. Points Position. Blaney and his No. 22 team finished 23rd in last week’s event at Bristol Motor Speedway, moving them up two places in the owners’ point standings to 37th. The team now stands 40 points outside the top 35.
. Taking a Break. Blaney will take a break from his full-time NASCAR Busch Series ride, as the Series takes its first off weekend of the season. Blaney will return to action in his No. 10 Braun Racing Toyota next weekend at Nashville (Tenn. ) Superspeedway.
. Practice Makes Perfect. The Caterpillar Racing team is scheduled to spend two days testing at Richmond (Va. ) International Raceway following the event in Martinsville. Blaney tested his Braun Racing Busch Series entry there earlier this week.
. Martinsville Broadcast Schedule. Qualifying for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 is scheduled to start at 3:45 p. m. ET Friday, March 30. The 500-lap event is scheduled to start at 2 p. m. ET Sunday, April 1, and will broadcast LIVE on FOX (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio.
. The Cat Crew.
Gordy Arbitter Front Tire Changer
Steve Aspinwall Tire Specialist
Gabe Barajas Rear Tire Carrier
Steve Channing Car Chief
Tim Clancy Transporter Driver
Nick Dasovich 2nd Can Gas
Jason Everhart Shocks/Gas Man
Garth Finley Engineer
Craig “Fish” Griffitts Engine Tuner
Kevin Hamlin Crew Chief
Michael Hubert Pit Support
Tom Hubert Rear Tire Changer
Tim Hussey Gas Runner
Ted Johnson Sign Board
Jason Kivette Catch Can
Chris “Crazy” Osborne Spotter
Kyle Roland Jack Man
Dave Salerno Windshield
Kevin Sharpe Front Tire Carrier
Dave Blaney on Martinsville Speedway. “Overall, we were pretty happy with the way our Car of Tomorrow ran last weekend in Bristol. We made a lot of progress between the way the car drove during the test there and when we went back for the race. The Cat car was fast right off the truck, and we had a good qualifying run, which gave us a chance to play around with it during the final practice sessions instead of having to start from square one.
That’s a big difference between this year and last year. There’s a lot less playing catch up when we get to the track because we’re so much further ahead, and it shows during the race. With the exception of maybe Atlanta when we just couldn’t really get a handle on it on raceday, we’ve run really well and been happy with the way things have gone. Obviously, we haven’t had the finishes we were looking for, but things seem to be turning around for us there too. We’ll head into Martinsville outside the top 35, which is not a great feeling, but we just need to do the things we’ve been doing all season on Friday, and hopefully we’ll be fine. There are some good teams down there in the points with us. Nevertheless, I’m sure it’ll be a little tough to sleep Thursday night. ”
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