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Kevin Kovac
CONCORD, N.C. (May 19) - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standout Dave Blaney will face off with the stars of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series on Thurs., May 29, when the national tour visits Delaware International Speedway.
An Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion before moving to the NASCAR stock car ranks, Blaney has secured a ride in 2007 WoO LMS Rookie of the Year Tim Fuller's backup Gypsum Express car for the mid-week 50-lap event.
Blaney, who drives the Bill Davis Racing Caterpillar No. 22 on the Sprint Cup Series, will make a 40-minute trip south from Dover (Del.) International Speedway to compete at promoter Charlie Cathell's half-mile clay oval. The WoO LMS show at DIS is scheduled to lead into Dover's NASCAR race weekend for the second consecutive year.
With Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Craftsman Truck Series action taking place nearby at the Monster Mile, there's a possibility that one or more NASCAR drivers might join Blaney in climbing behind the wheel of a dirt Late Model for DIS's WoO LMS program.
Blaney's appearance at DIS will serve as a tuneup for his participation in the Old Spice Prelude to the Dream on June 4 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. He will drive a Rocket car from Fuller's stable in the Prelude, which pits more than two-dozen world-renowned drivers in a unique, down-home dirt Late Model race.
Fuller, 40, of Watertown, N.Y., is excited to team up with Blaney for the WoO LMS event at DIS as well as the Prelude.
"We'll give him a great car to run," said Fuller, a regular on the WoO LMS. "With his dirt experience, there's no doubt he'll be a contender."
Blaney has one career WoO LMS A-Main start under his belt. He finished 16th on June 26, 2004, at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, the three-eighths-mile oval that he owns.
Blaney's Sharon Speedway will host a WoO LMS event on Sat., July 26, that will be taped for broadcast on the SPEED cable network.
Tickets for the fourth WoO LMS event in the last five years at Delaware International Speedway on May 29 are now available by calling the speedway office at 302-875-1911.
Reserved seats are $30 for adults and $9 for children 7-13, while general admission will be $26 for adults, $5 for children 7-13 and free for kids 6-and-under.
Pit passes will be $35 for adults, $10 for children 7-13 and free for kids 6-and-under.
For more information visit www.delawareracing.com or www.worldofoutlaws.com.
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