Dale Allen Blaney (born January 30, 1964)[1] is an American professional former race car driver, former professional basketball player,[2] and is currently an assistant coach for the Westminster College basketball team. (wikipedia)
We never talk about racing much as far as this (Nextel Cup) goes. I've never been it before, so there's nothing I can say to help him out or reassure him. He has to drive it. He has many guys in his pit area telling him what to do.
We had a good weekend for the first time out this year...a second and a fifth. It was just a matter of being patient and staying in your groove.
There are 43 guys in the world that race these things every week. To be one of those 43 guys is awful special. Any time you can win at the highest level, that's all you can ask for as a driver. If he could win one of these this year or whenever, it would make his career for sure.
This is different racing from what I'm used to, but to see 43 of them run through the tri-oval and come in for their pit stops, it's pretty neat. It doesn't give it justice to watch it on TV. Once you're here, you get a better feel for it.
