Dave Blaney

Dave Blaney is most famous for his sprint car exploits as well as other success on dirt tracks.  He also owns Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio.  Blaney made his NASCAR Winston Cup debut in the #80 Daffron's Body Shop Ford for Stan Hover Motorsports in the 1992 AC Delco 500, finishing 31st.

He began his Busch Series career in 1998 with Bill Davis Racing. He signed to drive a Busch Series car for Davis, the #93 Amoco Pontiac.  In 1999, Blaney returned to the Winston Cup series with Bill Davis Racing.    In 2000, he and his Amoco team moved up to Winston Cup full time and posted two-top tens. Blaney would finish third in the NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award standings for the 2000 season.  In 2001, the team would switch to Dodge and he would compete in all the races with a best finish of 6th, three times. After coming close to victory in 2001, he left BDR because of sponsorship concerns and signed with the #77 Jasper Motorsports team. 

Blaney returned to Bill Davis Racing in 2004 for a limited schedule, because of a lack of sponsorship. After multiple strong showings in races, including two eleventh place finishes, Blaney joined Richard Childress Racing. He took over the #30 America Online Chevrolet for eight races, however when Jeff Burton became available, Childress hired Burton to drive the #30 for the remainder of the season. Blaney would also start one race for Roush Racing in the #99 Canteen Vending / Kraft Foods Ford in the place of rookie Carl Edwards.  In 2005, he would return to Richard Childress Racing to drive the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet.  In 2006 he returned to the Bill Davis stable to run the #22 Caterpillar Dodge.  For 2006, Blaney also returned to Busch Series competition driving the #32 ABF U-Pack Moving Chevrolet for Braun-Akins Racing. Blaney debuted with the team at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May and finished 15th. Blaney won his first Busch Series race on October 13, 2006 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.