“Darlington is always a challenging place to race, and it will be especially interesting with the new pavement.  From what I’ve heard from the guys that have been able to test, it sounds like they did a nice job with the project, and we’re looking forward to getting there.  It will be as challenging as it always is, but probably faster and with more grip. ...

Dave Blaney and the Caterpillar Racing team qualified in the 17th spot for the Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 at Richmond International Raceway.  Blaney drove the Caterpillar Toyota to an 18th-place finish in Saturday night’s event, earning the Bill Davis Racing team its best finish of the season thus far.

“We typically run pretty well at Richmond, and we’re certainly hoping to continue that trend this weekend.  It’s a great track to race on, wide enough to find places to pass and small enough to put on a great show for the fans.  Everybody loves racing in Richmond.

“Obviously, last weekend was a pretty bad one for this Caterpillar Racing team, and...

“We know we’ve got a strong restrictor plate package, so we’re hoping for good things this weekend.  We’re bringing back the same car that we ran third with in Talladega last fall and ran well with again in the Bud Shootout, so the goal is to perform like we know we’re capable both during qualifying and then during the race.  If we can do that, we should be...

Dave Blaney and the Caterpillar Racing team qualified in the 19th spot for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.  After working through balance issues throughout the event, Blaney took the checkered flag in 30th place.

“This Caterpillar team has come a long way in just a couple of weeks.  We ran strong at Martinsville, and we seemed to have our mile-and-a-half program back on the right track last weekend at Texas.  There’s definitely a great deal of improvement, and we can see light at the end of the tunnel now.  Plus, we’ve added quite a few people to our program, and I...