championship in 1984, becoming the youngest driver to win that division. ... Won Rookie of the Year honors on the All-Star Circuit of Champions sprint series in 1982. ... Began his professional racing career in 1981 racing sprint cars. ... Has competed in all three major sprint car associations, World of Outlaws National Challenge Series, United Sprint Association and All-Star Circuit of Champions.

NOTEWORTHY

Brother, Dale, played college basketball at West Virginia, was drafted by the L.A. Lakers and played in the NBA and CBA. ... Favorite sports team is the Washington Redskins. ... Owns Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, with his family. Father, Lou, also raced sprint cars. ... Son, Ryan, races quarter midgets. ... As his high school graduation gift, he took over the seat of his dad's Sprint car ride.