Race: Ford 500
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 36 of 36
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 miles
Dave Blaney will attempt to qualify the No. 35 Golden Corral Chevrolet for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season finale Ford 400. This will mark Tommy Baldwin Racing’s (TBR) third start at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS).
CHASSIS NO. 297 – TBR debuted chassis No. 297 with Blaney at Texas Motor Speedway. Blaney made the show and will look to repeat his success at HMS this weekend. TBR purchased the chassis from Richard Childress Racing this season. Paul Menard drove the chassis prior to TBR.
NASCAR UNLEASHED – Blaney’s son Ryan will compete in “Battle of the NASCAR Kids.” The “Battle of the NASCAR Kids” competition will take place at 10:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, November 19 at the GameStop videogame truck outside of Gate 2 in the Outer Display Area of HMS, with public gameplay sessions and practice rounds scheduled for November 17-18 at the Championship Drive event in Miami Beach.Two fans will be chosen to compete against Blaney and other NASCAR kids. The winner of the event will get $5,000 to give to their charity of choice. Blaney’s charity of choice is the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/NASCARUnleashed or www.Activision.com.
TBR at HMS:
Two NSCS Starts Best Start: 18th | 2009 Best Finish: 42nd | 2010
Last TBR Event:
Kobalt Tools 500 | Phoenix International Raceway: Blaney qualified for the Kobalt Tools 500 and started 43rd. He struggled with the handling of the No. 35 Golden Corral Chevrolet as the team worked to fix the condition. He finished 27th, three laps down.
Dave Blaney at HMS:
10 NSCS Starts: Top-10 Finishes: 3 (2005, 2001, 2000) Best Start: 4th | Bill Davis Racing | 1999 Best Finish: 6th | Richard Childress Racing (2005), Bill Davis Racing (2001) Last Start: 36th | Front Row Motorsports | 2010 Last Finish: 36th | Front Row Motorsports | 2010 Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend
Two Chances for Kids to Eat Free:
Bodine will join Blaney in his season-long effort to tally top-10 finishes. If either driver finishes in the top-10 this weekend in Miami, kids eat free (with an adult purchase) on Monday, November 21st. Golden Corral will also donate $5,000 to the DAV.
Local Golden Corral Locations
33525 South Dixie Hwy., Florida City, Fla. | 4.9 mi. from HMS 9045 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, Fla. | 48 mi. from HMS
Media Contact: Heather Lumpp heather@heinkebaldwinracing.com o: 704.696.0036 c: 847.302.5509 In The Points | Blaney is still 32nd in NSCS Driver Points. He is 94 points ahead of Andy Lally and trailing Casey Mears by 31 points.
Qualify for the Show | The No. 35 Golden Corral Chevrolet will have to qualify for the Ford 400. There are 48 entries for the event. Blaney will compete against Trevor Bayne, Mike Bliss, Grant Enfinger, Michael McDowell, Joe Nemechek, Scott Riggs, Mike Skinner, Reed Sorenson, Scott Speed, David Stremme, Cole Witt and J.J. Yeley for the eight available starting positions.
Dave Blaney Quotes:
On Racing at Miami: “It is always exciting to race in Miami for the end of the season. Being the final race, there is added excitement from everyone. We hope we can make the show and complete the season with a good finish.”
Tommy Baldwin Quotes:
On This Season: “I am very proud of this team. They have worked really hard all year. It shows in that we have met and exceeded all of our goals for this season. We made the top-35 for most of the year and even scored a top-five finish. All of our success is thanks to the support from Accell Construction, Big Red, Golden Corral, Luke and Associates, and Pepsi Max.”
Lighthouse Mission:
The Lighthouse Mission logo debuted on the No. 36 Golden Corral Chevrolet at Daytona International Speedway and will be present for the entire 2011 season. TBR has teamed up to help the Long Island based charity build awareness and raise funds for Lighthouse Mission. For more information on Lighthouse Mission, visit www.lighthousemission.net.
