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2011 NSCS No. 36 Golden Corral / Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Impala SS

Race: AAA 400
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 29 of 36
Track: Dover International Speedway
Track Length: 1 mile
Date: October 2, 2011

Dave Blaney will wheel the No. 36 Golden Corral Chevrolet this weekend in the AAA 400. This start will be Tommy Baldwin Racing’s (TBR) second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at Dover International Speedway this season.

CHASSIS NO. 910 – Blaney will pilot the No. 910 chassis this weekend. TBR last ran this chassis at Bristol in August. Blaney also drove the chassis at Auto Club Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Pocono. He wheeled the chassis to a chassis-high 24th-place finish at Darlington in May.

TBR at Richmond:
Five NSCS Starts
Best Start: 34th | May 2009 | Mike Skinner
Best Finish: 26th | May 2011 | Dave Blaney

Last TBR Event:
Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway:
Paying tribute to NASCAR Modified legend and 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Richie Evans, Blaney wheeled the No. 36 Golden Corral/NHOF/Richie Evans Chevrolet to the 22nd starting spot for the Sylvania 300. Unfortunately 17 laps into the 300-lap event, Blaney radioed that the car was smoking. By lap 83, he drove the Chevrolet back into the garage with an oil leak, giving him a 35th-place finish.

Dave Blaney at Richmond
20 NSCS Starts:
Top-10 FInishes: 1 (June 2008)
Top-15 Finishes: 4 (Sept. 2008, June 2008, Sept. 2006, Sept. 2002)
Best Start: 14th | Sept. 2002
Best Finish: 9th | Bill Davis Racing | June 2008
Last Start: 35th | Tommy Baldwin Racing | May 2011
Last Finish: 26th | Tommy Baldwin Racing | May 2011

Kids Eat Free:

TBR will compete to feed America’s families again this weekend. If the No. 36 Golden Corral Chevrolet finishes in the top-10 in the AAA 400, kids eat free (with an adult purchase) on Monday, October 3rd. Golden Corral will also donate $5,000 to the DAV.

Local Golden Corral Locations
706 South Philadelphia Blvd., Aberdeen, Md. | 65 mi. from Dover
526 Route 73N, West Berlin, N.J. | 86 mi. from Dover
6725 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. | 120 mi. from Dover

In The Points: The 35th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway allowed TBR to hold onto the 33rd position in NSCS Owner Points. The team is now seven points ahead of the No. 32 in the 34th position and nine points behind the No. 13 in 32nd. The Golden Corral team is locked into the top-35 by 58 points. Blaney also held onto the 32nd position in NSCS Driver Points. He is 10 points ahead of Andy Lally in 33rd and 35 points behind Casey Mears in 31st.

Dave Blaney Quotes:
On Racing at Dover: “Dover is one of my favorite places. I like the shape of it and the way it races. I’ve had some good runs at Dover in the past. We struggled a little with handling last time, but coming back for a second time will definitely help us unload better. I’m excited to get back to Dover and fight for a good finish.”

Tommy Baldwin Quotes:
On This Weekend: “I love going back up north, so I’m looking forward to going to Dover this weekend. I like the track and have run well there in the past.”

Lighthouse Mission:
The Lighthouse Mission logo debuted on the No. 36 Golden Corral Chevroletat Daytona International Speedway and will be present for the entire 2011 season. TBR has teamed up to help the Long Island based charity build awareness and raise funds for Lighthouse Mission. For more information on Lighthouse Mission, visit www.lighthousemission.net.

- Tommy Baldwin Racing ,Press Release