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Blaney finishes 3rd, tying his best in Cup
DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Oct. 07, 2007
Dave Blaney finished third, tying his best Cup finish.
He also was third at Darlington in 2003.
The finished moved his No. 22 team into 35th in the car owner standings, which means Blaney is guaranteed a spot in next week’s race at Charlotte.
The No. 21 Ford team fell out of the top 35.
Blaney said he would have followed Tony Stewart to the outside on the final lap to take a shot at winning, but didn’t want to pull out from behind Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon to do it.
“It was hard to bail out on that lane,” Blaney said. “I know Tony wishes I would have gone with him, but I had to watch out for myself.”
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: September, 1969 First NWCS Race: Talladega 500, September 14, 1969 Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 212.809 mph (44.998 sec.), 4/30/87 Race Record: Mark Martin, 188.354 mph, 5/10/97 Owner: ISC President: Grant Lynch Phone: (256) 362-2261 Tickets: (256) 362-7223 Shipping Address: 3366 Speedway Blvd. Talladega, AL 35160 Mailing Address: PO Box 777 Talladega, AL 35161 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2.66 Mile Tri-oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 33º Banking on Tri-oval: 18º Banking on Backstretch: 2º Length of Frontstretch: 4,300 ft. Length of Backstretch: 4,000 ft. Grandstand Seating: 138,000 Miles/Laps: 500 mi. = 188 laps |