Dave Blaney

Dave Blaney
Blaney at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2007
Born	(1962-10-24) October 24, 1962 (age 54) Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, U.S.
Achievements	1984 USAC Silver Crown Champion 1995 World of Outlaws Champion
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
473 races run over 17 years
2014 position	50th
Best finish	19th (2002)
First race	1992 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
Last race	2014 Irwin Tools Night Race (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 28 2
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
121 races run over 12 years
2009 position	79th
Best finish	7th (1999)
First race	1998 NAPA Auto Parts 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2009 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte)
First win	2006 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 31 7
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2013 position	95th
Best finish	74th (2004)
First race	2004 MBNA America 200 (Dover)
Last race	2013 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	71st (2002)
First race	2002 Canada Day Shootout (Cayuga)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of August 23, 2014.

David "Dave" Blaney (born October 24, 1962) is an American professional driver. Blaney was a successful sprint car driver before he started racing in NASCAR, competing in both the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. For many years, he was a regular in the Syracuse Nationals in Syracuse, New York, although he never won that event. He owns Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio. His son, Ryan Blaney, is also a NASCAR competitor.

Blaney, born in Hartford Township in Trumbull County, Ohio, was awarded the 1983 All-Star Sprint Circuit Rookie-of-the-Year. He raced in the United States Automobile Club (USAC) Silver Crown Series in 1984 and won the national touring series' championship. Blaney won his first World of Outlaws (WoO) race at Eldora Speedway in 1987. He won the 1993 Chili_Bowl_(race) Midget Nationals. In 1995 he won his second $50,000 to win King's Royal at Eldora Speedway on his way to winning the WoO Championship.In the 1997 season, he won the Gold Cup, and the Knoxville Nationals, which is considered the premiere event in sprint car racing. He was the first driver who did not defend his Knoxville win, when he moved into NASCAR. After moving to NASCAR, he kept his sprint car team going, fielding a car for his brother Dale and the late Kevin Gobrecht. In 2016 after Retiring from NASCAR, He drove the Motter Motorsports 71M on a hand-picked schedule of primarily World of Outlaws and All Star, and Central Pennsylvania Races, and looks to do the same for 2017.