Nextel Cup Series

PERSONAL Birthdate: Oct. 24, 1962 Hometown: Hartford, Ohio Resides: High Point, N.C. Marital Status: Married (Lisa) Children: Emma (1/20/91), Ryan (12/31/93), Erin (3/2/98) Hobbies: Owning and operating Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio; Sprint Cars; and his children’s racing.

HIGHLIGHTS 1995 World of Outlaws Sprint Car champion 1984 USAC Silver Crown champion World of Outlaws runner-up in 1996 and 1997 Named Sprint Car driver of the Year for 1995 Won first career pole in 2003 Had best career finish – 3rd – in 2003

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RECAP 2004 Finished 38th in series points. … Made 16 starts for four different teams. … Finished 15th at the Daytona 500. … Had a strong showing in Atlanta and Texas where he finished 11th driving for Bill Davis Racing. … 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 (3rd) at Richmond in September. … Crew chief Ryan Pemberton left at season’s end to work with Jerry Nadeau and MB2 Motorsports. ... Announced that Robert Barker, former teammate and crew chief at Bill Davis Racing, would join Blaney for 2003. 2001 Finished 22nd in series points. … Competed in second full season for Davis. … 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 ruined that strong run. 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. … Had first top five locked up in Atlanta until late-race incident knocked him down to 18th. … Missed only one race all season (Rockingham’s spring event). 1999 Finished 51st in series points. … Drove in five races for Davis. … Best start (4th) and finish (23rd) came at Homestead. 1992 Ran in just one race and didn’t finish. … Start came at Rockingham, Oct. 25, 1992.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY In 1999, finished seventh in the NASCAR Busch Series standings, posting five top fives, 12 top 10s and taking four poles in 31 starts. … Made his first NASCAR Busch 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, 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.